Sorting instructions for carton packaging

Every year, tens of millions of kilograms of cardboard from consumers are collected for recycling. Luckily, sorting it is easy! Check the sorting instructions here.

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Sorting instructions for carton packaging

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Household empty cardboard packaking

  • Cardboard beverage cartons
  • Cardboard packaging for food and other products
  • Paper bags, paper sacks, and wrapping paper
  • Toilet and kitchen roll tubes
  • Pizza boxes, egg cartons
  • Takeaway containers and packaging, disposable cups
  • Cardboard boxes
  • Cardboard and paper packing materials

Flatten cartons before sorting. When the cartons are flattened, it is possible to empty the collection containers less frequently.

Return batteries and electronic devices to their own collection points.

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.