Odense Renovation
Odense Renovation handles waste schemes in Odense Municipality and collects residual waste, food waste, paper and small cardboard, glass and metal, and plastic with food and beverage cartons at households.
Odense Kommune
Find contact details, local waste rules and recycling centres.
Contact information
About the municipality
Odense Municipality is Denmark’s third-largest city and is known as the birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen. It offers a dynamic cultural life, many educational institutions, green areas and an attractive environment for students, families and businesses.
Cities and postcodes
See the postal cities and postcodes associated with the municipality.
Agedrup5320
Blommenslyst5491
Munkebo5330
Odense C5000
Odense M5230
Odense N5270
Odense NØ5240
Odense NV5210
Practical waste information
Municipal waste rules
In Odense Municipality, residents sort waste into ten fractions, including food waste, residual waste, paper and small cardboard, glass and metal, plastic, food and beverage cartons, hazardous waste and textiles. Food waste is collected in green bio bags, and glass and metal are sorted together. Batteries and small electronics are delivered separately through environmental boxes or recycling stations. Odense Renovation offers the Mit Affald app for collection reminders and sorting guidance.
Quick facts
- Waste company
- Odense Renovation handles the municipality’s waste schemes
- Waste types
- 10 national waste fractions at households
- Recycling stations
- 8 stations with more than 40 waste fractions
- Bulky waste
- Collection is booked through Odense Renovation
- Red box
- Used for hazardous waste and small electronics by booking
- Direct reuse
- Zirkel containers are available at all 8 recycling stations
Waste services
10 waste fractions
Odense sorts according to the national 10 waste fractions: residual waste, food waste, paper, cardboard, glass, metal, hazardous waste including batteries, plastic, food and beverage cartons and textile waste.
Recycling stations
Odense Municipality has eight recycling stations that accept waste every day of the week. Residents can hand in more than 40 different waste fractions at the recycling stations.
Bulky waste and large reusable items
Bulky waste and large reusable items must be booked through Odense Renovation self-service or customer service. Reusable items can also be placed in the Zirkel container at recycling stations.
Hazardous waste and small electronics
Hazardous waste must not go in residual waste or be poured down drains. Odense Renovation can collect hazardous waste and small electronics through the red box, and small electronics can also be handed in at the large recycling stations.
Zirkel
Zirkel is Odense Renovation’s reuse universe with a reuse shop and shared warehouse. Reusable items are collected through black Zirkel containers at all eight recycling stations.
Useful official links
Source: The information is based on Odense Municipality's official waste page and Odense Renovation's information about waste schemes. Mit Affald is an independent guide and is not part of the municipality or Odense Renovation.
Last checked: 2026-05-15
Recycling centres
7 locationsMap of recycling centres
The map shows 5 of 7 recycling centres. The remaining locations are missing coordinates in the dataset.