Tårnby Affald
In the Tårnby Affald app, residents can view the collection calendar, receive reminders before collection, search for specific items, scan barcodes and find sorting guidance.
Tårnby Kommune
Find contact details, local waste rules and recycling centres.
Contact information
Municipality address:Amager Landevej 76, 2770 Kastrup
Phone:32 47 11 11
E-mail:kommunen@taarnby.dk
Website:taarnby.dk
About the municipality
Tårnby Municipality on Amager is known for its proximity to Copenhagen and Copenhagen Airport. It includes residential and business areas as well as recreational spaces such as Amager Fælled and the Øresund coastline.
Cities and postcodes
See the postal cities and postcodes associated with the municipality.
Dragør2791
Kastrup2770
København S2300
Practical waste information
Municipal waste rules
In Tårnby Municipality, waste is sorted into fractions such as residual waste, food waste, cardboard, paper, metal, plastic, food and beverage cartons, glass and hazardous waste. Residents typically have four containers: food/residual waste, cardboard, paper/metal and plastic/cartons. Bulky waste and garden waste are collected every four weeks, and hazardous waste can be placed in a red environmental box collected several times a year. Containers must meet access and placement requirements for safe collection.
Quick facts
- Recycling centre
- Kirstinehøj 25C, 2770 Kastrup
- Bulky waste
- Collected every 4 weeks
- Tårnby Affald
- The app shows calendars, reminders and sorting search.
- Collection intervals
- Residual and food waste are collected weekly.
Waste services
Collection intervals
Residual and food waste are collected weekly. Plastic and food and beverage cartons and cardboard are collected every 4 weeks, paper and metal every 8 weeks, garden waste and bulky waste every 4 weeks, and hazardous waste 4 times a year by registration.
Bins at individual homes
Households with their own waste solution typically have four bins: residual/food waste, cardboard, paper/metal and plastic with food and beverage cartons. Bins must be placed so collection staff can collect them safely.
Bulky waste
Bulky waste is collected every 4 weeks and includes discarded household items too large for a bin with a closed lid. Construction waste, PVC, treated wood, soil, stone and flat glass must be taken to the recycling centre.
Kirstinehøj Recycling Centre
The local recycling centre is located at Kirstinehøj 25C in Kastrup. Tårnby is part of the ARC collaboration, which also operates several recycling centres in Greater Copenhagen.
Construction waste
Up to 1 tonne of non-hazardous construction waste can be handed in at the recycling centre. More than 1 tonne, hazardous waste, asbestos or replacement of sealed glazing units from 1950-1977 must be reported to the municipality at least 2 weeks before the work.
Useful official links
Source: The information is based on Tårnby Municipality's official waste pages and ARC's information about recycling centres. Mit Affald is an independent guide and is not part of the municipality.
Last checked: 2026-05-14