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Water / Waste 38 - Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities 38 - Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities 38 - Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities
300 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
11 March 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Recycling company Van Gansewinkel announced that it will cut 300 jobs, for the major part temporary employment. The background is a major drop in the supply of industrial waste of some 5%. Moreover, recycling as such has become less profitable due to the drop in metal prices.
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Van Gansewinkel, Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 68624, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/68624.