Collection and sorting guidance
Purple bag
Clean plastic packaging. Rinse only when needed to remove residue.
Green bag
Food waste, including accepted kitchen scraps and food-soiled paper specified by the city.
Ordinary bag
Residual waste that is neither recyclable nor food waste.
Separate routes
Paper/cardboard, glass/metal packaging, bulky, hazardous and electrical waste use dedicated collection or recycling stations.
Bin and bag colours
Use the labels and instructions supplied by the local service. The colours below apply only within the scope stated for each stream.
Purple bag — Plastic packaging
Clean accepted plastic packaging
Oslo optical bag-sorting systemGreen bag — Food waste
Accepted food scraps
Oslo optical bag-sorting systemOrdinary bag — Residual waste
Non-recyclable household waste
Oslo optical bag-sorting systemBefore you dispose of an item
- Tie purple and green bags with a double knot.
- Do not place loose or oversized waste in the shared bag-sorting container.
- Use a recycling station for bulky, hazardous and larger special items.