How to sort your trash

Aluminum and tin  

Aluminum and tin

• What to include ? Aluminum cans, tubes, trays, and foil, as well as empty aerosol cans, items in aluminum (pans, strainers, etc.), and tin cans (canned food, animal food, etc.)
• Collection : Most municipalities have containers for collecting aluminum and tin packaging. Tis packaging can also be left with certain businesses.  

More information about aluminum and tin recycling

Coffee capsules  

• What to include ? Aluminum capsules are collected separately. Special collection containers are available at certain municipal recycling centers and at various specialized shops. Plastic capsules must be thrown away with incinerable waste.

• Collection : Certain municipalities provide containers for collecting coffee capsules.
  Find a collection location

More information about recycling coffee capsules

PET  

• What to include ? All PET drink bottles, but not other PET packaging, which must be thrown away with incinerable waste (oil bottles, vinegar bottles…).

• Warning : Milk bottles are not made of PET plastic but PE, and must be thrown in the garbage.

• Collection : Most municipalities as well as large retailers provide containers for collecting PET bottles.

More information about PET recycling

Textiles  

• The collection of textiles benefits various charity organizations serving the poor. Most municipalities provide containers for textile collection. Textiles can also be deposited directly with charities.

• Which textiles are reused :

  • wearable clothing in good condition only

  • clean clothes
    No damaged clothes

More information about textile recycling