Waste REDIRECTION

Dump Parkietenbos is closed.
Residencial and Commercial waste collection continues as normal.

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GreenWaste

It can be reused or incinerated

Metal

It can be recycled

Construction

It can be reused

Plastic

It can be recycled

Tires

It can be recycled or put in bales

Glass

It can be reused or recycled

Carton/Paper

It can be recycled

Car battery

It can be recycled

Motor Oil

It can be recycled

Cooking oil

It can be recycled

Bulk Waste

Separate your waste to save on processing costs

some waste materials in aruba

q&a

Aruba is a very clean country, especially compared to neighboring islands.

FALSE

Based on a scientific data (sources: eXXpedition/Impact Blue Foundation, 2019/2021), Aruba has 2.52 pieces of litter per m2. This is higher than all the other islands put together (Antigua = 0.54/m2, Bonaire = 0.71/m2, San Blas islands Panama = 0.47, TOTAL other islands = 1.72/m2) that were included in the study. Top litter items in Aruba (including urban areas): Cigarettes, Hard Plastic Fragments, Paper, Plastic Food Wrapper (Multilayer), Foam or Plastic Cups/Lids.

Q&A

In Aruba, we cannot do anything to solve our waste problem, especially because we have to import everything.

FALSE

By switching to reusable packaging, for example, we can lower the amount of waste we produce. By separating our waste by type, we can also increase the recycling of some products, and we can also increase export of others. By these efforts to reorganize how our waste is collected and processed, and by changing how we as citizens, businesses and government use products, we can also strengthen our local economy with new jobs and more efficient use of all our resources, including waste!

Q&A

In Aruba, before the plastic BAG law, we used 1 million single-use shopping bags every year.

FALSE

The correct number is 30 million annually. Some believed it could have been as high as 60 million annually. With data extrapolation, the proportion used among locals was ~65% and ~35% among cruise and overnight tourists.

Q&a

In Aruba, we recycle less than 1% of our plastic.

true

26.3% of our total waste generation is plastic. That is equal to the weight of about 3,577 elephants. Less than 1% (or the weight of 35.8 elephants) is recycled annually (source: Impact Blue, 2020).