Waste collected on Bornholm at private homes and summer cottages is sifted into six categories. Types of waste not fitting any of these must be disposed of at one of the island’s waste recycling stations (”Genbrugsplads”).
Take care! Protruding, pointed and sharp-edged items need to be packed up conscientiously, in order to avoid injury.
Paper
Where to put it:
Into the green plastic waste container with wheels.
What will happen to the waste paper:
Paper can be recycled for use in new paper products, which is how nature’s scarce resources can be saved.
Yes! We gladly receive:
Newspapers, commercial leaflets, glossy periodicals, (window) envelopes, sheet paper, etc.
No, we would rather not receive:
Wet paper and paper which has been in direct touch with food
Household Waste
Where to put it:
Into the black (or red) waste bag with the ”BOFA” logo, fitted into the waste bag stand.
What will happen to the household waste?
The household waste is burnt up in BOFA’s incineration plant in Rønne, which converts waste into district heating. Many valuable resources are thereby destroyed.
Yes! We glady receive:
Kitchen waste, milk cartons, shampoo bottles, food packing, etc. .
No, we would rather not receive:
Reusable waste or waste that needs to be disposed of in other ways for further sifting. Please take it to one of the island’s waste recycling stations (”genbrugsplads”) if needed.
Cardboard
Where to put it:
Into the green plastic waste container with wheels
What will happen to the discarded cardboard:
Cardboard can be recycled for use in new cardboard products, which is how nature’s scarce resources can be saved.
Yes! We gladly receive:
Cardboard boxes, egg trays made from cardboard, shoe boxes, packing residue, etc.
No, we would rather not receive:
Pizza boxes, wet cardboard and cardboard which has been in direct touch with food
Small Electronics
Where to put it:
Into a see-through bag (up to 4 l) and on top of the lid of the household waste bag stand
What will happen to the small electronics:
Most of the materials used in small electronics can be recycled, which contributes to preventing a depletion of rare natural resources.
Yes! We gladly receive:
Cell phones, remote control units, electric toothbrushes, etc.
No, we would rather not receive:
(Flat) screens, vacuum cleaners, computers
Clothings, shoes and textiles
Where to put it:
Into the green plastic container with wheels
What will happen with clothing, shoes and textiles?
Clothes and textiles will be sifted by hand and recycled or reused. When recycled, textile fibres are used for new textile products or insulating fill. BOFA would kindly ask you to drop clothes which are well kept or even new at a thrift shop or a garage sale. Most thrift shops are run by charities (Blå Kors, Sudan genbrug, Indre Mission). After open hours you may even just leave it, packed in a plastic bag, in front of the shop’s door.
Yes! We gladly receive:
• Used-up clothes with holes
• Clothes, underwear
• Textile items
No, we would rather not receive:
• Clothes which are in a good state – give it to a thrift shop or garage sale instead
• Bed blankets, pillows and garden furniture cushions
• Loose clothing items not put in a bag
Batteries
Where to put it:
Into a see-through bag (up to 4 l) on top of the lid of the household waste bag stand
What will happen to batteries:
Most materials in batteries can be recycled, which contributes to preventing depletion of rare natural resources.
Yes! We gladly receive:
Common batteries, rechargeable batteries (from cell phones, etc.), button cells
No, we would rather not receive:
Car and motorcycle batteries and rechargeable batteries from electric bicycles
The following categories of waste are collected directly at homes and summer cottages on Bornholm:
Cardboard and paper is collected from the green plastic containers with wheels.
Clothing and textiles can also be put into the green plastic container, together with cardboard and paper.
BOFA would kindly ask you to give well kept or even completely new clothing or textile items to a thrift shop or a garage sale. Thrift shops are usually run by charities (Blå Kors, Sudan genbrug, Indre Mission). After closing hours you may even drop your contribution in front of the door of such a shop, provided you put it in a bag.
Batteries can be put inside a see-through bag of up to 4 litres volume and put on top of the lid of the household waste bag stand.
Small electronics can also be put inside a see-through bag of up to 4 litres volume and put on top of the lid of the household waste bag stand.
The remaining household waste is put inside the black bag with the ”BOFA” logo on it (please do not use other black plastic bags), which is (or needs to be) fitted inside its stand. Should the black bag fill up, you are free to use the red variant of this ”BOFA” bag, which in summer cottages you usually will find inside the kitchen sink cupboard. Just tie it up after filling and put it next to the stand.
Waste not fitting any of these six categories please dispose of at bulk waste collections (”storskraldsindsamling”) or on one of the island’s waste recycling stations (”genbrugsplads”, click on this link for opening hours).