| Separation status | Rate | General waste | Separated recyclables | Separated food residue | ||
| Recycling potential | Composting potential | Non-recoverable | ||||
| Recyclables and food residue separation | a1 | Re | Co | NRe | SRe | SFR |
| Recyclables separation only | a2 | Re | Co + SFR | NRe | SRe | - |
| Food residue separation only | a3 | Re + SRe | Co | NRe | - | SFR |
| No separation | a4 | Re + SRe | Co + SFR | NRe | - | - |