Students, family & social
GFT, PMD and Restafval: The Dutch Recycling Guide
Dutch waste separation has its own alphabet soup, GFT, PMD, restafval, and getting it wrong annoys the neighbours. Here is what goes where, decoded.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Students, family & social
The Empty Crate Hack: Dutch Emballage and Statiegeld Vocab
Those empty bottles and cans are money: the Dutch statiegeld system pays you back at the supermarket machine. Here is how emballage works and the vocab.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Phrases & daily life
The Machine Ate My Bottles: Statiegeld at the Desk
Returning bottles and cans for your statiegeld deposit? Here is how the machine works, what the deposit is worth, and the Dutch for when it jams.
Lawrence Arya··4 min