What belongs in which bin?
It's good to separate waste correctly. But what belongs in which bin? Read below to see what you throw in the bio bin and what in the sorting bin.
What belongs in the sorting bin? (gray residual waste container)
Residual waste is all the waste that cannot be separated and does not belong in one of the other containers, such as kitchen and garden waste, textiles, glass and paper. Plastics, cans and beverage cartons (milk and juice cartons) also belong in the sorting bin Omrin extracts the plastics and other raw materials for the municipality via post-separation. You can have the sortibak emptied bi-weekly. Household Hazardous Waste, asbestos, paper, glass, textiles, waste electrical and electronic equipment/AEEA must be disposed of separately and do not belong in the sorting bin. Please go to the waste disposal site. Residual household waste that belongs in the sorting bin is not accepted at the environmental street.
What belongs in the bio bin? (green GFT container)
- Organic kitchen waste, such as egg shells, coffee (pads), tea bags, food scraps (boiled, fried or raw);
- Garden Waste;
- Environmentally labeled cat grit (including wood pellets);
- Biodegradable bags with seedling logo;
- Dung from rodents.
You can have the bio bin emptied biweekly except for the months of November, December and January, when the bio bin is emptied once.
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