Turn your food waste into clean energy

Now it’s time to start recycling your food waste

You have received a new kitchen waste bin for sorting food waste in the kitchen. It is made of 100 % recycled plastic and can be mounted on the inside of a cabinet door – or you can place it in the sink while preparing vegetables.

The bin has been provided with 100 green bin bags made of recycled plastic. These bags will be disposed of during pretreatment of the waste, so that the plastic does not contaminate the final product. When you need more bags, contact the building caretaker or the person in charge of waste disposal at your building.

Food waste must be disposed of in these green bags – and you may not use these bags to dispose of any other type of waste. You must buy your own bags for standard waste (milk cartons, crisps bags, nappies, butter tubs, tin cans, flour bags, etc). Special containers for food waste are now found in your courtyard.

If you choose to use a different kitchen waste bin for your food waste, you can return the green bin provided to you at your local library or the Recycling Station so that somebody else can put it to use.

From food waste to biogas and fertiliser

About 40 % of an ordinary bin bag consists of food waste. Instead of incinerating the food waste with the rest of the household waste, you will now sort it for use in the production of biogas and fertiliser. The food waste will be sent to a biogas plant, where it will be processed. The biogas can be utilised in the natural gas grid for the production of electricity, heat and transport fuel – and it is a CO2-neutral source of energy. The remaining by-product of this food waste will be used as a substitute for artificial fertiliser in commercial agriculture. In 2019, we recycled 31% of citizens’ waste. By now collecting your potato skins, chicken bones and all of your other food waste, we expect to reach our goal of recycling 50 % of household waste before 2022. Read more about how food waste is utilised to produce carbon-neutral energy and natural fertiliser on gladsaxe.dk/affald.

Food waste?

Yes please:

• Fruit and vegetables
• Grain, corn, rice, pasta and bread
• Eggs and eggshells
• Coffee grounds and coffee filters
• Tea leaves and tea bags
• Meat, fish, bones, cold cuts
• Gravy and fats
• Spoiled food
• Used paper towels and cut flowers

No thank you:

• Dinner napkins
• Potted plants
• Animal litter
• Garden waste

This is not a complete list.