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:
If made of plastic
Plastic / Plast
If made of cardboard
Residual waste / Restaffald
About this item
Disposable cups should usually be sorted as residual waste if they are coated or dirty. Clean plastic cups may be sorted as plastic where accepted locally.
Your waste sorting guide
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.
Popular waste searches
- 1.Coffee filterFood waste
- 2.Pizza boxResidual waste
- 3.Meat trayPlastic
- 4.E-cigaretteHazardous waste
- 5.PolystyreneResidual waste
- 6.BatteryBatteries
- 7.Cooking oilFood waste
- 8.NewspaperPaper
- 9.Tin foil
- 10.Smoke alarmSmall electronics
Waste types
Click a waste category to read more about it.
