Sort waste correctly during the holiday season
During Christmas, households often produce more waste than usual. Gift wrap, ribbons, packaging, and candle leftovers are some common examples. Before throwing anything away, consider whether it can be reused. Otherwise, most materials can be recycled!
How to sort your waste
Glass jars
Glass packaging – leave at a recycling station.
Christmas tree, natural
Branches and garden waste – leave at a recycling centre.
Christmas tree, artificial
Metal (if mainly metal structure) – leave at a recycling centre.
Christmas ornaments and tinsel
Residual waste – place in your household waste bag.
Cardboard and corrugated board
Paper packaging – leave at a recycling station.
Toys with built-in batteries and musical greeting cards
Electronic waste – leave at a recycling centre.
Candle stubs
Residual waste – place in your household waste bag.
Food scraps
Food waste – place in the brown food-waste bin, packed in a certified compostable bag. Avoid throwing away food that is still edible. Eat leftovers or turn them into new dishes.
Metal lids and aluminium foil
Metal packaging – leave at a recycling station.
Plastic packaging and polystyrene
Plastic packaging – leave at a recycling station.
Gift wrap
If the store wrapped the present, it counts as packaging and should be sorted as paper packaging at a recycling station.
If you wrapped the gift at home, the paper goes in residual waste.
Gift ribbons, loose tags, and Christmas card envelopes
Residual waste – place in your household waste bag.
Broken string lights and candle holders
Electronic waste – leave at a recycling centre.
Tealight cups and wicks
Metal – leave at a recycling centre.
Remember to remove the wick holder before recycling both parts as metal scrap. The wick holder is made of steel while the cup is aluminium. Sorting facilities separate steel from aluminium using magnets. If they are still attached, the aluminium cup is pulled along with the steel and gets destroyed in the process.
Also remember!
Cooking fats, ham drippings, and similar liquids should never be poured down the drain.
Small amounts of grease in a pan can be wiped off with paper and placed in the food-waste bin. Larger amounts should be poured into a paper container before placing it in the food-waste bin.
This helps prevent problems in the sewage system and allows the waste to be used for biogas production.
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Text by: Municipality of Boden
Photo by: AI
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