Search for an item and see which Danish waste category it should be sorted into. Try pizza box, coffee filter or battery.
Bread bag should be sorted as:

Paper
If made of clean, dry ordinary paper
Papir

Cardboard
If made of clean, dry brown paper
Pap

Plastic
If made of plastic and empty
Plast

Residual waste
If wet, greasy or made of inseparable materials
Restaffald
Sort the bread bag by material. A clean, dry bag made of ordinary paper goes with paper; a clean, dry brown paper bag goes with cardboard. An emptied plastic bag goes with plastic. Wet, greasy or inseparable mixed-material bags go in residual waste.
If your municipality does not collect this category at your home, you can do this.
Alternative: Municipal recycling centre, local collection point or shared collection station. Do not automatically use residual waste.
Alternative: Municipal recycling centre, local collection point or shared collection station. Do not automatically use residual waste.
Alternative: Municipal recycling centre, local collection point or shared collection station. Do not automatically use residual waste.
There is no general substitute category. The municipality must provide a residual-waste scheme; contact it if you cannot access one.
Mit Affald helps you understand waste sorting in Denmark, whether you need to look up a single item, read about a waste category or find local information for a municipality.
Use the search field above to see how an item should be sorted, browse the main Danish waste categories, find municipality contact details and local waste rules, or locate recycling centres across Denmark.
You can also download the app to keep the sorting guide with you on the go.
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