In BIR municipalities, you can separate all types of waste, but different types of housing may have different waste solutions.
The standard solution in BIR is three bins for properties with their own waste solution:
- 140-liter bin for residual waste emptied weekly. Residual waste is placed in regular plastic bags and securely tied.
- 140-liter bin for food waste emptied every other week. Food waste is delivered in special paper bags available for free at selected stores.
- 140- or 240-liter bin for paper, cardboard, and beverage cartons emptied every 4 weeks. Paper waste is placed loosely in the bin.
- BIR bags for plastic packaging can be obtained at most grocery stores, and you place the bags next to the paper bin as this is collected on the same day every 4 weeks.
Find collection days by entering your address:
Different waste solutions when you don't have separate bins outside for recycling:
In housing cooperatives, various waste sorting solutions are used for the property. This could be ground-level containers, large bins, or modern underground waste solutions accessed with key cards. One such modern system could be the underground waste system in Bergen city center. When moving into a property with duch a waste solutions, you must obtain information about the waste management system from the landlord and acquire any necessary key cards.
If you live in Bergen and there are no bins outside to recycle paper waste, plastic packaging or food waste, you can use public/shared containers. For locoation of the public containers, click to see map.
Cardboard and paper
- Clean cardboard and paper
- Beverage cartons
- Cartons for sauces, pudding etc.
- Newspapers and advertising
- Magazines
- Cardboard packaging for pizzas, cereal etc.
- This is to be thrown in the paper bin or container for paper.
Plastic packaging
- Clean plastic packaging for ketchup, meat, soap etc.
- Plastic cans and cups
- Plastic bags and foil
- Plastic packaging for electronics etc.
Food waste
- Peels and scraps from fruits and vegetables
- Bread and bakery products
- Fish bones and skin
- Coffee filters and grounds (should be dried)
- Eggshells
To dispose of food waste, you will need paper bags and a basket with ventilation holes. Use the basket provided by BIR. The ventilation holes will help reduce moisture in the food waste and slow down its decomposition, resulting in less odor and spillage.
Residual waste
- Soiled plastic and paper
- Wrapping paper and ribbons
- Napkins
- Damaged clothing and shoes
- Diapers
- Styrofoam
- Broken ceramics and glassware
- Broken non-electric toys
- Non-packaging plastics
Electronics
- Home appliances
- Light bulbs and fluorescent tubes
- Electric toothbrushes
- Phones
- Watches
- Electric toys
- Computers
- Phones
- Remote control, chargers and wires
- Radio and CD Players
- Batteries
- Lamps
You can bring this to shops that sell the same kind of product or to one of our recycling stations or the recycling buss.
Hazardous waste
- Batteries
- Spray cans
- Paint
- Glue
- Oil
- Light bulbs
- Fluorescent tubes
- Chemicals and harsh cleaning products
You can bring this to one of our recycling stations or the recycling buss. Click to see map
Glass and metal packaging
- Cans
- Lids and caps in meta
- Aluminium trays and foil
- Wine bottles
- Jars for jam, sauces, babyfood etc.
You can bring this to public/shared containers.These are placed outside different grocery stores and other places. Click to see map