Waste collection
Kredsløb's self-service and address calendar show collection days, bins and service messages and are used for changes and missed collections. The ten waste types are collected through five bins or equivalent shared systems.
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Aarhus Kommune
Find your Danish municipality and see contact information, local waste rules and recycling centres.
Contact information
Municipality address:Rådhuspladsen 2, 8000 Aarhus C
Phone:77 88 10 10
E-mail:post@aarhus.dk
Website:aarhus.dk
About the municipality
Aarhus Municipality is Denmark’s second-largest city and is known as the City of Smiles, with cultural life and sights such as Den Gamle By and ARoS Art Museum. The city is an education and innovation centre with a modern atmosphere and a balance between urban life and nature.
Cities and postcodes
See the postal cities and postcodes associated with the municipality.
Aarhus C8000
Aarhus N8200
Aarhus V8210
Åbyhøj8230
Beder8330
Brabrand8220
Egå8250
Galten8464
Municipal waste rules
In Aarhus Municipality, household waste is sorted into ten trash categories: food waste, residual waste, paper, cardboard, glass, plastic, metal, textiles, food and beverage cartons and hazardous waste. The utility company Kredsløb manages sorting, recycling stations and guidance. Food waste, textiles and residual waste must be placed in tied bags, while materials such as glass, metal and cardboard are delivered loose. Bulky waste can be ordered online, and the waste plan På vej mod et cirkulært Aarhus focuses on recycling and reduced CO2 emissions.
Waste categories: 10 of 10
Residual waste
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Food waste
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Cardboard
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Plastic
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Glass
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Hazardous waste
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Paper
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Metal
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Textile waste
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Food and beverage cartons
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Practical waste information
- Waste operator
- Kredsløb
- Official waste page
- Waste and recycling in Aarhus
- Recycling centres
- 8 recycling centres
- Collection calendar
- Open the municipality's digital waste service.
Municipal waste service information
Sorting guidance
Kredsløb's digital sorting guide works on mobile and desktop and shows the appropriate bin, bulky-waste service, recycling station or neighbourhood recycling point for specific items. It also explains which waste types must be bagged or delivered loose.
Bulky waste
Broken household items are collected free from the home by booking. The booking provides the date and placement instructions; large cardboard must be bundled, and bicycles, prams and similar items labelled 'storskrald'. Usable items should be passed on or delivered for direct reuse.
Hazardous waste
The red hazardous-waste box is exchanged when placed on top of a bin and may weigh no more than 4 kg. Hazardous waste can also be delivered to all six recycling stations or cabinets at selected shared systems; medicine and needles go to a pharmacy.
Garden waste and composting
Garden waste can be taken to recycling stations or collected through an optional paid garden-waste bin emptied from February to November. Suitable material can also be composted or retained as brushwood, while soil and stones must be separated.
Useful official links
Source: The information is based on Aarhus Municipality's official waste pages and Kredsløb. Affaldsguide Danmark is an independent guide and is not part of the municipality or Kredsløb.
Last checked: 2026-05-13
Recycling centres
8 locationsMap of recycling centres
The map shows 7 of 8 recycling centres. The remaining locations are missing coordinates in the dataset.