Types of Waste
Odense Waste Management Company Ltd. operates 8 recycling stations for private households and smaller enterprises. The citizens sort their waste into more than 35 categories which all have their own container.
In Odense it is easy to get rid of waste in the right way at the right place. Each neighbourhood has a station within only a few minutes drive. The recycling stations are all layed out as a horse shoe. The containers have signs which show exactly what to put in and what not to put in each container.
85 % is recycled
The inhabitants of Odense have reached one of the country's highest levels of recycling: 85 % of the bulky waste is recycled. The rest is incinerated for energy production and only a small percentage is landfilled.
From 5 to 35 waste fractions
Containers for the following fractions are available at the recycling stations. 35 different containers might seem overwhelming, but for the citizens of Odense it has become natural to sort the waste into many fraction. We started in late 1980s with 5 containers at each station and within those 30 years development in recycling technology has made it possible to recycle even more materials.
Waste fractions at the recycling station
At the moment these are the waste fractions. However, as soon as a new buyer for a certain type of waste turns up and shows interest in recycling the waste, we are ready to consider putting in another container, if it benefits the environment.
1: Cds, dvd'er og videobånd
1A: Tone og blækpatroner
2: Mixed paper
3: Books
4: Cardboard
7: Windows without frames
7: Windows with frames
8: Glass bottles and jars
9A: Small house hold devices
9 B: Televisions and computer screens
10: Metals
11: Big household machines
12: Soft plastic
13: Hard plastic
14: Asbestos and eternit
16: Garden waste
17: Carpets
18: Incinerables longer than 1 metre
18A: Pure wood
19: Car tyres without fælge
19: Car tyres with fælge
20: Incinerables under 1 meter
21: Asphalt
22: Soil, sand and grus
23: Gypsum
24: Disposal
25: Impregnated/pressure treated wood
26: Concrete and tegl
26A: White toilettes og hand washes
27: Reusable goods for humanitarian organizations
28: Clothes and shoes for humanitarian organizations
29: Paper forl makulering
30: Accumulators - car batterier
31: Batteries
32: Lysstofrør og energisparepærer
35: Bricks
37: Windows from cars
Hazardous waste