Waste ABC
Try to avoid waste.
Separate waste according to different types of waste.
Collect the different types of waste separately.
Tips for avoiding waste
At festivals
- Use tableware that can be reused.
- Buy plates, glasses and cutlery that can be reused.
- Wrap gifts in an environmentally friendly way.
When shopping
- Always take a cloth bag with you.
- It is best to buy products without packaging.
- Or products with little packaging:
For example, loose fruit or large packs.
- Buy reusable bottles instead of disposable bottles.
- Buy packs for refilling.
- Buy things that last a long time and can be repaired.
In the household
- Replace batteries with rechargeable batteries.
- Use products that are environmentally friendly:
For example, cleaning products with the Blue Angel.
The Blue Angel is a seal for environmentally friendly products.
- Throw away less.
- Give away things that are still good.
- Sell things at a flea market or on the internet.
- Do you only need an appliance very rarely?
Then borrow it instead of buying it.
- Don't buy things that you can only use once.
For example, lighters, ballpoint pens or razors.
Waste recycling
Many types of waste can be recycled.
This means that materials in waste can be reused.
New products can be made from the materials.
For example:
- Waste paper or waste glass
- organic waste
- smaller packaging
To do this, the waste must be properly separated and collected.
Only then can the materials be reused.
Sorting and disposing of waste
Here we explain how to dispose of your waste correctly.
The explanations are also available in the MyMüll.de app.
The app can also remind you of collection dates.
| Waste | What does it include? For example: | Where does the waste go? |
| Used glass |
Bottles without deposit Glass separated by color: white, green, brown, no glass from mirrors, no ceramic items |
Used glass container |
| Old clothes |
Clothes and shoes, Bed linen, blankets, comforters, |
Old clothes container |
| Old paper |
Newspapers, magazines, catalogs, cardboard packaging, no dirty paper or cardboard, no Tempos |
Waste paper container Blue waste paper garbage can for households |
| Old tires | Tires from cars, trucks or motorcycles with and without rims | Diebesstieg waste disposal facility |
| Asbestos |
Plates or flower boxes made of asbestos, Please pack in foil or BigBag |
Diebesstieg waste disposal plant Caution: Asbestos is harmful to health. |
| Waste from building sites | Foil, pipes, wallpaper residues, dry paint residues |
Diebesstieg waste disposal plant |
| Building rubble | Concrete, tiles, bathtubs, washbasins, toilets, bricks | Waste disposal plant Diebesstieg |
| Organic waste |
Food scraps, fruit and vegetable scraps, egg shells, old bread, waste from the garden, flowers, no vacuum cleaner bags, no diapers, no litter from pets, |
organic waste garbage can or compost |
| Soil | Soil | Diebesstieg waste disposal facility |
| Electrical appliances |
Washing machine, microwave, refrigerator, stove, freezer, PC, stereo, vacuum cleaner, fluorescent lamps, toaster, hair dryer, electric toothbrush, drill, electric lawnmower, electric toys |
Diebesstieg waste disposal facility Hazardous waste mobile |
| Green waste | Lawn cuttings, parts of trees and bushes, leaves | Diebesstieg waste disposal facility |
| Wood | Boards, slats, wooden furniture, wooden fences, wooden doors | Waste disposal plant Diebesstieg |
| Mineral fibers | Rock wool, mineral fiber waste, insulating materials, please pack in foil or BigBag | Diebesstieg waste disposal facility |
| Scrap metal | Metal racks, buckets, pots, bicycles, sheet metal | Diebesstieg waste disposal facility Bulky waste collection |
| Residual waste | Ash, dirt, dishes, vacuum cleaner bags, soap, shampoo, cosmetics, Diapers, cigarette butts, dirty paper, plastic buckets, plastic bowls, if they are not packaging |
Residual waste |
| Harmful substances |
Paints, household cleaners, pesticides, chemicals |
Waste disposal facility Diebesstieg Hazardous waste mobile |
| Bulky waste | Furniture, carpets, mattresses | Bulky waste collection Diebesstieg waste disposal plant |
| Packaging |
Plastic packaging: Yoghurt pots, shampoo bottles, bags, packaging styrofoam, tins, Tetra-Paks, |
Yellow recycling bag |
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