Waste guide
Curaçao’s guide to RRResponsible waste disposal.
Use this waste guide to find the right location for your recyclables, understand what materials are accepted, and learn how to prepare your waste for drop-off.
What’s your waste?
Plastic
(PET, HDPE, PP)
Bottles, detergent containers, caps, disposable food containers, plastic bags, etc.
Where to drop:
PUBLIC
Green Phenix public bins: Mambo BLVD, Pen Square, Sambil (Coca-Cola Recycling Center), and more than 35 recycling containers at several public and private spaces. You can find all the locations on the map.
Green Force public bins: Bon Bini Supermarket, Centrum Piscadera, Esperamos Supermarket. Mangusa Hypermarket,
Van den Tweel Zeelandia, Hofi st. Joris recycle drive tru
Curaçao Clean Up: Bon Bini Supermarket, Best Buy Supermarket
Limpi Curaçao: Veeris 27 Sambil unit L145
Green & Clean Curaçao NOW: Belvedèrestraat 48B - Otrobanda)
BUSINESS
Fuse Caribbean. Offers big bags and collection for sorted plastic at businesses. Contact Fuse Caribbean for more details
Green Phenix: Are you a large business or hotel/resort/restaurant? Or are you organizing an event? Then Green Phenix can place (pop up) recycling bins/stations at your venue. You can contact Green Phenix for more details.
How to prepare:
✔ Rinse clean
✔ Remove caps and labels
✔ Separate by type
(look under the bottle to see what type of plastic it is)
What happens to it?
HDPE and PP are locally recycled into new products by Fuse, Limpi and Green Phenix
Tips
Medicine blisters are not recyclable!
Aluminum cans
Where to drop:
PUBLIC:
Green Force, Curaçao Clean up, CTB, Coca-Cola Foundation recycling stations:
Bon Bini Supermarket
Best Buy Supermarket
Centrum Piscadera
Esperamos Supermarket
Mangusa Hypermarket
Sambil / Carrefour
Van den Tweel Zeelandia
Hofi St. Joris recycle drive tru
Green & Clean Curaçao NOW: Belvedèrestraat 48B, Otrobanda
Green Phenix: Paviljoen Zeelandia (Polarisweg 24) and more than 35 recycling containers at several public and private spaces. You can find all the locations on the map.
Limpi Curaçao: Recycling station in Sambil- or drop-off at Limpi NV (Veeris 27)
BUSINESS:
Green Force, Curaçao Clean Up, CTB & Coca-Cola Foundation Recycle stations
Green Phenix: Are you a large business or hotel/resort/restaurant? Or are you organizing an event? Then Green Phenix can place (pop up) recycling bins/stations at your venue. You can contact Green Phenix for more details.
Green Phenix: Recycle stations at Paviljoen Zeelandia (polarisweg 24), Sambil (Coca-Cola Recycling Center).
How to Prepare
✔ Rinse
✔ Flatten if possible
What Happens to It?
Collected, compacted, and exported via local partners.
Paper
Cardboard boxes & newspapers
PUBLIC:
Paradise Recycling collection point, W.I Compagniestraat 41
Green & Clean Curaçao NOW: Belvedèrestraat 48B, Otrobanda
BUSINESS:
For companies Paradise Recycling are offering additional services.
You can receive a bin at your company, when you collect 200+kg of cardboard weekly. A small fee is charged for the bin and pick up of the collected cardboard 1 or 2 times a week. When you collect 750+kg cardboard weekly, a baler can be placed at your company. Paradise Recycling will arrange pick up of the created bales at your business. For more information, contact Paradise Recycling.
What: Cardboard and newspapers
How to prepare:
✔ Flatten & fold boxes
✔ Keep dry
What happens to it?
Collected, baled, and shipped for recycling off-island.
Office papers
PUBLIC & BUSINESS:
Van Rumpt Recycling; Heintje Kool z/n, Curaçao
For companies Van Rumpt Recycling offers additional services.
What: Office paper such as: waste of printing, flyers, envelopes, writing paper, drawing paper, computer paper, fax- and copy paper, magazines, administration paper.
How to prepare:
✔ Keep dry
What happens to it?
Collected, shredded, baled and exported. Following the sorting process, old paper serves as raw material for the production of new paper. Depending on the desired quality, new paper can consist of up to 75% of used paper. This makes the recycling of old paper a vital measure in our efforts to limit the cutting of trees and save our planet. There are more than 50 different old paper qualities that can be recycled; we can come up with a buying market for each paper quality.
Batteries
(household & car)
PUBLIC & BUSINESS:
Where to drop:
Curaçao Waste Management/Recupal. Batteries drop-off.
You receive cash for your batteries.
Kaya Jacob Posner 14 (open mon - sat 9am - 5pm)Battery Solutions Caribbean, former Zap batteries, located behind Napa Zeelandia. You receive cash for your batteries.
How to prepare:
✔ Tape battery ends if storing
✘ Never throw in general trash
What happens to it?
Collected separately for safe export due to hazardous content.
Electronics, phones, laptops, etc.
PUBLIC & BUSINESS:
What: Electronics, keyboards, wires, phones, laptops, desktops, televisions
Where to drop:
Curaçao Waste Management/ Recupal: e-waste drop-off. You receive cash for your e-waste. Kaya Jacob Posner 14 (open mon-sat 9am -5pm)
How to prepare:
✔ Clear personal data
✔ Bundle wires/components
What happens to it?
Collected, sorted, and shipped to certified recycling facilities abroad.
Construction debris (concrete, rubble)
PUBLIC & BUSINESS:
What: Leftover concrete, demolition materials, bricks
Where to drop:
Heavy Mix (accepts certain types of concrete and rubble).
Drop-off coordination required. There are no open bins. Appointment can be made at Heavy Mix.
How to prepare:
✔ Separate wood, trash, and debris from concrete.
✔ Pre-arrange drop-off of large quantities
What happens to it?
Concrete may be reused for roads or new mixes on island.
Tires
PUBLIC & BUSINESS:
Where to drop:
Authorized garages and waste services (limited acceptance)
Drop off at Selikor “Landfill”.
Note: Drop-off is free and should be done in the correct pile.
How to prepare:
✔ Remove rims (if possible)
What happens to it?
Currently, stored or exported; long-term reuse projects in development.
Organic Waste
(Food scraps, garden waste)
PUBLIC & BUSINESS:
What: Organic matter, vegetable and fruit waste, garden debris
Where to drop:
Home composting is recommended. Here’s how to get started
How to prepare:
✔ Keep separate from meat/dairy
✔ Cut larger pieces
✔ Make holes in bin and cover from the sun
What happens to it?
Composted to enrich soil for farming and gardening
Textiles (clothing, linens)
PUBLIC & BUSINESS:
Where to drop: for donation
Red Cross
Second hand shops (online)
How to prepare:
✔ Wash and fold
✔ Donate items in usable condition
What happens to it?
Reused locally
Iron & scrap metal
PUBLIC & BUSINESS:
What: Scrap metal such as car/boat wrecks
Where to drop: Specialized companies:
Antillean Scrap Company - Werf De Wilde Z/N | +599 9 465 1547
CurRecycles Metals - Turksweg 8 | +599 9 660 9413
How to prepare:
✔ Remove all material that’s not metal
What happens to it?
Reused locally and transported
Glass bottles
PUBLIC & BUSINESS:
What: beer, wine, water, jar glass bottles
Where to drop: Green & Clean Curaçao NOW - Belvedèrestraat 48B, Otrobanda
How to prepare:
✔ Empty & rinse thoroughly
✔ In carboard boxes only (for safety)
✘ No ceramics or mirrors
What happens to it?
Collected glass is separated and exported or stored for future reuse initiatives.
(Used) cooking oil
BUSINESS:
Where to drop:
Energis Curaçao: Coming soon: Organic waste, such as plant oils, used cooking oil, and animal fats- Dokweg 1, appointment is necessary
How to prepare:
What happens to it?
Serves as the raw input for biofuel production.
Motor oil
(car, boat, etc.)
What:
Used motor oil from cars, boats
Where to drop:
Asfalt Centrale Curacao; Mailpais z/n Curacao
How to prepare:
✔ Bring in special designed bins on appointment
✘ Not for consumers and small amounts
What happens to it?
Oil will be used in newly made asphalt concrete.