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

Food waste
Whole item
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Sort a used tea bag with tea leaves and an ordinary paper filter as food waste. Remove any plastic or metal parts and sort them separately. Sort the outer packaging by material.
If your municipality does not collect this category at your home, you can do this.
Alternative: Residual waste, but only if the municipality explicitly states that no food-waste scheme is available.
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.











