How to correctly sort PMD
What's allowed with PMD?
Plastic packaging

- Bottles and containers
- Dishes, tubs and trays
- Pots and tubes
- Films and bags
- Beverage capsules
Metal packaging

- Drinks and food cans
- Aerosols spray cans
- Aluminium trays and dishes
- Lids, tops and crown caps
- Beverage capsules
Drinks cartons

- For milk and fruit juice, but soup or cream, too.
What's not allowed with PMD?

Batteries and electrical appliances

Gas cylinders

Packaging with a childproof closure

Packaging of more than 8 litres

Expanded polystyrene

Other items

Packaging with at least one of these pictograms

Motor oil, lubricants, pesticides, fuels, adhesives, paints and varnishes, silicone sealants packaging
Tips for better recycling
- Empty bottles or other packaging completely.
- Squash plastic bottles flat lengthways, put the lid on and save space in the bag.
- Remove the plastic film from dishes and throw it into the bag separately.
- Remove full body sleeves from teh bottle and throw them separately into the blue bag.
- Do not stack anything.
- Do not put filled bags in the PMD bag.
- Do not attach anything to the outside of the PMD bag.
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