Hazardous Waste

(Icelandic: Spilliefni) 

How to sort

From households: All kinds of cleaners, paint , glue, thinner, wax, solvent (for example turpentine), drugs, batteries, quicksilver in thermometers, lacquer, insect poison, spray cans, antifreeze, oil and car batteries.

From companies: Oils, acids, alkalis, solvents and all kinds of production based chemicals, from labs, from the health industry, products/left overs that have potential health risks.

Note 
Everyone is required by law to sort and bring his/her hazardous waste for destruction.  
Containers should be properly sealed and market with information of the contents.

Where to bring it
From households: The nearest recycling centre.
From businesses/industry: Efnamóttakan hf., Gufunes.  www.efnamottakan.is  

For more information on the handling of hazardous waste www.efnamottakan.is