What happens to your sorted waste

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

Non-highly dusty asbestos and asbestos-containing asbestos is collected at the recycling centre in Rønne and disposed of separately at BOFAs landfill in Rønne

The asphalt is stored at the recycling centre until it can be forwarded to RGS Nordic in Gadstrup, where it is recycled into new asphalt.

The fraction is covered by producer responsibility legislation. BOFA is therefore only responsible for the collection and short-term storage of the fraction.

The manufacturer, or company (ERP, European Recycling Denmark) hired by the producer is responsible for the fraction being recycled, reused, recovered or disposed of after collection/storage.

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).

After receipt at BOFA's scale in Rønne, they are deposited at the landfill in Rønne.

Big bags collected at recycling centres are sold via Danbørs to the business, RPV plastic Aukrug in Germany, where they are recycled.

Car batteries collected at recycling centres are taken to Bornholms Produkthandelfrom where they are forwarded to Boliden AB in Gothenburg. Here they are reprocessed for recycling.

It is transported to a receiving facility in Rønne, where it is broken down and sold as recyclable stabilisers (stable base for pavements such as roads, paths and driveways).

Soft PVC, Collected at recycling centres, intermediate storage at BOFA in Rønne before being deposited at the landfill in Rønne.

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

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

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

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)

Hazardous waste collection at BOFA of STENA Recycling (located on Funen), sorting the waste. Some is separated and recycled, such as spray cans, while others are destroyed by incineration, such as pesticides.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

As of 1 October 2025, 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/balling.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Available for free at BOFAs garden waste sites.

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.

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.

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.

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.

As of 1 October 2025, the fraction is covered by producer responsibility legislation. BOFA is then only responsible for the collection and baling 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/balling.

After short-term storage at Fugato in Balka, the food waste is sent by lorry to Gemidan in Ølstykke, where it is bio-gasified. The plastic bags in which the waste is delivered are sorted out on arrival at the plant on Zealand.

The biogas is used to produce heat and electricity. The residual product is used by agriculture as bio-compost.

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.

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.

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.

As of 1 October 2025, the fraction is partially covered by producer responsibility legislation. BOFA will then only be partially responsible for the collection and baling of the fraction.

The producer, or a company hired by the producer, is responsible for the recycling or reuse of the part of the waste fraction that contains packaging cardboard after collection/balling.

The remaining part of the fraction is sold via Danfibre to Skjern paper factorywhere it is recycled into new cardboard products.

OBS: Cardboard must be clean and dry, as wet or dirty cardboard, e.g. greasy pizza boxes, can ruin the recycling of clean and dry cardboard.

As of 1 October 2025, the fraction is partially covered by producer responsibility legislation. BOFA will then only be partially responsible for the collection and baling of the fraction.

The producer, or a company hired by the producer, is responsible for recycling or reusing the part of the waste fraction that contains packaging paper after collection/balling.

The remaining part of the fraction is sold via Danfibre to Skjern paper factorywhere it is recycled into new paper products.

Delivered to BOFA's recycling centre in Vestermarie, where it is shredded. It is then deposited via Danfibre to Skjern paper factorywhere it is recycled into new paper products.

Collected via the scale in Rønne and deposited at BOFAs landfill in Rønne.

As of 1 October 2025, the fraction is covered by producer responsibility legislation. BOFA is then only responsible for the collection and baling 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/balling.

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/balling.

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

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).

Collected at recycling centres and transported to a receiving facility in Rønne, where it is broken down and sold as recycled stable (stable base for pavements such as roads, paths and driveways). However, it requires slightly heavier crushing equipment than normal reinforced concrete.

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

Collected at recycling centres and checked before storage. It is then utilised in BOFAs incinerator and is exchanged via RVV to district heating in Rønne.

Collected at recycling centres where it is checked and broken down before storage. It is then utilised in BOFAs energy plant and exchanged via RVV to district heating in Rønne.

Collected at households and then utilised in BOFAs energy plant and exchanged via RVV to district heating in Rønne.

Collected at recycling centres and stored. The waste is then sent to Norrecco in Copenhagen, where it is reused in e.g. large concrete "Lego" bricks for cubicle partitioning.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

Textile waste is pre-sorted and stored in Rønne. From here it is sent to WastePlus in Næstved, where it is finely sorted and forwarded for reuse, recycling or recovery.

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

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.

Received at BOFA in Rønne and deposited.

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.

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.