Waste management
The Port of Longyearbyen has it’s own recycling station for visitors at our port.
If you have any questions, please contact us
RECYCLE STATION
Open for visitors to Port Longyear.
Glass
- Bottles
- Jam jars
Paper
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Copying paper
- Envelopes
Metal packaging
- Fizzy drink /beer cans
- Tin cans
Cardboard
- Cardboard packaging
- Brown corrugated cardboard
Everything thrown into the sorting container should be removed from the plastic bag.
Container for combustible waste
- Plastic
- Polystyrene
- Drink cartons
- Another packaging
Residual waste should remain in the bag.
Hazardous waste
- Paint
- Solvents
- Batteries
- Fluorescent tubes and bulbs
- Oil and oil filters
- Aerosol cans
- Pressure-treated wood
- Gas canisters
- Fire extinguishers
Electrical / Electronic waste
- White goods
- Brown goods
- Small electrical items
- All electrical product
Longyearbyen lokalstyre has published PDF guides on waste management.
- Waste sorting guide for households (PDF EN)
- Waste sorting guide (PDF EN)
- Recycle station webpage (lokalstyre.no)