• Moosburg
  • 24.07.2025 12:00

The Austrian Recycling Rainbow

RED = PAPER Newspapers, cereal boxes cartons. If it`s made of paper and was used for packaging, it goes in the red bin.

Pleas do not put tissues or dirty napkIns in it!

YELLOW = PLASTIC & METAL PACKAGING Cans, yoghurt pots and foil trays. All types of plastic or metal packaging go in yellow.

No toys, rubber gloves or elektronics!

WHITE = CLEAR GLASS Put clear glass in the white bin - only packaging. Easy!

No ceramics, drinking glasses or window glass!

And don`t forget to remove the lid.

GREEN = COLOURED GLASS Coloured glass should be placed in the green bin - only packaging.

No ceramics, drinking glasses or window glass!

And don`t forget to remove the lid.

BROWN = ORGANIC WASTE Plant-based kitchen waste such as fruit and vegetable scraps, coffee grounds, as well as raw and unseasoned food leftovers.

No cooked food, no meat or fish scraps.

BLACK = RESIDUAL WASTE For example, hygiene products like tissues, diapers, or old toothbrushes, as well as food waste.

No batteries - please collect those separately

Quelle: ÖSTERREICH SAMMELT