How should candle be sorted?
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Candle should be sorted as:
Candle stubs and wax
Residual waste / Restaffald
Tea-light cups without wax residue
Metal / Metal
About this item
Candles, wax and candle stubs should usually be sorted as residual waste. Empty metal cups from tea lights can be sorted as metal if the wax has been removed. Battery-powered LED candles are electronic waste, and batteries should be removed and handed in separately.
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