The sorting system
The Act on the Circular Economy requires household waste to be sorted into four categories at home. Proper sorting can reduce waste and recycle value instead of disposing of it.
Did you find a note on your bin?
When we're unable to empty your bin for any reason, we leave a sticker on it explaining why. This could be due to access issues or problems with the bin that need to be addressed quickly to ensure it can be emptied in the future.
Four categories
Household waste must be sorted into paper and cardboard, plastic packaging, food waste, and mixed household waste.
All homes should have containers for these four categories.
Ensure that glass, metals, batteries and toxic waste, textiles, and medications do not end up in mixed household waste. All recycling drop-offs accept metals and glass, and most accept textiles.
Pharmaceuticals and their packaging can be returned to pharmacies. Batteries can be returned to recycling centers and gas stations.
What do you want to explore next?
- Blue bin For paper or cardboard.
- Green bin For plastic packaging.
- Brown bin For food waste.
- Gray bin For mixed waste.
- Thrifty bin Smaller bin for mixed household waste.
- Frequent questions about waste collection Everything you didn't know you wanted to know about waste collection, sorting, and recycling.