Renovation fee 2025

Includes 13 collections of plastic packaging (bags) and 6-7 emptyings of glass and metal packaging. Rolls with bio bags and plastic bags if needed, as well as delivery of sorted waste at our recycling stations are also included. Annual cost is calculated based on the number of residential units on your property:

• Subscription for private residence: NOK 2156.49 per year
• Seperate subscription for dormitory: NOK 1078.25 per year
• Joint subscription for housing associations/condominiums: NOK 2156.49 per year

Includes 13 emptyings of paper and cardboard. Annual cost depends on size/number of bins:

• 120/140 liter bin (standard): NOK 476.79 per year
• 240 liter bin: NOK 556.35 per year
• 660 liter bin: NOK 1529.39 per year
• 1000 liter bin: NOK 2176.28 per year

Includes 12 mandatory emptyings of biowaste. Annual cost depends on size/number of bins:

• 120/140 liter bin (standard): NOK 455.16 per year
• 240 liter bin: NOK 927 per year

Depends on the size/number of bins and how often you empty the biowaste bin. 12 mandatory emptyings are included in the fixed fee. In addition to this, you pay:

• 120/140 liter bin (standard): NOK 37.93 per emptying
• 240 liter bin: NOK 77.25 per emptying

Depends on the size/number of bins and how often you put out the residual waste bin:

• 120/140 liter bin (standard): NOK 100.08 per emptying
• 240 liter bin: NOK 171.51 per emptying
• 660 liter bin: NOK 460.44 per emptying
• 1000 liter bin: NOK 584.41 per emptying

Separate fee rates apply to Posebyen. Includes sorting of paper/ cardboard, biowaste, residual waste, plastic packaging and glass/metal packaging – regardless of the number of items deposited. Rolls with bio bags if needed, as well as delivery of sorted waste to our recycling stations are also included. Annual cost is calculated based on the number of residential units on your property:

• Subscription for private residence: NOK 4835.60 per year.
• Separate subscription for dormitory: NOK 1129.25 per year.

The fixed annual fee is calculated based on the number of residential units on your property.

• Subscription for private residence: NOK 3799.49 per year.
• Separate subscription for dormitory: NOK 2719.02 per year.

The fixed fee includes unlimited deposits of paper/cardboard, biowaste, plastic packaging and glass/metal packaging. 13 residual waste deposits per quarter are also included. In addition to this, you pay a variable fee:

• Additional residual waste deposits per quarter (beyond the 13 included in the fixed fee) NOK 10.27 per collection.

Rolls of bio bags if needed, as well as delivery of sorted waste at our recycling stations, are also included in the fixed fee.

For hygienic reasons, biowaste bins must be emptied at least 12 times a year. A fixed fee has therefore been added to the invoice for biowaste settlement, which is charged each term. This covers the 12 mandatory emptyings of biowaste during the year.

If you have fewer than 12 emptyings, you will not receive any additional billing for this at the end of the year. You can still empty weekly, and if you exceed 12 emptyings, you will receive an invoice for emptyings as normal.

Invoices for household renovation are sent out 4 times per year:

• 1st term (period 01.01.–31.03) – due approximately 20 March
• 2nd term (period 01.04.–30.06.) – due approximately 20 June
• 3rd term (period 01.07.–30.09.) – due approximately 20 September
• 4th term (period 01.10.–31.12.) – due approximately 20 December

The invoice includes a fixed fee for the period, as well as a variable fee for emptying biowaste and residual waste in the previous period. More information can be found here: Invoice and payment agreements (only available in Norwegian)

The invoice for cabin renovation is sent out once per year (2nd term).

Please contact the customer service center or send an email to report a change of address.

Contact our customer service center or send an email and we will help you.

The emptyings that were carried out before you took over the home must always be charged to the previous owner. Settlement is made in connection with the sale settlement. An overview of outstanding amounts can be obtained from Avfall Sør.Send an email or fill out the contact form at the bottom of the page.

If a house is left empty for 6 months or more, you can send a written application for a period exemption from the renovation fee to:

Avfall Sør
Kjøita 18, 4630 Kristiansand

You can also use the application form below.

Renovation is run at self-cost (link only available in Norwegian). This means that Avfall Sør’s income from the renovation fee should not exceed its costs over time. The renovation fee you pay should cover the actual costs we incur to collect, transport and process your waste.

The renovation fee is intended to cover the actual costs that Avfall Sør has to collect, transport and process your waste. In recent years, these costs have risen considerably. The increased costs are due to the fact that the state CO2 tax on the incineration of residual waste has tripled. Insurance premiums have increased tenfold due to fires and explosions in the waste industry. In addition, there are increasingly strict national requirements for waste management and increased recycling of materials.

Avfall Sør’s fee model is intended to encourage more reuse, better sorting and less frequent emptying of the residual waste bin. This will help ensure that less waste is sent to incineration and more is sent to material recycling. Only then can your waste be turned into new products – again and again.

9 out of 10 households have waste bins at home. Avfall Sør have therefore imposed a much large fee for emptying residual waste bins. How much you pay in renovation fees will depend to a much greater extent on how often your residual waste bin is emptied during the year. If you throw away a lot, you have to pay more. We believe that more fair for everyone.

The positive thing is that you can influence how much you pay in fees. The answer is that it always pays to separate at source. By throwing away less residual waste, you help to keep our costs, and your renovation fee, as low as possible.

As of now, the number of disposals for households associated with underground containers is not registered. Therefore, they pay a fixed annual fee – regardless of the number of deposits. This also means that they do not have the opportunity to influence their renovation fee by better waste sorting. Avfall Sør is working to ensure that in the long term there will be a fee for residual waste, regardless of housing type and waste solution. We have initiated a pilot project in Posebyen in Kristiansand where a variable fee is paid per deposit of residual waste. In this way, we will get an answer to whether such a fee model affects sorting. More about the Posebyen project here (only available in Norwegian).

We understand that it may seem unfair that some households have 120-liter bins, while others have 140-liter bins as standard at Avfall Sør. When the first bins were introduced around 1990, the national standard for waste bins in Norway was 120 liters. We would like to clarify that the standard bin size for Avfall Sør’s household customers is still 120 liters.

The reason why some people have 140-liter bins is that can suppliers have increased to 140 liters as the new standard, among other things with regard to increasing waste volumes and new HSE requirements for renovators (health, safety and environment). From 2024, Avfall Sør is starting to replace older waste bins with outdated computer chips. The replacement will take several years. The new waste bins are 140 liters, and in the long term this will be the new standard bin size for households in Kristiansand and Vennesla.  More about the replacement of older bins here (only available in Norwegian).

We understand that the residual waste bin fills up faster when you have a baby in diapers, and that less frequent emptying is a challenge for some people. The Norwegian Environment Agency’s guide to calculating municipal waste fees (only available in Norwegian) does not give Avfall Sør the opportunity to exempt or reduce the waste fee based on social considerations. Neither on a general basis nor for larger groups. The fee model for waste bins is therefore not adapted to individual needs. Families with diapers, or those who for other reasons have a lot of residual waste, must therefore pay for the waste they throw away.

Avfall Sør offers a subsidy scheme for a starter pack of cloth diapers for new parents who want to help reduce waste. More about subsidies for the purchase of cloth diapers here (only available in Norwegian).

We understand that the residual waste bin fills up faster when you have special medical needs, and that less frequent emptying is a challenge for some people. The Environmental Agency’s guide for calculating municipal waste fees (only available in Norwegian) does not give Avfall Sør the opportunity to exempt or reduce the renovation fee based on social considerations. Neither on a general basis nor for larger groups. The fee model for waste bins is therefore not adapted to individual needs. Those with special medical needs, or who for other reasons have a lot of residual waste, must therefore pay for the waste they throw away.

It should be possible to avoid both littering and pest problems even if the residual waste bin is left out for many weeks. To prevent litter from spreading and pests from getting in, you can do the following:

• Make sure the lids are always completely closed. Our bins are rat-proof. Birds, rats and other pests can only get to your waste if the lid is open.
• Sort your waste. Avfall Sør’s sorting survey (only available in Norwegian) shows that the three waste types that are most often incorrectly sorted among household residual waste are biowaste, plastic packaging and paper/cardboard. If you sort these waste types into other bins and bags for plastic packaging, you save a lot of volume in the residual waste bin.
• Do not throw food waste in the residual waste bin. Our sorting survey (only available in Norwegian) of residual waste from households shows that 33 percent is biowaste that we need to remove from the residual waste.
• Use our recycling stations. Waste that, due to its size or shape, cannot fit in a regular waste bin should be delivered to a recycling station.
• Switch to a larger bin. If you need a larger residual waste bin, you can order this. Contact our customer service and we will arrange a replacement. More about waste bins and sizes here (only available in Norwegian).
• Reduce consumption and think about recycling. By consuming less and buying/selling used, you reduce the use of raw materials, create less waste and contribute to lower greenhouse gas emissions. Get green tips here (only available in Norwegian).

Warm days speed up bacterial production and provide better living conditions for small insects. Here are some tips and advice to avoid odors from residual waste and biowaste:

• Keep your food waste as moisture-free as possible. Place paper towels/newspaper in the bottom of the bio bag. Wrap damp food waste in newspaper. The food waste basket/bucket should have a ventilated lid or be left without a lid.
• Freeze shrimp shells and fish waste in bio bags, and place it in the biowaste bin the night before the garbage is emptied.
• Tie the bio bag before placing it in the bio waste bin.
• Place paper towels/newspaper in the bottom of the bin.
• Place garden waste on top of food waste.
• Rinse the inside of the bins after emptying. If necessary, you can fill the bin halfway with water and add a little ammonia. Leave for 30 minutes and then rinse the bin. Remember to let the bins dry thoroughly after washing.
• Place the bins so that they are protected from the sun.

Garbage should not be thrown into the environment or burned. If you want to get rid of waste, you should use Avfall Sør’s waste bins, underground  containers or recycling stations. If you need large bags/sacks or containers to transport larger quantities of household waste, you can contact private waste companies. See examples here (only available in Norwegian).

It is not permitted to dispose of or store waste in a way that causes damage or inconvenience to the environment, or is unsightly (See  Pollution Control Act Section 28 (only available in Norwegian).

The ban therefore applies if the waste poses a risk of pollution or direct physical harm. Examples of the latter are broken glass and tin cans that animals or people can injure themselves on. The ban also applies if the littering affects the surroundings for aesthetic reasons. Waste must also be stored in such a way that it does not attract pests (pest regulations (only available in Norwegian) or that unhygienic conditions arise that can lead to health problems (environmental health protection regulations (only available in Norwegian).

The provision applies not only to littering on other people’s land or public property, but also to littering on one’s own property. Municipalities can issue orders requiring the waste to be cleaned up.

No. It is not permitted to burn waste according to Section 7 of the Pollution Control Act only available in Norwegian) . Smoke from burning particularly affects the part of the population that has chronic respiratory diseases or allergy problems. For this group, the smoke gases can lead to increased breathing difficulties, acute asthma attacks or be an additional burden by intensifying allergy symptoms.

In some cases, burning waste can result in large emissions of tar substances (PAH), dioxins and heavy metals, among other things.

More information from the fire department here (only available in Norwegian).