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Waste disposal

Your waste is more than
just trash. When you sort
it correctly, you reduce
emissions of greenhouse
gases and hazardous
substances and help
ensure that resources
can be reused.

Residual waste is also
expensive. In addition
to the cost of bins and
collection, we currently
pay just over 3 SEK per
kilo of residual waste.
Money that could be used
for important improvements
in our properties.

 

Food waste

All collected food waste benefits
the climate. It is converted into
biogas that powers city buses
and biofertilizer that nourishes
farmland.

Food waste should be sorted in
the brown paper bag. Bags are
available in our recycling rooms
or waste stations.

Food waste ikon

Important
If plastic ends up in the food waste, the entire collection may have to be reclassified as residual waste. It will then be incinerated and the cost increases.

Packaging

In most areas, packaging can be sorted
in recycling rooms or waste stations.

Outside the recycling rooms, you will
find area-specific signs that clearly
show what can be sorted there.
Always follow the signage in
your area.

Good to know
Packages don’t need to be clean, but they must be emptied. So it’s not necessary to rinse them.

Example of signage in our recyling rooms.





Cooking fat and cooking oil

When fat and oil are poured down the
drain, they solidify and can cause
blockages or flooding both in your
home and in the sewage system.
Important
Never pour fat or oil down the sink.
What to do instead

Cooking fat

  • Wipe the pan with paper towels.
  • Then throw the paper in the food
    waste bag or in the residual waste.

 

Cooking oil

  1. Let the oil cool and pour it
    into an empty container.
  2. Throw the container
    in the residual waste.

 

Bulky waste

In several of our areas, there are designated
bulky‑waste rooms. That’s where you leave
large items, such as broken furniture.

Hazardous waste

Hazardous waste must always be disposed of
at designated locations.

Most recycling rooms have containers for:

  • Batteries
  • Lamps
  • Paint
  • Spray cans
  • Electronics

 

You can also hand in hazardous waste to
Gothenburg City’s hazardous waste collection truck.
Here is where the hazardous waste truck stops.

Residual waste

What remains after you’ve sorted everything else

is called residual waste. It is sent for incineration
and used to produce district heating and electricity.

The less residual waste, the better it is for both
the environment and the economy.