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All homes in Reykjavík have gray waste bins for mixed household waste. A gray bin is 240-liters in size, but if you live in a multi-family dwelling, you can request a larger container for mixed waste. If you have a small amount of mixed household waste, you can get a smaller gray bin, a thrifty bin, which is both smaller and cheaper.
Mixed waste
Gray bins (including the thrifty bin) are for mixed household waste. Examples for mixed household waste:
What cannot go in the gray bin:
Residents must have access to a bin for mixed waste at their home.
The gray bin is designed to hold up to 240 liters of mixed waste, but single-family households with smaller amounts of waste may opt for the 120 liter thrifty bin, which is more cost-effective than the gray bin.
Residents of multi-family housing may request a 660 liter container, if conditions allow.
For pricing information on gray bins and thrifty bins, please refer to the Waste Collection Fees.
These fees are included with property taxes, and in Reykjavík they vary based on the number of bins, container size, collection rate, distance to unload the container, and the type of waste. The fees will be updated the same week a request to change the bins is made.
Gray bins and thrifty bins are generally collected every 14 days.
You can check the waste collection calendarto find out when your waste will be collected. This calendar is organized by City district.
If the waste is incorrectly sorted in the gray bin, it is not emptied. Before the bin can be emptied, you need to remove the misclassified waste. The bin will then be emptied on the next collection day, after more than two weeks. If the bin needs to be emptied before then, you can: