Waste and recycling

In Sønderborg Municipality, S ONFOR handles waste and recycling. If you have any questions regarding waste containers, emptying, extra bags, etc., please contact:

SONFOR at www.sonfor.dk or by phone 88 43 53 00

Sønderborg Municipality is the authority in the waste area and complaints about SONFOR's handling can be sent to the municipality at affald@sonderborg.dk.

Sønderborg Municipality waste schemes are being continuously developed, upcoming initiatives can be found in the Waste Plan 2025-2036

How often does my waste bin get emptied?

In Sønderborg Municipality, the food and residual waste container is emptied every 14 days. We offer weekly emptying for flats without space and for all homes during the summer period.

The other two containers in the recycling scheme are emptied every four weeks.

See when your garbage or recycling container will be emptied or sign up for text message service.

You must ensure that the garbage collector can easily empty your containers for daily waste and recycling between the hours of 7 a.m. and 18 p.m.

What should I do if my waste container has not been emptied or broken?

Report an error/deviation regarding your container to SONFOR.

How should I sort my waste?

On SONFOR's website you will find a waste sorting guide.

What should I do with bulky waste?

Sønderborg Municipality does not have a bulky waste collection scheme with collection from households.

Instead, bulky waste and other waste must be delivered to one of SONFOR's eight recycling sites.

Where can I find the recycling sites in Sønderborg Municipality and their opening hours?

See the recycling centers in Sønderborg and their opening hours, as well as the recycling stores and the recycling market.

You have the opportunity to visit the recycling centers outside normal opening hours if you are registered for the access365 scheme.

What should I do with my construction waste?

In Denmark, as a developer, you must report your construction waste and waste no later than two weeks before you start a renovation or demolition project if:

• A project produces more than 1 ton of waste
• The construction project includes the replacement of double glazing from the period 1950 to 1977

If the work generates dust or noise, you must also report the temporary activity.

All notifications must be accompanied by a building survey, which before the start of the project reviews the building for content of problematic substances, eg PCBs, chlorinated paraffins, PAHs, asbestos and heavy metals in paints and building parts. Most painted surfaces contain contaminants and should be examined, preferably by a professional consultant. 

When demolishing carports, greenhouses or buildings with untreated masonry, mapping may not be necessary.

Contact Business and Waste for guidance at +45 88 72 43 80.