Tree branches Share
Only logs and tree branches together with leaves without foreign materials are accepted in this category.
Note – plastic bags must be emptied!
- Christmas tree
- Logs
What happens to the material?
Tree branches are chopped and mixed with grass, horse manure and other materials at the landfill site at Álfsnes. The material is allowed to decompose to create compost, an organic soil supplement, as well as reduce the volume of buried organic waste. In addition, tree branches are used unchipped as an odour-preventive layer (bio-filter) at the landfill site.
Only logs and tree branches together with leaves without foreign materials are accepted in this category. Note – plastic bags must be emptied!
- Christmas tree
- Leaves
- Logs
What happens to the material?
Tree branches are chopped and mixed with grass, horse manure and other materials at the landfill site at Álfsnes. The material is allowed to decompose to create compost, an organic soil supplement, as well as reduce the volume of buried organic waste. In addition, tree branches are used unchipped as an odour-preventive layer (bio-filter) at the landfill site.
Tree branches
code 1400720| Payment required | 15,10 kr./kg |
Only logs and tree branches together with leaves without foreign materials are accepted in this category. Note – plastic bags must be emptied!
- Christmas tree
- Leaves
- Logs
What happens to the material?
Tree branches are chopped and mixed with grass, horse manure and other materials at the landfill site at Álfsnes. The material is allowed to decompose to create compost, an organic soil supplement, as well as reduce the volume of buried organic waste. In addition, tree branches are used unchipped as an odour-preventive layer (bio-filter) at the landfill site.
Tree branches
code 1210720| Payment required | 11,35 kr./kg |
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