Diftar in Tervuren: an unfair, costly, and visionless reform On August 28, 2025, the Tervuren municipal council approved the implementation of the Diftar system based on weight for household waste collection. From 2026, each household will have to present its [...]

Discover Tervuren's new waste collection system effective March 2026. Learn about chip-enabled containers, underground sorteerstraten, weight-based billing, and how the 'polluter pays' principle affects households and businesses.

Tervuren will be switching to a new waste collection system, with containers fitted with chips to weigh residual waste.
This change could cost the 23,301 residents of Tervuren an extra €1 million

As a candidate :If you are a European citizen, you can stand as a candidate in the municipal elections. (Not for the provincial elections, which take place on the same day). As a voter :As a foreigner (citizen of a [...]