Waste: Disposing of household waste
Service description
The collection and disposal of waste from private households and other disposal waste from other sources is the responsibility of the public waste management organisations (the municipalities belonging to the district, the independent cities and the districts). Regulations on the applicable waste disposal system and individual provisions are laid down in the statutes. These include information on waste fees, waste containers (prescribed size of waste bin, ordering options), waste calendar (collection intervals, tour schedules for hazardous waste vehicles), collection and delivery systems for various types of waste (e.g. green waste, e-waste, paper), disposal of organic waste, disposal of bulky waste and the types of waste permitted for disposal in the grey bin.
Procedure
Enquiry with the public waste disposal authorities required
Responsible office
The public waste disposal organisation responsible for you is the district municipality, the independent city or the district of your place of residence.
Prerequisites
Enquiry with the public waste disposal authorities required
Which documents are required?
Please contact your local public waste disposal organisation to find out which documents you need to submit.
What fees are incurred?
Enquiry with the public waste disposal authorities required
As is the case for waste disposal as a whole, there is no standardised state-wide fee regulation for the collection and disposal of household waste/residual waste by the local authorities, independent cities and districts.
Information on the costs incurred can be found in the respective waste fee statutes of your public waste disposal organisation.What deadlines do I have to observe?
Enquiry with the public waste disposal authorities required
Processing time
individual
Legal basis
Local bylaws of the municipalities belonging to the district, the independent cities and the districts (usually separated into waste disposal bylaws and waste fee bylaws, published on the Internet or in the official gazette/district gazette)
Applications / Forms
Enquiry with the public waste disposal authorities required
Short text
- Household waste disposal
- Regulations for the disposal of household waste/residual waste are set out in the individual waste disposal statutes and fee statutes
- Disposal services (e.g. container volume offered and collection frequency) and their costs differ depending on the public waste management organisation
- Responsible: public waste management organisation (the municipality belonging to the district, the independent city and the district of the place of residence)
Typing
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