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Welcome to Gensalg

Do you want to help extend the life of things, help people on the edge of the labour market, and save our climate from tonnes of CO2 emissions? Welcome to Gensalg!

What can I buy or donate?

At Gensalg you'll find unique items for yourself, your home, or a loved one. We get new items in our stores every day. The items come from you or others who have donated usable items for recycling under the canopy at our recycling centres. This is where you can drop off usable items that others can benefit from - instead of sending them for recycling or energy recovery in our containers.

For example, you can buy or donate:

  • Furniture
  • Lamps
  • Mirrors
  • Paintings
  • Knick-knacks
  • Ceramics
  • Kitchen utensils
  • Electronics
  • Books
  • DVDs, CDs and LPs
  • Clothing, shoes and bags
  • Toys
  • Baby and children's equipment
  • Bicycles
  • Garden furniture

If you have useful items that aren't on the list, ask us if we will accept them the next time we meet at the recycling centre.

What do I support?

Gensalg is a non-profit company that does not aim to generate financial profit. Instead, when you drop off and buy things in Gensalg, you support people, society and the environment and climate.

Human beings

Gensalg employs many people on the edge of the labour market through flex jobs, company and language internships, community service and job testing.

Last year, 15 people were employed at Gensalg in flexible jobs, 17 in internships, 5 in community service and 3 in permanent positions.

We also collaborate with several municipal workshops to refurbish and repair the items we pass on. The workshops are typically for people with special needs who find it difficult to find a regular job.

Society

Gensalg donates items to both humanitarian organizations and educational institutions. Among others to Red Cross, Save the Children, Men's Home and to youth programmemes.

We also send items to schools and daycare centres. We do this through the Schools Second-Hand Warehouse, where teachers and educators can pick up reusable items for teaching and play.

Environment and climate

When you drop off or buy things in Gensalg , you help extend the life of the items and prevent the production of new ones. Together, we also reduce the amount of items that would otherwise have been energy recovered through incineration.

  • Our three stores sold 345,000 second-hand items last year
  • This corresponds to a CO2 saving of approximately 4,400 tonnes of CO2

Would your organization like to receive donations from Gensalg?

We love donating recycled items for good purposes. Send us your wishes and we'll do what we can to help you.

What do you need?

How you can recycle more

Want to get even better at recycling? We give you 5 tips on how.

Garbage parties

Want to join a garbage party? We open the containers. You take what you can use.

Compost day

Does your garden need extra nourishment? Pick up free compost when we have a compost day.

Sorting guide

Unsure about your waste? Look it up and get the answer in our new sorting guide.

Addresses and opening hours

Find your nearest recycling centre and also see when it's busiest.