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 |
