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Here's how it works!

Waste sorting should be easy. See our film where we describe how you separate and handle your food waste.

Below the film you will also find some tips.

 

THE SPECIAL PAPER BAG KEEPS THE FOOD WASTE BEST

Always use the specially made paper bags and the brown stand. Always keep the bag in the stand until you throw it in the food waste recycling bin.

Fold down the edges of the bag for better stability and easier fit under the sink.


 

WET FOOD WASTE

Let wet food waste, such as potato peels, drain for a while in the sink. Or why not peel directly into a colander and the food waste will be drained while you work. If the bag gets too wet, you can put some kitchen paper in the bottom.

 

SMELLY FOOD WASTE?

Strong-smelling food waste like fish and shrimp shells can be wrapped in a newspaper before it is put into the paper bag.


CHANGING AND SEALING THE PAPER BAG

Always seal the paper bag before throwing it into the food waste recycling bin. Close the bag, roll down the edges and press tightly.

Don't use the same bag for more than three or four days, then change it even if it's not full.

Even if the paper bag is full of food waste, it won't break when you carry it to the food waste recycling bin!

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The brown stand is designed to let the air circulate both under, on the sides and on top of the bag, causing the moisture from the food waste to evaporate.

If you place the bag in an ordinary pail or directly on the floor, the lack of air circulation makes the bag wet and it breaks.

 

Don't put food waste in plastic bags! It destroys the process.

If you put a plastic bag around the paper bag there will be no air circulation and the paper bag breaks. 
 

A HOT SUMMER?

Read more about how to handle your food waste in the brochure Varmt i sommar? Tips för dig som sorterar matavfall. 

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