Waste collection
The Tårnby Affald app shows the address-specific collection calendar and sends reminders. Food and residual waste are collected weekly; plastic/cartons and cardboard every four weeks, and paper and metal every eight weeks.
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Tårnby Kommune
Find your Danish municipality and see contact information, 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
Municipal waste rules
In Tårnby Municipality, waste is sorted into trash categories 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.
Waste categories: 9 of 10
Residual waste
✓ Used
Food waste
✓ Used
Cardboard
✓ Used
Plastic
✓ Used
Glass
✓ Used
Hazardous waste
✓ Used
Paper
✓ Used
Metal
✓ Used
Textile waste
− Not used
Food and beverage cartons
✓ Used
Practical waste information
- Waste operator
- Tårnby Municipality / ARC
- Official waste page
- Waste and recycling
- Recycling centres
- 1 recycling centre
- Tårnby Affald
- The app shows calendars, reminders and sorting search.
Municipal waste service information
Sorting guidance
Tårnby Affald can search for items and scan product barcodes and shows the local sorting solution. Municipal guidance also describes the four-bin setup for individual homes and delivery at Kirstinehøj Recycling Centre.
Bulky waste
Bulky waste is collected every four weeks and covers discarded household items too large for a closed bin. Separate materials by type; construction waste, PVC, treated wood, soil, stones and flat glass must be taken to a recycling centre.
Hazardous waste
The red environmental box is collected up to four times a year when booked at least two days beforehand. Place it out by 6 a.m., use the clear liner and keep it under 4 kg; containers must be labelled and closed, and batteries must be in a sealed bag.
Garden waste and composting
Garden waste is collected every four weeks according to the municipal calendar. It must be bundled or packed according to the service requirements and kept separate from soil and stones; larger quantities can be delivered sorted at Kirstinehøj Recycling Centre.
Useful official links
Source: The information is based on Tårnby Municipality's official waste pages and ARC's information about recycling centres. Affaldsguide Danmark is an independent guide and is not part of the municipality.
Last checked: 2026-05-14