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Waste sorting in Denmark: a guide for newcomers
New to Denmark? Learn how to find your bins, understand Danish waste labels, handle food-waste bags and pant, and check collection rules for your address.
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Waste sorting guide for Denmark
Search for an item and see which Danish waste category it should be sorted into. Try pizza box, coffee filter or battery.
Your waste sorting guide
Mit Affald helps you understand waste sorting in Denmark, whether you need to look up a single item, read about a waste category or find local information for a municipality. Choose a municipality to see local sorting rules, and use the collection calendar to see upcoming pickups at your address if supported.
Use the search field above to see how an item should be sorted, browse the main Danish waste categories, find municipality contact details and local waste rules, or locate recycling centres across Denmark.
You can also get the sorting guide for iPhone or Android and keep it with you on the go.
Popular waste searches
- 1.Coffee filterFood waste
- 2.Pizza boxResidual waste
- 3.Meat trayPlastic
- 4.E-cigaretteHazardous waste
- 5.PolystyreneResidual waste
- 6.BatteryBatteries
- 7.Cooking oilFood waste
- 8.NewspaperPaper
- 9.Tin foil
- 10.Smoke alarmSmall electronics
Waste types
Click a waste category to read more about it.
Guides
Practical help with waste sorting, collections and recycling in Denmark. Browse our Danish and English guides.
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Waste sorting in Denmark: what do the Danish bin labels mean?
Translate Danish bin labels from madaffald and restaffald to pap, plast and tekstilaffald. Learn everyday examples, common mix-ups and useful sorting instructions.
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Pant in Denmark: how to return bottles and cans
Learn Danish pant amounts, how to use bottle-return machines, where to redeem refunds and what to do with rejected containers, foreign cans and larger batches.
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