Menen residual waste keeps falling as city reports 100 tonnes less to burn
Updated 29 June 2026, 12:00 UTC | MENEN, West Flanders — Menen’s residual waste figures keep falling, with the city reporting about 100 tonnes less waste for incineration, according to Het Nieuwsblad.
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- Het Nieuwsblad reported that Menen’s residual waste figures continue to fall, with about 100 tonnes less waste to incinerate.
- OVAM identifies residual household waste reduction as a core objective of Flemish local materials policy.
- MIROM Menen is the local intermunicipal waste body linked to collection and sorting services in the Menen area.
- The practical route to lower residual waste is better separation of organic waste, PMD, paper-cardboard, glass and recycling-park materials.
The story concerns residual waste, known in Dutch as restafval: household waste left after recyclable, compostable and reusable materials have been sorted out. Het Nieuwsblad reported the local figure. , the Flemish Public Waste Agency, sets the wider policy framework for municipal waste prevention and recycling in Flanders.
Background
Flanders has spent decades moving household waste away from landfill and toward separate collection, recycling and energy recovery. OVAM’s current local materials policy keeps pressure on municipalities to reduce residual household waste and increase reuse and recycling.
What to do
Residents should check MIROM Menen sorting guidance before putting items in residual waste. Common avoidable residual waste includes food scraps where organic collection applies, recyclable packaging, paper-cardboard, glass and items accepted at the recycling park.
Impact
Regional — The impact is local to Menen and the surrounding MIROM Menen service area in south-west West Flanders. It signals that municipal sorting rules and household behaviour are reducing waste volumes sent for burning.
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Reported positions, summarised — not direct quotationsMenen city and waste-service officials
Municipal and intermunicipal waste officials present the fall in residual waste as evidence that sorting rules and resident participation are working. Their priority is to keep heavy recyclable and compostable streams out of the residual-waste system so less afval minder moeten be burned.
Households and small businesses
Residents and small businesses judge the policy through daily convenience and cost. Better sorting reduces residual waste, but it also requires space, knowledge of collection calendars and trips to recycling points, which makes clear communication essential.
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