How should hand soap be sorted?

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Hand soap should be sorted as:

Empty plastic packaging

Plastic / Plast

Soap residue

Residual waste / Restaffald

About this item

Hand soap should be sorted by packaging and contents. An empty plastic bottle or pump bottle can be sorted as plastic if emptied as well as possible. Do not pour soap residue into recycling containers; small residues can usually stay in the packaging, while larger amounts should go in residual waste or follow local guidance. Pumps may be mixed plastic and metal.

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