ORDINARY WASTE
Ordinært avfall

Glass and metal packaging

YES PLEASE

  • Cleaned glass packaging
  • Bottles
  • Coloured glass
  • Tin cans and aluminium cans
  • Aluminium cans and beverage cans can be sorted separately (1411)

NO THANKS

  • Chemical and medicine bottles containing residues
  • Heat-resistant glass and window glass (may be hazardous waste depending on age)
  • Crystal, porcelain and ceramics
  • Mirrors and light bulbs
  • Steel scrap
  • Aerosol cans
Classification

Waste code: 1322

Packaging and shipping

Use suitable packaging according to the quantity. Various types of containers can be used, such as big bags, open-head drums, wheeled bins and containers. Glass and metal packaging must be placed directly in the container, not in bags or sacks.

Recycling and processing

Recycled as material.

Requirements and criteria

Glass and metal packaging must not be disposed of together with steel scrap.

Businesses generating household-like waste must separate glass and metal packaging at source and deliver it for material recycling (Norwegian Waste Regulations § 10a).

Further information

Beverage cans and other aluminium cans should not be sent together with steel and metal scrap, as they go to different downstream recycling providers. If aluminium cans are mixed with steel scrap, everything will be sent to the downstream provider as steel scrap and the aluminium cans will not be recycled.

More thorough sorting may reduce costs.

A SAR employee inspecting a waste facility
GLossary

Get an overview of technical terms and codes used in the waste management guide

The waste guide uses technical terms and codes to describe how different types of waste should be identified, classified, and handled. This makes it easier to find the correct waste fraction and comply with requirements for sorting, packaging, and delivery.

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