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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 happens to whole bricks

    Collected at recycling centres and stored before being sent to Old bricks in Svendborg, where they are cleaned and sold as recycled bricks for construction. BOFA expects to be able to clean and sell bricks itself from April 2026.

  • What happens with Garden Waste

    Collected at recycling centres and households. Composted and sorted in Rønne. Screenings are used for incineration.

  • What happens with mixed glass/metal

    Collected at households and collected in Vestermarie.

    As of 1 October, the fraction is covered by producer responsibility legislation. BOFA is then only responsible for the collection and packaging of the fraction. The producer, or a company hired by the producer, is responsible for ensuring that the fraction is recycled or reused after collection/packaging

  • What happens with Gypsum

    The plaster is collected at the recycling centres and transported to Vestermarie where it is sent to Norrecco on Zealand. Here, the materials are recycled in the production of new plasterboard.

  • What's happening with Recycling

    The collected items can be collected free of charge from the container by citizens and businesses who can reuse the items for whatever they want.

  • What happens with frying fat

    Collected and managed by Fugato. Is then biogasified at Bigadan in Aakirkeby.

  • What happens with Flamingo (EPS)

    Flamingo collected via the recycling centres is transported to Vestermarie where it is pressed, balled up and forwarded to Proof in Hedensted. At Proof the polystyrene is reprocessed and used in the manufacture of new products, such as insulation boards.

  • What's happening with fishing nets and trawls

    Collected at the recycling centres and transported to BOFA's storage facility in Rønne. Here it is stored until there is a suitable quantity. A decision is then made as to whether the waste should be deposited in Rønne or, if possible, sent for recycling.

  • What happens with tyres

    The tyres are sent on to GENEVA in Viborg for recycling recycling, e.g. rubber tiles for sports facilities and playgrounds.

  • What happens with Donation for recycling

    Items from the recycling container are sold in the municipality's recycling shop or donated to Bornholm organisations for direct recycling. In Rønne, the items go to BRK recycling shop, Kirkens Korshær and Bornholmergarden. Read more about Recycling agreement Rønne here.

    At the other recycling centres, the items from the donation containers go to:

    • Nexø: Svaneke Sports Club (SIK)
    • Aakirkeby: Aakirkeby Idrætsforening (AAIF)
    • Olsker: Klemensker Idrætsforening (KIF)
    • Hasle: Klemensker Idrætsforening (KIF)
    • Østermarie: Østermarie Sports Association (ØIF)
  • What happens with landfill waste

    Landfillable waste is deposited at BOFAs landfill in Rønne, after sorting out mis-sorted recyclable waste fractions.

  • What's happening with Byggegenbrug

    The collected items can be collected free of charge from the container by citizens and companies who can reuse them in other construction projects.