Gladsaxe Recycling Center

Reused Paving
As the name suggests, a recycling station is a place where materials are collected for reuse. At Gladsaxe’s New Recycling Station, materials are not only delivered for recycling—they are also used on site. A recycled paving design reinforces the station’s identity and demonstrates the potential applications of various reused materials. Old pavings from other projects are collected and laid in a varied pattern. In this way, leftover materials of all sizes can be reused, maximizing the amount of recycled content.

Paving elements of various sizes are woven together in a patchwork design. By mixing the materials at hand, the reuse concept is emphasized and presented in a beautiful and sustainable way. Hopefully, it also supports the station’s educational role by inspiring visitors to see the value and potential of reused materials.

Concrete from the site is crushed and mixed into the new concrete used for foundations and ground slabs. Existing sub-base materials and stabilized gravel are reused on site.

Burial Mound with Flora and Fauna

The recycling center is located next to a prominent large burial mound from the Early Iron Age. here Kroppedal Museum has discovered a refuse pit — a buried hole filled with waste — and the project aims to blend past and future waste management into the landscape.

By using seeds from more than 80 species that already grow on the burial mound, the new flower beds and planting belts will be locally adapted, contributing to the existing local biodiversity.

The area is home to 14 breeding bird species and 6 mammal species, and to ensure their continued presence, only native species will be planted. In addition, extra measures are being taken, including the installation of nesting boxes, the creation of brush piles, and the construction of special hibernaculums — shelters that serve as safe havens for insects, rodents, or other animals.