Some for Christmas: Christmas figurine is for reuse

Extra staff have been called in at the recycling center in Aabenraa - among other things to help people sort through the waste.

Driftskoordinator Mette Bøtchier Petersen from Arwos reports high activity at the recycling center in Aabenraa. (Photo: © Lars Paaske, DR) 30 minutes ago

Cars in a steady stream, often with a trailer attached, roll into recycling centers these days. In the days after Christmas, many use the time to clean up at home, which means extra activity at waste containers and recycling stations.

"We have called extra staff in these days - especially to take care of paper sorting, where there is really a lot of activity," says driftskoordinator Mette Bøtchier Petersen at Arwos' recycling center in Aabenraa.

> If people are unaware of what to do with items, they are put in one bin at a time. Workers must be patient and have the "yes-hat" on.

> Mette Bøtchier Petersen, driftskoordinator, Arwos

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Christmas decorations are also being discarded

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People use the Christmas holiday to clean up at home. Trailers with used furniture roll onto the site, but Christmas decorations are also among the things that are being thrown out the most right now.

And so Christmas symbols also end up on the recycling center.

"There are really many who have started to remove their Christmas decorations now. So we also get that, which they don't want to see anymore," sounds it from Arwos' driftskoordinator Mette Bøtchier Petersen.

Brugte møbler, havekrukker and Christmas decorations are among the things that are being thrown out between Christmas and New Year, tells driftskoordinator Mette Bøtchier Petersen at Arwos. (Photo: © Lars Paaske, DR)

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Small flammable items are the hardest

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While extra staff have been called in to handle the busy days between Christmas and New Year, it goes relatively well for people sorting. Many are skilled at it, says the driftskoordinator - but with one exception:

"Where it is hardest is with small flammable items. If people are unaware of what to do with items, they are put in one bin at a time. Workers must be patient and have the "yes-hat" on. But with good humor, it goes well," says driftskoordinator Mette Bøtchier Petersen.

> There are really many who have started to remove their Christmas decorations now. So we also get that, which they don't want to see anymore.

> Mette Bøtchier Petersen, driftskoordinator, Arwos

She expects busy days for the rest of the week. Also after New Year's Eve, where she expects many to come to deliver the used fireworks.

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