Collection of waste

The Principality has around 50 drop-off points at street level and underground, where waste can be sorted into different containers:

• Green for glass
• Yellow for packaging and paper

You can find all the information on recycling in the Principality on the Société Monégasque d'Assainissement (SMA) website.

Collection of bulky waste is available for free from Monday to Friday. Call the S.M.A. switchboard on (+377) 92 05 75 16 to arrange an appointment.

You can find all the information on collection of bulky waste on the Société Monégasque d'Assainissement (SMA) website.

A Special Household Waste reception area reserved for private individuals, who can drop off free of charge waste that cannot be disposed of with household waste because of its toxicity.

Users are welcome Monday to Friday from 9.00am to 12.00pm and from 1.15pm to 5.00pm and on Saturdays from 8.45am to 12.00pm at :

3 rue du Gabian
Fontvieille
98000 MONACO

You can find all the information you need about special household waste on the Société Monégasque d'Assainissement (SMA) website.

Bulbs and fluorescent lights

This logo displayed on bulbs or fluorescent lights means that they should not be thrown in the bin with household waste. Products which do not have this logo, such as filament or halogen bulbs, can go in the bin.

Batteries and rechargeable batteries

Batteries contain large quantities of heavy metals (mercury, zinc, lead, cadmium). These heavy metals pose a danger to health and the environment. A discarded watch battery can contaminate one square metre of ground and 1,000 square metres of water for 50 years.

This kind of waste is easy to recycle: current technology allows all of the materials which make up the battery or rechargeable battery to be recovered, including heavy metals.

Other types of hazardous waste

• Vehicle oils and waste
• Office waste (printer cartridges, electronic, IT or telephone equipment)
• Small discarded home appliances
• X-rays
• Fire extinguishers
• DIY waste (paint pots, rags and soiled materials, non-chlorinated solvents, aerosols, toxic chemical products, etc.)

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Locate all the collection points using the YourMonaco application, which offers a range of services to help manage and reduce waste in the Principality.