How should ampoule be sorted?

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Ampoule should be sorted as:

If there are medicine residues

Pharmacy / Apotek

If there are chemical residues

Hazardous waste / Farligt affald

If completely empty and clean

Glass / Glas

About this item

Ampoules should be sorted according to contents. Medicine residue goes to a pharmacy, chemical residue goes with hazardous waste, and completely empty glass ampoules may follow local glass rules.

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