This is the recycling and garbage system in Holland. It is very efficient and very organized. Though it requires extra effort on the individual’s part, it works because people care about the environmental sustainability of our planet there and the system is easy.
There are separate bins for trash, glass, plastic, paper, clothes, and electronics. Most neighborhoods have these systems in front of grocery stores or so, and the different locations are not spread out too far. A person comes to drop off their waste by using a card. They swipe for the bin to open and the card will charge them a small fee for their waste. Certain bins, such as clothing (shown below) do not need to be paid for.
Pictured below is the bin for glass. Each circle represents the color of the glass that can go in the separate holes.
Below the street level, there are huge bins underground that collect the waste. Every so often, a big truck come to remove the waste from these bins. It pulls these chutes off by using the 3 steel loops on top and lifts the underground bin. This decreases the smell, appearance, and bin size limitations.
I think this system is very smart and it’s cool that it actually works.