Waste Production logistics and locations Netherlands Film in English

Shared by a contributor on September 22, 2026

Instead of sending leftover set pieces to the skip at wrap, the production hands them to a relay structure: a DIY recycling workshop that stores set pieces for the theatre world, or a municipal drop-off point where productions can collect or leave items for free. An informal exchange group among Dutch producers works the same way, on a smaller scale.

This happens at the end of the shoot, when the set would otherwise simply be thrown out — either the crew drops items off voluntarily, or a relay structure comes to collect them.

The source does not give a figure for Dutch productions specifically, and notes that a shared, sector-wide set depot is a need that has been identified but not yet built.

Based on Green Filmmaking (Netherlands Film Fund) — https://greenfilmmaking.com/2019/07/rethinking-waste-sustainable-set-design/

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