ABBO Stichting OPEN
2020.03.30-ABBO-Stichting-OPEN-met-bijlage.pdf
Our organization
One of the first steps towards a circular economy was taken 25 years ago with the start of the legal producer responsibility.
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One of the first steps towards a circular economy was taken 25 years ago with the start of the legal producer responsibility.
The collection of three billion kilograms of electrical waste over the past 25 years shows the effectiveness of this system. Together we will continue this, not only for the current, but also for future generations.
Wecycle
Consumers with discarded appliances, lamps and batteries can find our Wecycle collection point here.
Wecycle voor bedrijven
Companies with discarded appliances, lamps and batteries can contact this platform.
Circulaire kennis
Our knowledge platform for the circular economy of discarded appliances, lamps and batteries.
Employees of Stichting OPEN
Stichting OPEN employs more than 60 employees who work together on a daily basis on their core tasks. With their expertise, they are committed to organizing and improving the collection and recycling of waste electrical appliances, lamps and batteries, thereby contributing to the responsible processing of these products and reducing their ecological footprint.
The management of Stichting OPEN consists of:
- Jan Vlak, Managing Director (left in the photo below)
- Sandra Bakker, Financial Director
- Mark Tilstra, Operational Director.
With us, you’re in good company. Would you like to work with us? Check out our vacancies below and apply.
Board of Stichting OPEN
We would like to introduce our board, chaired by Steven van Eijck, to you.
- Steven van Eijck, Chairman (on the right in the photo on the right)
- Robert van Beek
- Gied van Hoorn
- Rob de Koning
- Frank Rozenberg
- Michiel van Schalkwijk
- Frank Stam
- Bruno Vermoesen
- Jeroen van der Tang
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board, chaired by mr. dr. Jan Peter Balkenende will provide solicited and unsolicited advice to Stichting OPEN on strategic issues such as climbing the R-ladder of the circular economy, international raw materials politics and positioning.
- Jan Peter Balkenende, Chairman
- Roger Beuting (ROVA)
- Tuur Elzinga (FNV)
- Sandra Molenaar (Consumentenbond)
- Aniek Moonen (voormalig voorzitter Jonge Klimaatbeweging)
- Jeannine Peek (CapGemini)
- Werner Schouten (Impact Economy Foundation)
- Rob van Tulder (Erasmus Universiteit)
- Sjors Witjes (Radboud Universiteit)
Jan Peter Balkenende
Chairman of the Advisory Board of the OPEN Foundation
Appliances, lamps and batteries are a rapidly growing waste stream, also internationally. With its expertise, Stichting OPEN can make a meaningful contribution to the public debate, not only about the circular economy and raw materials, but also about how the public can be included in the transition.
Partners
Stichting OPEN is there for the producers and other partners in the chain of discarded appliances, lamps and batteries. The interests of producers are represented through the organizations listed below. If you are a producer or importer in a specific industry, be sure to join one (or more) of these organizations.
We are affiliated with
In addition, we are affiliated with a large number of organizations in our sector.
Publicaties & documenten
ABBO Stichting OPEN met disclaimer ENG
202103-ABBO-Stichting-OPEN-met-disclaimer-ENG.pdf
Overview batteries MyOPEN
Overview-batteries_MyOPEN_2.0_2025_EN.xlsx
Manual MyOPEN 2.0
Manual-MyOPEN-2.0.pdf
Frequently Asked Questions MyOPEN
Frequently-Asked-Questions_MyOPEN-2.0.pdf
Totaaloverzicht batterijen MyOPEN
Totaaloverzicht-batterijen_MyOPEN_2.0_2025_NL.xlsx
Handleiding MyOPEN 2.0
Handleiding-MyOPEN-2.0.pdf
Veel voorkomende vragen MyOPEN
Veelvoorkomende-vragen_MyOPEN-2.0.pdf
Waste management fee batteries and accumulators 2025
Recycling-Fees-list-from-batteries-2025.pdf
Kostenvergoedingsregels Service partner
2025.01-Kostenvergoedingsregels-Service-Partner-versie-jan-2025.pdf
Aanleverregels retailer
Aanleverregels-Retailer-24.01.2022-1.pdf
Kostenvergoeding retail 2025
2025.01-Kostenvergoedingsregels-retailer-versie-jan-2025.pdf