Get appApp
How should spray can be sorted?
Search for an item and see which Danish waste category it should be sorted into. Try pizza box, coffee filter or battery.
Spray can should be sorted as:
Hazardous waste
Whole item
Farligt affald
About this item
Spray cans should be handed in as hazardous waste, even when they seem empty. They are pressurised and may contain residues of paint, lacquer, oil, deodorant or other chemicals. Do not puncture, crush or place them in household metal recycling.
If the category is not available locally
If your municipality does not collect this category at your home, you can do this.
Hazardous waste
Alternative: Recycling centre, hazardous-waste collection point or the municipality's collection box. Never place it in residual waste.
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. Choose a municipality to see local sorting rules, and use the collection calendar to see upcoming pickups at your address if supported.
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 get the sorting guide for iPhone or Android and keep it with you on the go.
Most viewed sorting guides
- 1.Box mattressRecycling centre
- 2.PolystyreneResidual waste
- 3.Pizza boxCardboard
- 4.Fly swatterResidual waste
- 5.Cooking oilFood waste
- 6.Kitchen rollCardboard
- 7.ShoesReuse
- 8.Frying oilFood waste
- 9.Broken glassGlass
- 10.CosmeticsResidual waste
Waste types
Click a waste category to read more about it.
