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Sorpa Calls For A Recycling Fee On Textiles
According to a new law, all municipalities are required to handle textile collection alongside other waste. Until recently, the Icelandic Red Cross oversaw the export of used textiles, but that responsibility has now shifted to a waste management company Sorpa. RÚV reports…
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Do Shit: Have A Life Laundry
I dunno about you guys, but I’m a bit of a hoarder. Not the living-in-a-junk-cave, stepping on plates, sleeping under newspapers kind of hoarder. More of the benign garden variety type, with a few too many totes full of old electronics, some…
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Do Shit: Making Sense Of Recycling In Reykjavík
The Útlendingur’s ongoing guide to getting shit done For 14 years living in Reykjavík, I found myself lamenting the lack of home pick-up for sorted recycling and biowaste. So when Reykjavíkurborg began rolling out its new waste management system in 2023, I…
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Inside Iceland’s Museum Of Excess
Second-hand store Góði Hirðirinn expands into bigger territory For the seasoned thrifter, second-hand store Góði Hirðirinn needs no introduction. Originating in the 1990s, Góði Hirðirinn is the commercial outlet of municipal-owned waste management company Sorpa bs. Having previously operated brick and mortar…
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18-Month Supply Of Organic Waste Bags Depleted In Months
Maybe it’s a sign of the poor planning around Reykjavík’s revamped waste management system, or maybe the city is replete with greedy greedy hoarders, but an 18-month supply of paper bags provided for residents to dispose of organic household waste is already…
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Data Protection Authority Takes On Plastic Bag Rule
According to Morgunblaðið, an anonymous person has complained to the Icelandic Data Protection Authority about recycling center Sorpa’s new rule considering the way people should turn in their waste. It instructs people to put their waste into transparent plastic bags when depositing…
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The Good Shepard Charity Store Will Remain Open
Despite the future of the charity shop looking bleak, the store is set to remain open. The shop is located on Hverfisgata 94-96 and was re-opened last November. The company wanted to see whether there was a big enough market of people looking…
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Give Trash Another Chance
Everyone wants to recycle. Especially in 2016. It was your New Year’s resolution, remember? Sure you do. But, it can get confusing. “Where do the jam jars go?” “Is there a special thing for cork?” “What do I do with all these…
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Caught On Film Throwing Furniture Off A Cliff
A photographer captured images of two people throwing furniture from the Krísuvíkurbjarg cliffs and into the sea, despite a nearby recycling centre. Vísir reports that a photographer, who wishes to remain anonymous, was at the pristine cliffs last night taking pictures of…
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Prime Minister Finds Sweet (Illegal) Vinyl In Garbage
Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson found some Beatles and Led Zeppelin at Sorpa, but taking them home was apparently against the law. RÚV reports that waste management company Sorpa reported that Icelanders are throwing away more household goods than they have since…
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Iceland To Drastically Reduce Plastic Bag Use
Following an EU directive, Iceland will reduce its consumption of plastic bags by 80% over the next three years. RÚV reports that Icelanders use about 1,000 tonnes of plastic bags every year. While waste management company Sorpa has expressed reservations with the…
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Compostable Bags Pollute, Too
Compostable shopping bags made from corn are not entirely green, an engineer from the waste management company Sorpa says, explaining that there are better ways to reduce our environmental impact. Shopping bags made from corn, RÚV reports, have been billed as a…