Search for an item and see which Danish waste category it should be sorted into. Try pizza box, coffee filter or battery.
Olive oil bottle should be sorted as:

Plastic
If made of plastic
Plast

Glass
If made of glass
Glas
Empty olive oil bottles should be sorted by material: glass bottles as glass packaging and plastic bottles as plastic.
If your municipality does not collect this category at your home, you can do this.
Alternative: Municipal recycling centre, local collection point or shared collection station. Do not automatically use residual waste.
Alternative: Municipal recycling centre, local collection point or shared collection station. Do not automatically use residual waste.
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.
You can also download the app to keep the sorting guide with you on the go.
Click a waste category to read more about it.











