The actors
Regional level
Bruxelles-Propreté
PREVENTION, RESPONSE AND ENFORCEMENT ROLE:
- Cleaning regional roads: removing flytipped waste, street-sweeping, emptying rubbish bins, cleaning drains
- House-to-house collection of household waste in bags or containers
- Recycling centres and mobile recycling centres for the population of Brussels
- Free removal of 3m³ of bulky items per household per year
- Raising awareness about sorting of rubbish, and encouraging respect for the work of personnel and for public cleanliness
- Investigation and Reporting service for cleanliness offences
- Logistical and material support for citizen litter-picking initiatives
Bruxelles Environnement
- Managing regional parks and green spaces
- Raising awareness of themes related to the environment, waste sorting, ‘zero waste’, etc.
- Environmental education
- ‘Inspirons le Quartier’ call for projects
- Inspection and reporting: waste inspection and regulations for commercial contracts
Bruxelles Mobilité
- Cleaning regional tunnels
- Checking that water is flowing properly in drains if Bruxelles-Propreté is unable to undertake this task
- Securing fixed equipment such as public litter bins to the ground, in collaboration with Bruxelles-Propreté
- Developing public garden squares and roads
Sibelga
- Cleaning electrical installations
Brussels Prevention and Safety
- Coordinating health and safety in BCR
- Helping the actors concerned to optimise the safety of Brussels residents and of all visitors to the Region
Regional College of Public Administration (ERAP)
- Organising training for personnel from the local and regional public services and organisations with public utility roles within BCR
- Training police officers who draw up reports on anti-social behaviour
Visit.Brussels
- Running awareness-raising campaigns (on cleanliness) for tourists
- Monuments and sites (patrimoine.Brussels)
RECY K – BXL COMPOST
BXL ENERGIE, including Recyclis
STIB - TEC – De Lijn - Flixbus
- Cleanliness of vehicles and of metro and pre-metro stations
- Cleanliness awareness campaigns
- Administrative fines when the rules are broken
Port of Brussels
- Clearing waste from the surface of the canal using boats
- Awareness-raising campaigns on cleanliness issues
Brussels Institute for Statistics and Analysis (IBSA-BISA) – PERSPECTIVE
- Mandated by the region in December 2019 to assess public cleanliness policies.
- Collects, processes, analyses and publishes Brussels public statistics
- Conducts socio-economic analyses and supports the Government with policy assessment
Bodies concerned with homelessness and health
HUB
FINANCE.BRUSSELS
INNOVIRIS
PERSPECTIVE (IBSA)
CITYDEV
BRUSAFE
BRAVVO
- City of Brussels health and safety service, in charge of combating social exclusion and feelings of insecurity
VIVAQUA
- Production and distribution of drinking water, management of sewerage networks and flood prevention in the Brussels Region
Urban Development Corporation
Coordination Senne
Bruxelles résilience
Donuts Bruxelles
BE WaPP
Mooimakers
Urban
BPS
Municipal level
19 Brussels municipalities
PREVENTION, RESPONSE AND ENFORCEMENT ROLE:
- Cleaning municipal roads: removing flytipped waste, street-sweeping, emptying litter bins, public sanitation and hygiene
- Mobile recycling centres in neighbourhoods in collaboration with Bruxelles-Propreté
- Purchasing and installing cleanliness-related street furniture
- Awareness-raising about sorting and public cleanliness
- Municipal administrative sanctions or municipal cleaning tax
Gardiens de la Paix (community crime prevention officers)
- Use of the FixMyStreet app (for some …)
- Distribution of pocket ashtrays and awareness-raising on the ground with regard to cleanliness behaviours
Police zones
- Use of the FixMyStreet app (by some zones)
- Inspection and reporting of anti-social behaviour in collaboration with the municipalities and the Region
Brulocalis
- Helping the 19 Brussels municipalities to serve the general public
Citizens, civic initiatives, neighbourhood committees, retailers’ associations
- These actors are involved through different tools in public cleanliness issues
- Raising awareness, organising clean-ups, etc.
- Material, human and logistical support from the municipalities and Bruxelles-Propreté
Brussels Major Events
- Events unit which organises events in public spaces, mostly free of charge, for the City of Brussels and other public institutions.
Municipal recycling centres
Federal level
Buildings Agency
- Maintenance of buildings: removal of graffiti and dirt
Beliris
- Construction, renovation and restoration projects: green spaces, neighbourhood regeneration, hard surfacing of squares, etc.
SNCB
- Cleanliness of trains, stations and its own vehicles
- Public cleanliness awareness campaigns
- Sorting bins
- Administrative fines when the rules are broken
INFRABEL
- Company incorporated under public law which manages the Belgian railway infrastructure
- Cleaning of certain spaces such as underpasses, car parks, etc.
IBZ Safety and Prevention
- Improving citizen safety
- Surveillance cameras in public spaces
- Encouraging citizens to take measures to increase their safety
European level
Zéro Waste Europe
AVPU
- http://avpu.fr/
- Association des villes pour la propreté urbaine
ACR+
Civil society organisations
RESSOURCES Federation (Oxfam, Petits Riens, etc.)
Socio-cultural actors and organisations
- Information and awareness-raising within the community