Our garbage disposal

Viltorpsbacken has joint waste disposal for residents in the community’s townhouses. The association is charged for the garbage disposal and then distributes the cost evenly among the respective townhouse owners. Remember that we pay for waste collection by weight. The more we recycle, the cheaper the garbage collection becomes.

We have two containers, one for food waste and one for household waste. Bags for sorting out the waste can be picked up from the community’s common storeroom.

Any placement of rubbish outside the container is strictly prohibited.

The following applies to sorting food waste.

It is only permitted to throw away food waste in paper bags. Food waste bags can be collected from the community’s garage.

Examples of food waste

Leftovers of meat, fish and shellfishPasta, riceLeaves of bread, egg shellsLeaves of vegetables, fruitTea leaves, coffee grounds, filters and undyed kitchen paper

This can NOT be placed in the food waste bag

Since the sorted food waste is digested to be able to become biogas and biofertilizer, you cannot put, for example, soil in the food waste bag, as the soil impairs the digestion process. Here are some other examples of things that should not be put in the food waste bag.

Diapers, diapers, washcloths, cotton balls and other hygiene products Dust, vacuum cleaner bags Popsicle sticks, chopsticks Soil, potted plants, garden waste Cat litter Cooking oil/frying oil Snuff, cigarettes, ashes Candles Wine corks, caps

By learning a few simple tricks, it becomes even easier to manage food waste in the kitchen.

Fold down the edge of the food waste bag and the opening will be more stable. Let the food waste drain and feel free to use a sink scraper to get it out of the sink. Dry peel potatoes and root vegetables directly in the food waste bag so the bag does not get so wet. Put used paper towels in the food waste bag and it will absorb up some of the moisture in the bag and reduces the smell and makes the bag drier. If you have seafood leftovers, you can put them in double bags if you want to reduce the smell.

For household waste, everything that should not be returned for recycling is thrown away here. Glass, metal, plastic, newspapers are left at the recycling station. Environmentally hazardous products must of course not be left in the garbage.

It’s important to collect all your household waste in disposable plastic bags to minimize spillage, as we don’t want it to start smelling bad.