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How should disposable cup be sorted?
Search for an item and see which Danish waste category it should be sorted into. Try pizza box, coffee filter or battery.
Disposable cup should be sorted as:
Residual waste
Paper cups or coated cups
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Plastic
Clean plastic cups
Plast
About this item
Disposable cups should be sorted by material and condition. Paper cups usually belong in residual waste because they are often coated with plastic and cannot be recycled as ordinary paper or cardboard. Dirty cups should also go in residual waste. Clean plastic cups may be sorted as plastic only where accepted locally.
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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