Waste charges

Waste notification (damage or loss of waste container, container not emptied, application for authorisation to purchase nappy bags, other notification)
Applications for waste containers (initial allocation, registration, deregistration, complete deregistration, application for reduction of residual waste emptying for 1-3 person properties)
  • Service description

    For the utilisation of public waste disposal facilities, the waste disposal authorities (the municipalities belonging to the district, the cities not belonging to the district and the administrative districts) charge fees to cover the associated costs in accordance with the provisions of the law on municipal charges.

    The expenses to be covered by the waste fee include in particular the costs for

    • Collection, transport and disposal of waste from households as well as disposal waste from commercial enterprises, other commercial enterprises or public institutions,
    • the commercialisation of recyclable materials,
    • waste counselling,
    • Planning, construction, operation, aftercare, recultivation and renaturation of waste utilisation and disposal facilities and
    • the formation of reserves for the foreseeable future costs of decommissioning and aftercare at waste utilisation and disposal plants.

    The fee scale is intended to create effective incentives for prevention and recycling.

  • Legal basis

  • What else should I know?

    As a service for those responsible for waste disposal, the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of the Interior, which is responsible for fee legislation, have developed model statutes in cooperation with the municipal umbrella organisations, which have subsequently been used by a large number of Hessian waste disposal companies to develop their own fee statutes. However, it is up to the respective municipal bodies to adapt or change these according to their own criteria and taking local circumstances into account.

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Who should I contact?

Details on the calculation of fees can be found in the waste fee statutes of your municipality, district or city. Information can also be obtained from the authorised waste disposal companies.

Responsible departments

Responsible employees