How should bread bag be sorted?

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Bread bag should be sorted as:

If without plastic

Paper / Papir

If with plastic

Residual waste / Restaffald

About this item

Bread bags should be sorted by material. Clean paper bags without plastic coating go with paper, while clean plastic bags go with plastic. Greasy or mixed-material bags may need residual waste.

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