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Waste sorting at Keflavík airport

Information about waste sorting for operators and staff

General waste

All non-recyclable waste, e.g. disposable gloves, duckt tape, pens, sanitary pads and diapers. Put general waste in press container marked General waste.

Instructional video for General waste

Almennt sorp

Almennt sorp

GENERAL WASTE

ODPADY OGÓLNE

Corrugated cardboard

All clean and dry cardboard. Put all cardboard in press container marked Cardboard.

Instructional video for Corrugated cardboard

Bylgjupappi

Bylgjupappi

CORRUGATED CARDBOARD

TEKTURA FALISTA

Packaging plastic

Wrap of pallet loads and clean clear plastic bags. Put these plastic in the plastic cylinder.

Instructional video for Packaging plastic

UMBÚÐAPLAST

UMBÚÐAPLAST

Packaging plastic

SILOS NA MATERIAŁY OPAKOWANIOWE

Light bulbs

All unbroken light bulbs. Put in black bin marked Light bulbs.

Instructional video for Light bulbs

LJÓSAPERUR

LJÓSAPERUR

Light bulbs

ZARÓWKI

Plastic

All hard plastics, food containers, trays and plastic buckets. Put in green bins marked Endurvinnsluefni.

Instructional video for plastic

PLAST

PLAST

Plastic

PLASTIK

Organic waste

All foodwaste. Put foodwaste directly into the bin or in a corn starch bag.

Instructional video for Organic waste.

LÍFRÆNN ÚRGANGUR

LÍFRÆNN ÚRGANGUR

ORGANIC WASTE

ODPADY ORGANICZNE

Scrap metal

All metals e.g. coffee kegs, cans and steel and metallic cutlery. Put in black bin marked Metals.

KAFFIKÚTAR OG BROTAMÁLMAR

KAFFIKÚTAR OG BROTAMÁLMAR

Scrap metal

PUSZKI PO KAWIE I INNE ODPADY METALOWE

Glass and porcelain

All broken glass and porcelain. Put in a black bin marked Glass and porcelain.

Instructional video for Glass and porcelain

GLER OG POSTULÍN

GLER OG POSTULÍN

Glass and porcelain

SZKŁO I PORCELANE

Small electronics

All electronics that fit into the electronic bin, keyboard, computers, coffee makers, phones e.t.c. Operators take bigger electronics themselves to Kalka.

Instructional video for Small electronics

MINNI RAFTÆKI

MINNI RAFTÆKI

Small electronics

POJEMNIK NA ODPADY ELEKTRONICZNE

Batteries

All batteries. Put directly into the battery bin.

RAFHLÖÐUR

RAFHLÖÐUR

Batteries

BATERIE

Hazardous waste

All bottles and cans with hazard signs on. Also used cooking oil.

Instrucional video for Hazardous waste

Spilliefni

Spilliefni

Hazardous waste

TŁUSZCZ JADALNY

Bottles and cans

All drinking bottles and cans and unbroken glass bottles. Put bottles and cans in a bag into specially marked bin in the waste storage.

Skilagjaldsskyldar umbúðir

Skilagjaldsskyldar umbúðir

Bottles and cans

Butelki i puszki


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