Waste collection fees

If waste collectors need to retrieve containers more than 15 meters from a waste collection vehicle, a charge will be added.

If the bins are full before the unloading date, you can buy a labeled bag for excess waste or take it to a drop-off center or recycling center.

• Labeled bags for incidental excess mixed waste: 2,630 kr./pc.

Please note that for the collection of incidental excess waste that does not fit in containers, it must be in individually labeled bags. You can buy these at the Reykjavík City Service Center in Borgartún 12-14.

• Fees for additional emptying: 16,050 kr./trip plus 3,220 kr./unloaded container.
• Fees for additional emptying of underground containers: 16,050 kr./trip plus the fee for emptying underground containers above.
• Fee for the operation of drop-off centers and recycling centers: 22,800 kr./apartment. The fee for drop-off centers and recycling centers is intended to cover the cost share of the City of Reykjavík for the operation of SORPA’s drop-off centers and recycling centers.
• The administration fee for changing services, driving, and registering containers, is 4,300 kr. for each time a change is requested.

A recycling facility fee is levied on each dwelling in Reykjavík to cover the City's share of the cost for operating Sorpa’s waste recycling centers.

Waste management fees are charged under the authority of the second paragraph of Article 23 of Act No. 55/2003 on Waste Management, as amended, and the fifth paragraph of Article 59 of Act No. 7/1998 on Hygiene and Pollution Control, as amended.

Residential waste collection fees depend on the number and size of waste containers for each property, their waste collection frequency, waste type, and the distance containers must be moved for collection.

In multi-owner buildings, the fees are divided according to the ownership percentage of the joint holdership in question cf. Articles 43 and 45 of Act No 26/1994 on Multi-Owner Buildings.

Fees for Sorpa recycling drop-offs and recycling centers are charged as a fixed fee per home.

If containers are added, removed, or the waste collection frequency changes during the year, fees are adjusted from the week the changes take effect. When containers are added or removed, a separate fee is charged for transport and registration.

Waste management fee assessments can be appealed to the appeals committee for environmental and natural resource matters within one month of the assessment date.

For additional information or assistance, call 411-1111 or send an inquiry to info@reykjavik.is.