Side 8
FOOD WASTE Examples of food waste • Rice, pasta, and cheese • Vegetables and fruit - raw, cooked - and peels • Tea leaves, coffee grounds (with filters and bags) • Fish, meat, cold cuts, and bones • Bread and cakes • Gravy and fat Food waste must be placed in bags before being dropped in the container. Please tie your bag with a knot. Items not recycled as food waste • Packaging • Tissue paper (residual waste) • Potted plants (residual waste) • Garden waste (recycling centre) 8 What happens next? Food waste is converted to biogas that can be used as a fuel or for the generation of power and heat. Residues from the biogas plant are spread on agricultural land as a fertiliser. In this way, we utilise both energy and nutrients contained in the food waste. Also note! Food waste must be placed in bags. Please tie your bag with a knot. Hang a bag on your container when you need a new supply. If you live in a rental home, please contact the caretaker.
Side 9
RESIDUAL WASTE Examples of residual waste • Gift wrap paper and bows • Pizza boxes • Soiled paper • Vacuum cleaner bags • Nappies Residual waste must be placed in bags before being dropped in the container. Please tie your bag with a knot. What happens next? Residual waste is incinerated. The energy is recovered for power and heat and led back to the households. Make sure to sort out as many recyclables as possible before dropping the rest as residual waste. Also note! Residual waste must be placed in bags. Please tie your bag with a knot. Items not sorted as residual waste • Recyclables For the sake of our climate • Hazardous waste and environment we must reduce the volumes of residual waste. Thanks for recycling your waste. 9
