Self-service portal
Vallensbæk Municipality has self-service where residents can see collection dates, report missed collections, choose collection frequency for food and residual waste and order a different bin size.
Vallensbæk Kommune
Find contact details, local waste rules and recycling centres.
Contact information
Municipality address:Vallensbæk Stationstorv 100, 2665 Vallensbæk Strand
E-mail:kommune@vallensbaek.dk
Website:vallensbaek.dk
About the municipality
Vallensbæk Municipality is located by Køge Bay and combines residential areas, coastal nature and green recreational spaces. The municipality focuses on community, good facilities and strong local cohesion, attracting families and commuters.
Cities and postcodes
See the postal cities and postcodes associated with the municipality.
Vallensbæk2625
Vallensbæk Strand2665
Practical waste information
Municipal waste rules
In Vallensbæk Municipality, household waste is sorted into ten fractions: food waste, residual waste, paper, cardboard, glass, plastic, metal, textiles, food and beverage cartons and hazardous waste. Food and residual waste are collected in a divided container, while containers for plastic, paper and metal are emptied regularly. Recycling and waste can also be delivered to local recycling stations or collected through bulky waste schemes. The municipality cooperates with Vestforbrænding to support correct sorting and recycling.
Quick facts
- Waste cooperation
- Vallensbæk cooperates with Vestforbrænding and Ressourceindsamling
- Recycling stations
- Access to recycling stations in Vestforbrænding's area
- Food and residual waste
- Normally collected weekly; every 14 days can be chosen outside June-August
- Hazardous waste
- Environmental box for detached/terraced houses or environmental cabinet in shared housing
- Extra residual waste
- Extra sack requires a label and must weigh no more than 10 kg
- Garden waste
- Can be collected through the scheme or handed in at the recycling station
Waste services
Food and residual waste
Detached and terraced houses with individual bins have a 240-litre divided bin for food and residual waste. The bin is normally collected weekly, but every 14 days can be chosen outside the summer months.
Hazardous waste
Detached and terraced houses can use an environmental box for hazardous waste, placed visibly by the food/residual waste bin on collection day. Apartment buildings may have environmental cabinets according to local arrangements.
Bulky waste and garden waste
Bulky waste must be clearly sorted into the relevant waste types. Garden waste can be collected through the municipality's scheme or handed in at a recycling station.
Recycling stations
Vallensbæk residents can use recycling stations in Vestforbrænding's area, including Brøndby Recycling Station and the other stations in Ressourceindsamling's network.
Rules and fees
The basic fee covers access to recycling stations, bring banks, bulky-waste schemes, collection of recyclable waste and administration.
Useful official links
Source: The information is based on Vallensbæk Municipality's official waste pages and Ressourceindsamling's information about recycling stations. Mit Affald is an independent guide and is not part of the municipality.
Last checked: 2026-05-14