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HAZARDOUS WASTE SMALL ELECTRONICS May also be dropped in a bag on the lid of your container Examples of hazardous waste • Paint residues • Spray cans • Chemicals (preferably in original packaging) • Light sources such as energy saving bulbs, • LED bulbs, etc. • Nail polish and nail polish remover • Insecticides and pesticides Items not sorted as hazardous waste • Syringes and drug residues (pharmacy) • Munitions, explosives, and weapons (Police) • Used fireworks (residual waste) 10 The red box is intended for hazardous waste and small electronics; the service can be ordered on mit.odenserenovation.dk. The box must be closed - do not overfill. Examples of small electronics • Mobile phones, tablets, and laptops • Toys containing electronics • Chargers, cables, and wires • Small household appliances • Flashlights and bicycle lamps • Electrical and electronic tools Items not recycled as small electronics • Large electronics more than 50 cm (recycling centre) If you live in a rental home, please ask your caretaker about the service.
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How to dispose of other wastes TEXTILE WASTE Recycling centres Odense has eight recycling centres that receive waste all days of the week. The recycling centres have more than 40 different containers where you can drop off everything from old fridges to garden waste. 89% of all waste received at the recycling centres of Odense is reused or recycled. Textile waste is ripped , damaged or stained clothing and texti- les . You can drop off textile waste at the recycling station or order the service at mit.odenserenovation.dk Examples of textile waste • Worn out clothes, sports wear and swim wear • Old and damaged socks and underwear • Ripped towels, dishtowels and curtains - also with stains • Ripped cloths • Fabric leftovers Items not recycled as textile waste: • Shoes, belts, rain wear and leather clothing (Residual waste / recycle station) What happens next? The textile waste is used in new textile products – e.g. insulation materials. The best fibers can be spun into recycled yarns and used in new clothes and textiles. Bulky waste It may be difficult to transport large items such as furniture, mattresses, and fridges to the recycling centre. We therefore have a kerbside collection service for certain types of bulky waste. Go to mit.odenserenovation.dk Too good to go Do you have items that are too good to go - and that may get a new life in one of the city’s second-hand shops? If so, you can contact us to have them picked up. We pick up sofas, tables, chairs, and other reusable furniture. Go to www.odenserenovation.dk/genbrugsstorskrald Also note Reuse or recycling? Reuse means using things again in their Textile waste must be dry and may not have stains from paint or oil. Textile waste must original form. Recycling means using the materials in the production of new products. be placed in clear When you sort your waste, you help plastic bags or in Clothes for reuse increasing recycling. But maybe this red textile waste are clothes and textiles item that you see as a waste can be bags, which you that can be reused as they used by someone else. In that case can get at the are. They can be dropped of at the recycle station or to you can drop it for reuse - e.g., in the recycle station. humanitarian organizations. black container for reuse at one of our recycling centres. 11
