For easy handling of food waste

The food waste that is sorted should be placed in paper bags intended for this purpose. These bags are provided to you free of charge from the municipality, packaged in bundles of 80 bags. It is estimated that these will last about six months in a typical household.

It is very important that you never use plastic bags or bioplastic bags for food waste!

Bags can be picked up in all of the municipality's grocery stores.

Some property owners distribute food waste bags to their residents – check with your landlord to see what the arrangements are where you live!

How to use the paper bags

Place the food waste bag in the bag holder and fold down the edge a few centimetres; this makes the bag more stable, it retains its shape better and avoids falling apart because of moisture. The bag has a “maximum” line marked on the inside, never fill it above this. When you have reached the line, roll up the top of the bag firmly and place it in the compartment for food waste in your bin.

We recommend that you always take out the food waste bag after three days, regardless of whether or not you have reached the line. If the food waste bag becomes damp, you can use double food waste bags to avoid any problems.