How do you find your nearest recycling station and its opening hours?
The national map, local opening hours and tips for your visit.
Short answer
You can find your nearest recycling station on the map of the national sorting guide Sortere, and then check its opening hours on your municipality's or waste company's website. Sortere is run by the foundation LOOP, and its map also shows return points, mobile stations and places for hazardous waste. Opening hours differ between stations.
Why
- On the Sortere map you first choose your municipality and can then filter by recycling stations, return points, cabin waste points, mobile stations, hazardous waste and points for broken leisure boats.
- Oslo kommune has its own page for each of its five large stations, Grefsen, Grønmo, Haraldrud, Ryen and Smestad, showing the opening schedule for the coming weeks.
- Renovasjon i Grenland shows today's opening hours for its stations Pasadalen, Eik and Rødmyr on the front page of its website.
Details
In Oslo, Grønmo, Haraldrud and Smestad close at 16:30 on Fridays. Oslo kommune also warns that queues often last until closing time, so arriving before closing does not guarantee that you get in. Tuesday to Thursday mornings are the quietest times.
Tip
Check what you need to bring: in Oslo the large stations require a GjenbruksID for free delivery, while the small and mobile stations do not.
What may differ
Rules and prices differ between municipalities: Oslo, for example, gives its residents 20 visits a year at no extra cost to the large stations, while people from other municipalities must pay.
People also ask
- Where is my nearest recycling centre in Norway?
Sources
- Sortere: find where to deliver wasteChecked at:
- Sortere: national sorting guideChecked at:
- Oslo kommune: all recycling stationsChecked at:
- Oslo kommune: when the recycling stations are busyChecked at:
- Renovasjon i GrenlandChecked at:
Opening hours change, so check the station's website before you go.
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