Today the gentlemen drive through Utrecht-Zuidwest. Oog In Al, Kanaleneiland and Lunetten are among others on the schedule. Clear dots can be seen via a tablet in the front of the car. These are the places where the system indicates that a container is full or where a resident has made a collection request. Such a request usually concerns a major cleaning, renovation or relocation and people are allowed to offer up to 1.5 cubic meters of waste. “Instead it sometimes says ten cubic meters, or twelve,” explains Michael. During the round, the piles only seem to get bigger and the experienced waste processor sees a pile of no less than ten times as much as can actually be offered.
Michael is a garbage collector: ‘You keep your own city clean’
