How should animal bone be sorted?

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Animal bone should be sorted as:

Whole item

Food waste / Madaffald

About this item

Animal bones from ordinary cooking should be sorted as food waste after removing packaging. Small bones, fish bones and chicken bones can go in the food waste bag, while very large bones or larger quantities may follow local guidance.

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