Recycling centres in Lund

Where are the recycling centres in Lund?

Lunds renhållningsverk and Sysav have four recycling centres in Lund municipality, with the opening hours as they were when we read them:

The opening hours change with the season and public holidays. Check with Lunds renhållningsverk and Sysav before you go.

Does the municipality collect bulky waste in Lund?

Only if you live in a house or row house and have a waste collection subscription with Lunds renhållningsverk. The collection costs 238 kr for up to three larger items and 60 kr for each item thereafter, including VAT. The items are collected at the pavement or road on Wednesdays in even weeks, and you can order from the customer service on 046-359 53 90. Furniture, carpets, appliances, TV, bicycles and prams are collected, but not construction waste, kitchen fittings, bathtubs, heat pumps or pianos. If you live in an apartment, the municipality does not collect bulky waste. Ask the landlord or the association, for example, about a shared container for the house.

Source: Lunds renhållningsverk: More waste services for houses and row houses.

Where can I leave hazardous waste and small electronics?

The recycling centres accept hazardous waste such as paint, glue, solvents, oil, fluorescent tubes, spray cans and batteries. Small electronics like lamps, small batteries and mobile phones can also be put in the Samlaren, Sysav's container in stores like ICA Kvantum Tuna, Stora Coop on Traktorvägen and Hemköp in Brunnshög and Dalby. Ordinary residual and food waste are not accepted at the recycling centres.

Source: Lunds kommun: Recycling centres and stations.

Can I leave things for reuse?

Yes. At the recycling centres, you can leave second-hand items that someone else can use. At Gunnesbo and Gastelyckan, you can leave whole and clean clothes, shoes and bags for reuse, and broken or dirty textiles in a separate container. It is Sysav that collects the textiles.

Source: Lunds kommun: Recycling centres and stations.

What applies to hazardous waste, asbestos and impregnated wood at Gastelyckan?

Hazardous waste is accepted by Sysav in the quantity that normally occurs in a household. If you have more, contact Sysav's customer service on 040-635 18 00. The waste must be well packaged, preferably in its original packaging, and if it is in another packaging, you write what it contains. Impregnated wood is considered hazardous waste and is handed in separately from other wood. Sleepers and telephone poles are accepted with a maximum of five per day. Asbestos may have a cross-section of at most 40 times 20 centimeters, must be wrapped in plastic and taped, and you must not divide it on site. More than one square meter costs money and is handed in at Spillepengen in Malmö or Hedeskoga outside Ystad.

Source: Sysav: Gastelyckan recycling centre.

How do I sort construction waste and furniture at Gastelyckan?

Remove the battens from the plasterboards before you put the plaster in its container. Plaster that is attached to tiles is handled separately, so ask the staff. Glass wool, mineral wool and mortar in bags go in the container for what cannot be recycled, but always contact the staff before throwing anything away there. Furniture and mattresses with springs have their own container. Wooden furniture, bookshelves and wardrobes go to wood, and you do not need to remove screws and nails. The staff do not help with unloading appliances, TVs or spring furniture.

Source: Sysav: Gastelyckan recycling centre.

What do I do with the things that are not coming with me?

Our advice is to sort out what you are not taking with you when you start packing, and take it to a recycling centre before moving day. Then the removal company only carries and drives what is coming along, and the working time gets shorter.

More about the procedure in step 3, pack, and everything else about the move in Lund in move to Lund step by step.