All fee rates apply for 2025, and prices include VAT.
Renovation fee 2025
- Everyone who is a registered owner of a property in Kristiansand or Vennesla must pay a renovation fee. This is authorized in Section 34 of the Pollution Control Act (only available in Norwegian).
- The renovation fee is decided by the municipal councils of the owner municipalities.
- The fee is determined according to the self-cost principle (only available in Norwegian) and the polluter-pays principle.
- The fee will fully finance the renovation in the municipality, including emptying/collecting household waste, operating recycling stations, administration and final processing of the waste.
For current regulations for household waste in Kristiansand and Vennesla, as well as additional information – see the links below:
Fee for households
- The renovation fee applies to all types of residential units with private households (detached house, townhouse, apartment, dormitory, etc.).
- The fee is invoiced 4 times per year.
- There are different fee models for waste bins and underground waste containers.
Waste bins
- As a household customer with waste bins, you pay a renovation fee that consists of a fixed and a variable part.
- The fixed annual fee is calculated based on the number of residential units on your property, as well as the size/number of bins for paper/cardboard and biowaste.
- Variable fee depends on the size/number of bins for residual waste and biowaste, as well as how often you empty the bin for residual waste and biowaste (in addition to the 12 emptyings of biowaste that are included in the fixed annual fee).
- How much you pay annually depends largely on how often you empty the residual waste bin at your home.
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 1,203.39 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
NEW! Use our renovation fee calculator
If you have your own waste bins, you can use our new renovation fee calculator (only available in Norwegian) to calculate how much you pay in annual renovation fees. See how you can influence how much you pay in fees by emptying your bins for residual waste and biowaste less often.
- Please state the number and size of your bins for paper/cardboard, biowaste and residual waste. Standard bin is 120/140 liters. Large bin is 240 liters.
- Estimate how many emptyings of biowaste and residual waste bins you need during the year.
NOTE! The calculator does not apply to households with joint waste bins (housing associations, condominiums, etc.), underground waste containers, shared waste bins or cottages, cabins and holiday homes. If you have a dormitory, or have entered into an agreement for home composting instead of a bin for biowaste, you can tick this option.
Underground waste containers
- As a household customer connected to underground waste containers (excluding Posebyen), you pay a fixed annual fee for each housing unit.
- 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).
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 4,835.60 per year.
- Separate subscription for dormitory: NOK 1260.70 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.
Fee for cottages, cabins and holiday homes
- The renovation fee applies to housing units that are not used regularly (cottage, cabin, holiday home, boathouse, caravan, etc.).
- The fee is invoiced once a year.
Cottage, cabin and holiday home renovation
- For cottages, cabins and holiday homes, you pay a fixed annual fee for each accommodation unit.
- Includes delivery of sorted household waste to renovation points in Kristiansand and Vennesla, as well as delivery of sorted waste at our recycling stations.
- The fee rate is the same – regardless of whether there are waste bins or underground waste containers at your nearest renovation point.
- Fixed annual fee for cottages, cabins and holiday homes: NOK 1850.07 per year.
Exemption from renovation fees
Normally, no exceptions are made to the requirement for statutory waste disposal. If you nevertheless wish to apply for an exception to the provisions of the regulations for household waste in Kristiansand and Vennesla (only available in Norwegian), the application must be in writing and justified. The application is made by filling out the application form at the bottom of this page.
You can also print out the form Application for exemption from renovation fees for private homes in the Kristiansand region (only available in Norwegian). The form must then be filled out and sent to us by email or sent by post to: Avfall Sør, PO Box 4094 4689 Kristiansand.
Additional services and sales items
Avfall Sør also offers additional services and sales items to our household customers.
Frequently asked questions about fees and invoices
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 to Avfall Sør, PO Box 4094, 4689 Kristiansand for a period exemption from the renovation fee. You can also use the application form below.
Application form
Fill out the form below (only available in Norwegian) to apply for an exemption from the renovation fee.
We will contact you by email as soon as possible.
Felt merket med "*" er obligatoriske felt og må fylles ut.