English Abstract This report presents the results of sorting analyses
with household waste, collected after separate collection at source in the
municipality of Breda and form part of a pilot project, called "Model
Breda". The main purpose of this project is to achieve a more extended
reduction of the amount of household (packaging) waste by separate
collection at source, as mentioned in the Packaging Convention, an agreement
between the Government and the packaging industry. In two pilot districts
of Breda (Linie-Doornbos and Boeimeer, 3,700 households) household waste is
collected in four different fractions: a putrescible fraction (garden-,
fruit- and vegetable waste: "GFT"). - a paper/cardboard-fraction - a
packaging fraction of plastics, metals and drink-packaging (laminated
cardboard) - a residual fraction. Of each fraction one sample was taken in
low-rise buildings and the other sample in high-rise buildings. These eight
fractions were analysed on the composition, purity and
response.
