How should receipt be sorted?

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

Receipt should be sorted as:

If thermal paper

Residual waste / Restaffald

If plain clean paper

Paper / Papir

About this item

Receipts are usually sorted as residual waste because many are made from thermal paper. Plain clean paper receipts can follow local paper recycling rules.

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.

You can also download the app to keep the sorting guide with you on the go.