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All questions and answers

BOFA takes the waste. But where do I hand in my used tyres? Can they have rims on them? What do I do with the half a can of paint that was left over?

We have collected the most frequently asked questions here. Click and see the answer.

At the bottom of the page, we have a direct email to BOFA's waste experts if you can't find the answer on the page.

Frequently asked questions

  • What's happening with Precious Metal

    Send to H. J. Hansen Recycling in Odense, where it is sorted into metal types and melted down for recycling.

  • What happens with ceramic glass

    Send together with Sanitary & Porcelain to Norrecco in Copenhagen, where it is reused in e.g. large concrete "Lego" bricks for cubicle partitioning.

  • What's happening with TV & monitors

    The fraction is covered by producer responsibility legislation. BOFA is therefore only responsible for the collection and short-term storage of the fraction. The producer, or company (Elretur, H. J. Hansen) hired by the manufacturer is responsible for the reuse, recycling, recovery or disposal of the fraction after collection/storage.

  • What happens with Municipal Waste (often confidential)

    E.g. confiscated drugs/plants, confiscated contraband, invasive plants, destruction of dead animals with zoonotic diseases (which can spread between animals and humans). Delivered directly to the energy plant's waste hopper and utilised. There is no further risk of human contact with the municipal waste.

  • What happens with windows

    Collected at recycling centres and stored before being sent to RGS Nordic in Herlufmagle, where some of the materials are recycled, such as wood and glass. What cannot be recycled is recovered through incineration or landfill.

  • What happens with heavy metal/chemical contaminated soil and sweeping waste

    Received at BOFA in Rønne and deposited.

  • What happens with tree impacts over 80 cm in diameter

    Collected at recycling centres and via BOFAs weight. Shredded and composted in Rønne. The sieve residue (which is the part that was not sufficiently composted, e.g. larger branches) is used for incineration.

  • What's happening with Wood for recycling

    Collected at recycling centres and collected in Rønne. Shredded and sent to Kronospan in Jutland, where it is recycled into new chipboard.

  • What's happening with Large Electronics

    The fraction is covered by producer responsibility legislation. BOFA is therefore only responsible for the collection and short-term storage of the fraction. The producer, or company (Elretur, H. J. Hansen) hired by the manufacturer is responsible for the reuse, recycling, recovery or disposal of the fraction after collection/storage.

  • What's happening with Stone & Gravel

    Collected at recycling centres and transported to a reception facility in Rønne, where it is broken down and sold as a recycling stable (stable base for surfaces such as roads, paths and driveways).

  • What happens to waste oil delivered in a tanker

    Collected at the hazardous waste transfer station in Rønne and then sent to Avista Oilwhich cleans/refines the oil and reuses it for new oil products.

  • What happens with Slam

    Received via BOFAs weight in Rønne and is subsequently deposited at the landfill in Rønne. The liquid part runs through the "landfill pile" and is then "captured" together with rainwater etc. (called leachate). The leachate is sent for treatment at a wastewater treatment plant.