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Sorting instructions for plastic packaging

Is it packaging? Is it made of plastic? Great, then put it into the container for plastic packaging! Check the sorting instructions here.
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Sorting instructions for plastic packaging

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Household empty plastic packaging

 

  • Plastic food packaging (e.g. yoghurt cups, butter tubs, cheese packaging and ready-meal trays)
  • Detergent packaging
  • Other household plastic packaging, bottles and jars (e.g. plastic bottles, cans, jars, tubes, packaging for toys, tools, garden, and fishing gear etc.)
  • Plastic bags, pouches and wrappers
  • Styrofoam packaging and other plastic fillers

Remove caps, lids, pump parts, and similar items, and place them in the collection bin separately. Return deposit plastic bottles to the store’s return machine.

Any packaging that contains residues of dangerous substances and pressurised packaging (e.g. paint, chemicals, oils, medicines, hairspray) must be taken to your local hazardous waste collection point.