Municipality of Gouda: paying the waste collection charge
Please note. You only pay afvalstoffenheffing (waste disposal charges) if you live in the Netherlands and are registered with a municipality.
Belastingsamenwerking Gouwe-Rijnland (BSGR) handles the waste collection charge for the municipality of Gouda. You pay the following waste collection charge in the municipality of Gouda:
Fixed + variable rate
You pay a fixed rate and a variable rate. You pay a fixed rate based on the number of people in your household. The variable rate depends on the number of times you dispose of waste or have it collected. The more waste that you dispose of or the more often you dispose of it, the higher the variable rate. The costs can be found on website of the Belasting Samenwerking Gouwe Rijnland (BSGR).
Waste collection charge letter
The municipality will send you a letter stating how much you have to pay for waste disposal. It will also state how and by what date you must pay.
Pay on time
Make sure that you pay on time. Otherwise you will have to pay a fine.
Relief
You can ask the municipality whether you are entitled to an exemption for paying part of the charge. That expemtion is referred to as kwijtschelding. Whether you are entitled to an exemption depends on your personal situation. You can apply for an exemption at the BSGR via:
phone number: +31 71 525 62 00
post: Belastingsamenwerking Gouwe-Rijnland, Postbus 1141, 2302 BC Leiden
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Gouda