WASTE & RECYCLING INSTRUCTIONS:
PENALTY FEE: €200
FOR EACH TIME WASTE IS NOT SORTED CORRECTLY
(NEW GOVERNMENT LAW)
PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS VERY CAREFULLY.
BELOW YOU WILL FIND INFORMATION ON HOW TO SORT DIFFERENT TYPES OF WASTE, WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU NEED NEW BROWN COMPOST BAGS, AND WHERE THE NEAREST RECYCLING STATIONS ARE LOCATED.
THE BINS MUST NOT BE OVERFILLED. THE LID HAS TO BE ABLE TO CLOSE, OTHERWISE THE BINS WILL NOT BE COLLECTED AND YOU WILL BE FINED €200!
NOT SURE WHERE TO THROW IT?
TYPE YOUR ITEM BELOW TO SEE WHAT WASTE CATEGORY IT IS AND WHERE IT SHOULD GO.
CLICK A BIN ICON TO FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS AND HOW TO SORT INTO IT.
ATTENTION!
NEVER THROW BEER OR SODA CANS IN THE TRASH! EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!
CANS MUST BE RECYCLED AT A RECYCLING STATION!
IF IT’S A SWEDISH PRODUCT WITH A DEPOSIT (PANT), YOU CAN RETURN THE CANS AT THE SUPERMARKETS (ICA, WILLYS OR COOP) AND GET MONEY BACK.
IF THERE ARE CANS IN THE TRASH,
YOU WILL BE FINED €200.
NEAREST RECYCLING STATION CAN YOU FIND
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UNSORTED TRASH
EVERYTHING THAT CAN'T BE SORTED INTO (OR DOESN'T FIT IN) THE OTHER BINS. PUT THE TRASH IN PLASTIC BAGS AND THEN PLACE THEM IN THE COMPARTMENT LABELED "UNSORTED TRASH" IN WASTE BIN NUMBER 1.
THE SMALLER GREEN 190L BINS ARE ALSO FOR UNSORTED TRASH!.
NO BEER OR SODA CANS IN THE BIN!!! CANS MUST BE RECYCLED AT A
RECYCLING STATION!
IF IT’S A SWEDISH PRODUCT WITH A DEPOSIT (PANT), YOU CAN RETURN THE CANS AT THE SUPERMARKETS (ICA, WILLYS OR COOP) AND GET MONEY BACK.
IF THERE ARE CANS IN THE TRASH, YOU WILL BE FINED €200. NEW GOVERNMENT LAW.
PLASTIC PACKAGINGS
PUT EMPTY CONTAINERS IN PLASTIC BAGS AND THEN PLACE THEM IN THE COMPARTMENT LABELED "PLASTIC PACKAGING" IN WASTE BIN NUMBER 1.
YOU DON'T NEED TO WASH OR RINSE ITEMS BEFORE PLACING THEM IN THE BIN.
EXAMPLE OF WASTE: KETCHUP CONTAINERS, ICE CREAM BOXES, SHAMPOO BOTTLES, PLASTIC BAGS ETC.
NEWSPAPERS
PLACE IT DIRECTLY IN THE COMPARTMENT LABELED "NEWSPAPERS" IN WASTE BIN NUMBER 1.
EXAMPLE OF WASTE: NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES, ADVERTISING FLYERS ETC.
METAL CONTAINERS
EMPTY THE CONTAINER AND THEN PLACE IT DIRECTLY IN THE COMPARTMENT LABELED "METAL CONTAINERS" IN WASTE BIN NUMBER 1.
NO BEER OR SODA CANS IN THE BIN!!! CANS MUST BE RECYCLED AT A
RECYCLING STATION!
IF IT’S A SWEDISH PRODUCT WITH A DEPOSIT (PANT), YOU CAN RETURN THE CANS AT THE SUPERMARKETS (ICA, WILLYS OR COOP) AND GET MONEY BACK.
IF THERE ARE CANS IN THE TRASH, YOU WILL BE FINED €200. NEW GOVERNMENT LAW.
BIGGER ITEMS LIKE POTS AND SIMILAR OBJECTS MUST BE BROUGHT TO
THE RECYCLING CENTRE
.
EXAMPLE OF WASTE: METAL TINS, CAPS, CONTAINER TOPS, ALUMINIUM FOIL, METAL TUBES ETC.
LEFTOVER FOOD
PUT LEFTOVER FOOD IN THE SPECIAL BROWN COMPOST PAPER BAGS AND THEN IN THE COMPARTMENT LABELED "LEFTOVER FOOD" IN WASTE BIN NUMBER 2.
NO PLASTIC, METAL OR PAPER PACKAGING IN HERE! TAKE THE FOOD OUT OF ITS PACKAGING BEFORE YOU PUT IT IN THE COMPOST PAPER BAG!
EXAMPLE OF WASTE: FRUITS, VEGETABLES, MEAT, FISH, SEAFOOD, EGGSHELLS ETC.
IF YOU NEED MORE SPECIAL BROWN PAPER BAGS, SLIDE THE SWITCH ON THE BIN TO THE RED POSITION, LIKE THIS:
PAPER PACKAGINGS
EMPTY AND FLATTEN THE PACKAGING, THEN PLACE IT DIRECTLY IN THE COMPARTMENT LABELED "PAPER PACKAGINGS" IN WASTE BIN NUMBER 2.
EXAMPLE OF WASTE: MILK, BUTTERMILK AND YOGHURT CONTAINERS, EGG CARTONS, PIZZA BOXES ETC.
LARGE CARDBOARD BOXES MUST BE TAKEN TO A
RECYCLING STATIONS
.
COLORED GLASS BOTTLES
EMPTY THE BOTTLE AND THEN PLACE IT DIRECTLY IN THE COMPARTMENT LABELED "COLORED GLASS BOTTLES" IN WASTE BIN NUMBER 2.
REMOVE ANY CORKS, CAPS OR TOPS, AND SORT THEM ACCORDING TO THEIR MATERIAL (METAL, PLASTIC ETC).
EXAMPLE OF WASTE: COLORED GLASS BOTTLES OR JARS ETC.
TRANSPARENT GLASS BOTTLES
EMPTY THE BOTTLE AND THEN PLACE IT DIRECTLY IN THE COMPARTMENT LABELED "TRANSPARENT GLASS BOTTLES" IN WASTE BIN NUMBER 2.
REMOVE ANY CORKS, CAPS OR TOPS, AND SORT THEM ACCORDING TO THEIR MATERIAL (METAL, PLASTIC ETC).
EXAMPLE OF WASTE: TRANSPARENT GLASS BOTTLES OR JARS ETC.
ADDRESSES TO RECYCLING STATIONS:
Kvarnängen 2, close to Trollsländevägen 4 and Lysmaskvägen 9. Google Maps link below.
Södra Vägen, close to Doktorsvägen and Strandvägen 14A. Google Maps link below.
Kristinedalsvägen 2B, close to Söbackevägen 14 and Vårlöksvägen 2. Google Maps link below.
Hasselbackevägen 11B, close to Tuvullsvägen 4, Trollsländevägen 4 and Lysmaskvägen 9. Google Maps link below.