How do I throw away pots and pans in Korea?

Pots and pans (냄비 · 프라이팬) in Korea: can and metal recycling (캔류 · 고철) (rules vary by district). Put metal pots and pans out as scrap metal, in a clear bag or tied. Take off plastic handles if you can. Scrap metal (iron, aluminium, stainless) is collected with cans. Products of mixed materials are excluded.

BinSum

All items · Glass and metal

How to throw away pots and pans in Korea

Q: What is pots and pans in Korean?

냄비 · 프라이팬 (naembi · peuraipaen).

냄비 · 프라이팬naembi · peuraipaen

Short answer: Can and metal recycling (캔류 · 고철) (rules vary by district).

Where it goes

Cans and metal캔류 · 고철

Put metal pots and pans out as scrap metal, in a clear bag or tied.
Take off plastic handles if you can.

Scrap metal (iron, aluminium, stainless) is collected with cans. Products of mixed materials are excluded.

Check your district. This item is handled differently in some cities and districts. Your building notice or district office website has the final word.

About this bin

Cans and scrap metal are recycled for free: empty, rinse and crush cans; remove plastic parts. Read the full guide →

Ask in Korean

Show this to the building manager or a neighbour: 이거 어디에 버려요? — “Where do I throw this away?”

Sources

Yeonsu-gu Office (Incheon) — recycling rules by material

Last checked October 13, 2026. Rules can differ by district.

Rules in your city

Collection days, times and large-waste booking differ by city and district.

How to throw away pots and pans in Korea

About this bin

Ask in Korean

Sources

Rules in your city

Also in cans & metal

More: glass and metal