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How should cellophane be sorted?
Search for an item and see which Danish waste category it should be sorted into. Try pizza box, coffee filter or battery.
Cellophane should be sorted as:
Residual waste
Cellophane and gift wrap film
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Plastic
If it is clean plastic film
Plast
About this item
Cellophane and crinkly gift wrap should usually be sorted as residual waste, because it is often not accepted with ordinary plastic packaging. If the material is actually clean plastic film, it may be sorted as plastic according to local rules. If in doubt, sort cellophane as residual waste.
If the category is not available locally
If your municipality does not collect this category at your home, you can do this.
Residual waste
There is no general substitute category. The municipality must provide a residual-waste scheme; contact it if you cannot access one.
Plastic
Alternative: Municipal recycling centre, local collection point or shared collection station. Do not automatically use residual waste.
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