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How should ampoule be sorted?
Search for an item and see which Danish waste category it should be sorted into. Try pizza box, coffee filter or battery.
Ampoule should be sorted as:
Pharmacy
If medicine remains
Apotek
Hazardous waste
If chemical residue remains
Farligt affald
Glass
If completely empty and clean
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.
If the category is not available locally
If your municipality does not collect this category at your home, you can do this.
Hazardous waste
Alternative: Recycling centre, hazardous-waste collection point or the municipality's collection box. Never place it in residual waste.
Glass
Alternative: Municipal recycling centre, local collection point or shared collection station. Do not automatically use residual waste.
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