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How should corn starch be sorted?
Search for an item and see which Danish waste category it should be sorted into. Try pizza box, coffee filter or battery.
Corn starch should be sorted as:
Food waste
Contents
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Cardboard
If it is cardboard packaging
Pap
Plastic
If it is plastic packaging
Plast
About this item
Corn starch that can no longer be used should be sorted as food waste. Empty packaging should be sorted separately.
If the category is not available locally
If your municipality does not collect this category at your home, you can do this.
Food waste
Alternative: Residual waste, but only if the municipality explicitly states that no food-waste scheme is available.
Cardboard
Alternative: Municipal recycling centre, local collection point or shared collection station. Do not automatically use residual waste.
Plastic
Alternative: Municipal recycling centre, local collection point or shared collection station. Do not automatically use residual waste.
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