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Where does engine oil go?
Used engine oil is hazardous waste: it goes to the recycling centre, or garages and fuel stations take it when you have an oil change.
What to do
- Collect it in a tightly closed can.
- Also take the oil filter and dirty cans to the recycling centre.
What to avoid
- Do not put it in the cooking oil containers.
- Do not pour it down drains or onto the ground: a few litres pollute a huge amount of water.
Why it varies from municipality to municipality
The recycling centre's opening hours and quantity limits vary from municipality to municipality. Each municipality chooses with its operator which bins to use and what can go in them.
This page summarises a general, cautious rule: the real rules vary from municipality to municipality and from operator to operator (colour of bags, accepted waste, days, collection points). If in doubt, what your municipality or the service operator indicates prevails.
Check your municipality's rules
Search for your municipality to see the collection calendar, the recycling centre's opening hours and, where available, the link to the official guide.
Other waste
- Nappies and sanitary pads
- Used cooking oil
- Expired medicines
- Used batteries
- Broken glass, mirrors and ceramics
- Light bulbs
- Furniture, mattresses and bulky waste
- Used clothes and shoes
- Coffee capsules and pods
- Pizza boxes
- Polystyrene
- Dog and cat litter
- Small appliances and electronic devices
- Milk and juice cartons (Tetra Pak)
- Aerosol cans
- Disposable masks and gloves
- Plastic bottles
- Glass bottles and jars
- Cans and tins
- Tin foil and aluminium trays
- Cling film
- Plastic plates and cups
- Plastic cutlery
- Compostable plates and cups
- Shopping bags
- Plastic and metal caps
- Corks
- Receipts
- Baking paper
- Paper tissues and napkins
- Dirty and greasy paper
- Wrapping paper
- Coffee grounds and tea bags
- Bones and fish bones
- Mussel and clam shells
- Fireplace and stove ash
- Grass, leaves and prunings
- Christmas trees
- Christmas lights
- Toys
- Toothbrushes
- Pens and markers
- CDs, DVDs and videotapes
- Chewing gum
- Cigarette butts
- Medicine blister packs
- Syringes and needles
- Thermometers
- Mobile phones and chargers
- Cartridges and toner
- Paints and solvents
- Tyres
- Rubble and debris
- Fruit crates
- Pots and pans
- Umbrellas
- Clothes hangers
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