How should plastic food container be sorted?

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Plastic food container should be sorted as:

If clean and accepted locally

Plastic / Plast

If broken/mixed

Residual waste / Restaffald

If not broken

Reuse / Genbrug

About this item

Plastic food containers should be sorted according to local rules and condition. If still usable, reuse is best. Clean plastic containers may be accepted as plastic in some municipalities, but they are not always part of the plastic-packaging scheme. If broken, worn, discoloured or made from mixed materials, use residual waste.

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