Flanders PMD recycling contamination hits 13.5%, 1 in 7 kg sorted wrong

Flemish parliamentarian Sanne Van Looy (N-VA) reports that 23,759 of 176,126 tons of PMD waste collected in 2025 via blue bags was non-recyclable contamination, a 13.5% error rate. The figure highlights persistent sorting inefficiency in Flanders' recycling system, though no immediate policy change is indicated.