Collection and sorting guidance
Blue
Clean paper and cardboard.
Yellow
Metals, plastics and multi-material packaging.
Green
Container glass accepted by the city guide.
Brown and black
Bio-waste uses brown; remaining non-recyclable household waste uses mixed residual.
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.
Blue — Paper
Clean paper and cardboard
Warsaw municipal systemYellow — Metals and plastics
Metals, plastics and multi-material packaging
Warsaw municipal systemGreen — Glass
Container glass
Warsaw municipal systemBrown — Biowaste
Accepted kitchen and garden biowaste
Warsaw municipal systemBlack — Mixed waste
Non-recyclable household waste
Warsaw municipal systemBefore you dispose of an item
- Empty packaging; it does not need to be washed unless heavily contaminated.
- Crush bottles and fold cardboard to reduce volume.
- Take medicines, thermometers and hazardous household waste to designated facilities.