How should plastic bucket be sorted?

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Plastic bucket should be sorted as:

If packaging and clean

Plastic / Plast

If large hard plastic

Recycling centre / Genbrugsplads

If dirty/not accepted

Residual waste / Restaffald

About this item

Plastic buckets should be sorted by type. Empty, clean plastic packaging can often be sorted as plastic. Large buckets, pails or hard plastic should be taken to a recycling centre if not accepted in the household plastic bin. If dirty, contaminated with chemicals or impossible to empty, sort according to the contents or as residual waste.

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