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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 Metal

    The part collected at recycling centres (i.e. not mixed with glass) is taken to Bornholms Produkthandelwhere it is broken down. The metal is then sent to H. J. Hansen Recycling in Odense. Here it is generally sorted into metal types and melted down for recycling. recycling.

  • What's happening with Medium 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 Fluorescent tubes

    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, Stena Recycling) hired by the manufacturer is responsible for the reuse, recycling, recovery or disposal of the fraction after collection/storage.

  • What happens with light sources

    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, Stena Recycling) hired by the manufacturer is responsible for the reuse, recycling, recovery or disposal of the fraction after collection/storage.

  • What happens with Lithium batteries

    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 (ERP, European Recycling Denmark) hired by the manufacturer is responsible for the reuse, recycling, recovery or disposal of the fraction after collection/storage.

  • What's happening with Wires & Cables

    Collected at recycling centres and subsequently picked up at BOFA of Bornholms Produkthandelfrom where they are forwarded to H. J. Hansen Recycling in Odense. Here they are granulated and sorted as copper and plastic. Copper is melted down and reused in cable production, while the plastic is typically recycled as stands for road signs etc.

  • What's happening with refrigeration equipment

    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 Kompost

    Available for free at BOFAs garden waste sites.

  • What happens with clinical risk waste

    E.g. needle boxes and medicine leftovers. Collected by BOFA around the island at dentists, medical centres, etc. The waste is sent to ARC (Amager Resource Centre)where it is incinerated at the right temperature, eliminating the risk of infection etc.

  • What's happening with Earth

    Collected at recycling centres and collected at the mapping site (soil reception area) in Rønne. Soil samples then determine where the soil ends up. Clean soil goes to cover the landfill. Slightly contaminated soil and slightly oil-contaminated soil is currently stored in Nexø Lystskov. Heavily contaminated soil is deposited at the landfill in Rønne. Heavily oil-contaminated soil is cleaned in Rønne using horse manure and subsequently analysed again. The new analyses indicate where the cleaned soil ends up afterwards.

  • What happens with impregnated wood

    Collected at recycling centres and sent via Gemidan for incineration in Germany, as Danish legislation prohibits the burning of impregnated wood without a special authorisation from the Danish Environmental Protection Agency.

  • What happens with Rigid PVC

    Stored for a short time before being sold via Danfibre to Poisibi Nyborg, where it is coarsely sorted, broken down and pressed into bales. It is then sent to the company, Fierce in the Netherlands, where it is finely sorted, granulated and sold on for recycling - for example, for the production of sewer pipes.