How to correctly dispose of waste in your country

Type of waste	Collection system
Plastics / Composite Packaging	Yellow bin
Paper, Cardboard and Paperboard	Red bin
Glass	Green/white bin
Metal	Yellow bin or blue bin, if available
Biodegradable waste	Brown bin
Residual waste	Black bin

Type of waste	Collection system
Plastics / Composite Packaging	Blue bin
Paper, Cardboard and Paperboard	Yellow bin
Glass	Green bin
Metal	Bag
Biodegradable waste	Brown bin
Residual waste	Grey/black bin

Type of waste	Collection system
Plastics / Composite Packaging	Collection points / yellow containers
Paper, Cardboard and Paperboard	Blue containers / collection points
Glass	Green contaners / collection points
Metal	Collection points / yellow containers
Biodegradable waste	Brown containers
Residual waste	Containers

Type of waste	Collection system
Plastics / Composite Packaging	Yellow bin / decentralised municipal responsibility
Paper, Cardboard and Paperboard	Blue bin / decentralised municipal responsibility
Glass	Grey bin / "Green Island" in Zagreb /decentralised municipal responsibility
Metal	Yellow bin / decentralised municipal responsibility
Biodegradable waste	Brown bin / private composting / decentralised municipal responsibility
Residual waste	Green bin / decentralised municiapl responsibility

Type of waste	Collection system
Plastics / Composite Packaging	Container islands (yellow bin), door-to-door system, collection points
Paper, Cardboard and Paperboard	Container islands (blue bin), door-to-do system, collection points
Glass	Container islands (green bin), collection points
Metal	Collection points, container islands (grey bin or yellow bin)
Biodegradable waste	Container islands (brown bin), door-to-door system, collection points, composters in households
Residual waste	Black bin

Type of waste	Collection system
Plastics / Composite Packaging	Decentralised municipal responsibility
Paper, Cardboard and Paperboard	Decentralised municipal responsibility
Glass	Decentralised municipal responsibility
Metal	Decentralised municipal responsibility
Biodegradable waste	Decentralised municipal responsibility
Residual waste	Decentralised municipal responsibility

Type of waste	Collection system
Plastics / Composite Packaging	Decentralised municipal responsibility
Paper, Cardboard and Paperboard	Decentralised municipal responsibility
Glass	Decentralised municipal responsibility
Metal	Decentralised municipal responsibility
Biodegradable waste	Decentralised municipal responsibility
Residual waste	Decentralised municipal responsibility

Type of waste	Collection system
Plastics / Composite Packaging	Yellow sorting bin / collection points
Paper, Cardboard and Paperboard	Yellow sorting bin / collection points
Glass	Green glass container / collection points
Metal	Yellow sorting bin / collection points
Biodegradable waste	Bin
Residual waste	Residual bin

Type of waste	Collection system
Plastics / Composite Packaging	Blue bin
Paper, Cardboard and Paperboard	Blue bin
Glass	Blue bin
Metal	Blue bin
Biodegradable waste	Not available
Residual waste	Green bin

Type of waste	Collection system
Plastics / Composite Packaging	Bag / collection points
Paper, Cardboard and Paperboard	Bag / collection points
Glass	Bag / collection points
Metal	Bag / collection points
Biodegradable waste	Not available
Residual waste	Bin

Type of waste	Collection system
Plastics / Composite Packaging	Decentralised municipal responsibility
Paper, Cardboard and Paperboard	Decentralised municipal responsibility
Glass	Decentralised municipal responsibility
Metal	Decentralised municipal responsibility
Biodegradable waste	Decentralised municipal responsibility
Residual waste	Decentralised municipal responsibility

Type of waste	Collection system
Plastics / Composite Packaging	Container island
Paper, Cardboard and Paperboard	Container island
Glass	Container island
Metal	Container island
Biodegradable waste	Bin / collection points
Residual waste	Bin / collection points

Type of waste	Collection system
Plastics / Composite Packaging	Container island
Paper, Cardboard and Paperboard	Container island
Glass	Container island
Metal	Container island
Biodegradable waste	Bin / collection points
Residual waste	Bin / collection points

Type of waste	Collection system
Plastics / Composite Packaging	Decentralised municipal responsibility
Paper, Cardboard and Paperboard	Decentralised municipal responsibility
Glass	Decentralised municipal responsibility
Metal	Decentralised municipal responsibility
Biodegradable waste	Decentralised municipal responsibility
Residual waste	Decentralised municipal responsibility

Type of waste	Collection system
Plastics / Composite Packaging	Yellow bin
Paper, Cardboard and Paperboard	Blue bin
Glass	Container island
Metal	Container island
Biodegradable waste	Not available
Residual waste	Black bin

Type of waste	Collection system
Plastics / Composite Packaging	Yellow bin / container island
Paper, Cardboard and Paperboard	Blue bin / container island
Glass	Green bin / container island
Metal	Collection points
Biodegradable waste	Bin / collection points
Residual waste	Bin / collection points

Type of waste	Collection system
Plastics / Composite Packaging	Yellow bin / container island
Paper, Cardboard and Paperboard	Blue bin / container island
Glass	Yellow bin / container island
Metal	Yellow bin / container island
Biodegradable waste	Bin / collection points
Residual waste	Bin / collection points

Type of waste	Collection system
Plastics / Composite Packaging	Bin for recylable materials
Paper, Cardboard and Paperboard	Bin for recylable materials
Glass	Bin for recylable materials
Metal	Bin for recylable materials
Biodegradable waste	Not available
Residual waste	Bin

Type of waste	Collection system
Plastics / Composite Packaging	Bin / container island
Paper, Cardboard and Paperboard	Bin / container island
Glass	Bin / container island
Metal	Bin / container island
Biodegradable waste	Bin / collection points
Residual waste	Bin / collection points

Type of waste	Collection system
Plastics / Composite Packaging	Yellow bin / black bin with yellow lid / decentralised municipal responsibility
Paper, Cardboard and Paperboard	Blue bin / black bin with blue lid / "Green Island" /decentralised municipal responsibility
Glass	Grey bin / black bin with green lid / "Green Island" / decentralised municipal responsibility
Metal	Yellow bin / black bin with yellow lid / decentralised municipal responsibility
Biodegradable waste	Brown bin / private composting / decentralised municipal responsibility
Residual waste	Green bin/ grey bin / decentralised municipal responsibility

Type of waste	Collection system
Plastics / Composite Packaging	Decentralised municipal responsibility / yellow bin
Paper, Cardboard and Paperboard	Decentralised municipal responsibility / blue bin
Glass	Decentralised municipal responsibility / green bin
Metal	Decentralised municipal responsibility / yellow bin
Biodegradable waste	Decentralised municipal responsibility
Residual waste	Decentralised municipal responsibility / brown or black bin

Type of waste	Collection system
Plastics / Composite Packaging	Bin / container
Paper, Cardboard and Paperboard	Bin / container
Glass	Bin / container
Metal	Bin / container
Biodegradable waste	Bin / container
Residual waste	Bin / container

Type of waste	Collection system
Plastics / Composite Packaging	Yellow bag / Yellow bin / Collection points
Paper, Cardboard and Paperboard	Collection points
Glass	Container / Collection points
Metal	Blue bin / Collection points
Biodegradable waste	Green Bin / Collection points
Residual waste	Bin / container

Type of waste	Collection system
Plastics / Composite Packaging	Not available
Paper, Cardboard and Paperboard	Not available
Glass	Not available
Metal	Not available
Biodegradable waste	Not available
Residual waste	Not available

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