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Tax on non-selective waste collection

Bruxelles-Propreté/Net Brussel has to pay a tax on non-selective waste collection.

The tax does not concern selectively collected waste, waste subject to a take-back obligation and organic waste.

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Who should pay the tax?

The regional agency Bruxelles-Propreté/Net Brussel has to pay the tax.
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How is the tax calculated?

The tax is set at EUR 29.00 per ton of incinerated waste above a limit of 50% of the total weight of non-selectively collected waste.
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Which waste types are not taxed?

The following waste types are not taxed:

  • Street cleaning waste;

  • Waste collected selectively for re-use or recycling by Bruxelles-propreté/Net Brussel or one of its subcontractors;

  • Waste collected selectively for re-use or recycling by non-profit organizations and social enterprises acknowledged and subsidised by the region;

  • Waste collected selectively for re-use or recycling by the municipalities of Brussels;

  • Batteries and accumulators, expired medicines, tyres, edible oils and fats and electrical and electronic household waste collected by retailers in the region as part of the take-back obligations;

  • Organic waste treated in neighbourhood composting facilities.

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When can I submit a request?

The procedure is different depending on the year to which the tax relates (this is not necessarily the year in which your tax bill was sent). You can find this information in your tax bill.

If the tax relates to a tax year prior to 2023

You can:

  • Submit your observations on a notification of estimated assessment within 30 days from the 7th day after the notification was sent;

  • Lodge an appeal against a tax bill within 6 months from the 7th day after the tax bill was sent. This appeal is lodged with the “Directeur general/directeur-generaal”.

If the tax relates to the tax year 2023 or later

You can:

  • Submit your observations on a notification of estimated assessment or a rectification within 31 days from the 7th day following the date of sending the notification;

  • Lodge an appeal against a tax bill within 186 days from the 7th day after the tax bill was sent. This appeal is lodged with the Director of the department Enrôlement/Inkohiering”.

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