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What should not be thrown away with mixed waste?

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The list below shows what you’re NOT allowed to throw in iSEKK bags or containers.

Electric, treated wood, heavy materials, garden waste, insulation and plaster/drywall

Electric waste, treated wood, heavy materials, garden waste, insulation and plaster/drywall cannot mix with other waste types, but can be picked up if sorted in a separate bag. Deviation fees will be charged where these types of waste are mixed with other waste.

Hazardous waste

Examples of hazardous waste are: Asbestos, paint, solvents, waste oil, batteries, spray cans, glue, cleaning agents, roofing felt, phthalates / floor coverings, vinyl, bathroom panels with pentachlorophenol, insulation with CFC/HCFCs/PUR/XPS, insulating glass windows produced after 1965, liquid waste.

Wet waste

Food waste

Infectious waste

Syringe tips and needles, blood bags and laboratory waste, used bandages etc.

Explosives

Ammunition, dynamite, explosive caps, pressure vessels and fireworks

Radioactive waste

Radioactive substances marked with a radioactive symbol

Refrigerants

All types of refrigerators and freezers

Fire extinguishers

Stored-pressured fire extinguishers and cartridge-operated fire extinguishers

Cables

Cables that are not attached to electrical appliances must be sorted in a separate bag, and is not to be thrown away with other electronical waste.

Batteries

Batteries are extremely flammable and have to be sorted in a separate container. Bigger batteries in electronics like laptops, electric scooter etc. should be sorted in a separate bag with only electronic waste. Please call us if you have any questions regarding batteries.

Tires

All types of tires

Hazardous heavy materials

Concrete / masonry / stone that is assumed to be surface-treated with paint, plaster or other before 1970, must be assumed to contain environmental toxins such as PCBs, zinc, lead and oil emulsions. Demolition materials containing these substances must be treated as Hazardous Waste, and must be declared and delivered to an approved reception.

Asphalt

For disposing of asphalt we can offer containers as this waste-type needs to be taken to a specialized disposal site. Please contact us before throwing asphalt and we will find the best solution for you.

Use only transparent bags

It is no longer allowed to deliver waste in black or coloured trashbags. If trashbags are to be thrown in iSEKK bags or containers, they need to be transparent.

Additional info

However, you can deliver most of these waste types yourself free of charge to your local waste disposal site. Contact them for more information.

We also remind you that if you are going to use iSEKK to get rid of clean waste types such as garden waste, stone or wood, you must NOT throw another type of waste in the same iSEKK as a fee will be calculated for mixed waste on the entire bag.

If, contrary to expectations, you do not follow these guidelines, you will have to calculate an additional fee.

Should you have any questions about this, please contact us on telephone 22656100.

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