The holiday season brings joy and celebration – but it also generates a lot of waste. By making thoughtful choices when shopping, you can reduce waste. Think ahead about items you can reuse next Christmas.
To help you sort holiday waste, we’ve listed the most common types of waste from Christmas and New Year’s celebrations. If you don’t find what you are looking for, check out our comprehensive sorting guide .
Wishing you a Merry Sorting Christmas and a Happy New Sustainable Year 2025! Join us to celebrate Stormossen’s 40th anniversary by sorting your waste.
Information about emptyings of waste bins, customer service and the waste reception stations openinghours during the holidays can be found here.
Christmas food
Waste: Sorting: Aluminium molds Metal Box of chocolate Cardboard packages Fat from ham (packed in an empty milk jar) Biowaste Fish waste Biowaste Food waste Biowaste Glass jars from herring, jam or jelly Glass packages Ham bone Biowaste Ham netting Mixed waste Ham oven bag Mixed waste Metal lids from glass jars Metal Metal tube Metal Mulled wine bottle Glass packages Mulled wine packaging Cardboard packages Pad in a box of chocolate Cardboard packages Paper napkins Biowaste Preserve tin Metal Thick napkins that do not tear when wet Mixed waste Wrapping plastic around a box of chocolate and its praline tray Plastic packages
Christmas lights and lamps
Waste: Sorting: Batteries (note: Tape over the poles of batteries) Batteries Cemetery memorial candles (both glass and plastic) Mixed waste Christmas tree lighting Electronic waste Electric candelabra Electronic waste LED-light bulb or -candle Electronic waste Light string Electronic waste Marchall Metal Metal lid from cemetery memorial candles Metal Stearin candles and candle-ends Mixed waste Tealight’s aluminium cup Metal
Christmas decorations
Waste: Sorting: Advent calendar in paper Cardboard packages Christmas post card Paper Christmas tree Garden waste collection at waste reception station (or separate collection) Christmas tree decoration Mixed waste Christmas tree stand Metal Flowers and soil Biowaste Flower basket Mixed waste Flower packaging of newspaper Paper Flower plastic packaging Plastic packages Flower wrapping paper Carton packages Plastic Christmas Tree Metal The cardboard packaging of the Advent calendar Cardboard packages The plastic packaging of the Advent calendar Plastic packages
Christmas gifts
Waste: Sorting: Cardboard box Cardboard packages Cellophane Mixed waste Gift paper and lace Mixed waste Polystyrene packaging Plastic packages Sticky tape Mixed waste
New Year’s Eve
Waste: Sorting: Food waste Biowaste Garbage from fireworks Mixed waste New Year’s melting tin Hazardous waste Paper napkins Biowaste Sparkler Metal Thick napkins that do not tear when wet Mixed waste Unused fireworks Save for next year or return to seller
