Hand in paper waste for disposal

Procedure

• You can hand in paper and cardboard at recycling stations.
• The waste and recyclable materials must be placed in the appropriately labeled bins or containers.
• Waste/recyclables must be delivered in transport containers (e.g. in bags, baskets or cardboard boxes).
  
  • It must be possible for one person to safely load the transport containers into the container via a stairway/access.
  • Transport packages that are wider than the container access steps or that can only be transported by two people will be rejected for safety reasons.
  • Waste/recyclable materials transported on open tarpaulins will also not be accepted unless the waste/recyclable materials are accepted at ground level (not in a container).

Legal bases

• § 20 Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz (KrWG)
• § 6 Ortsgesetz über die Entsorgung von Abfällen in der Stadtgemeinde Bremen (Abfallortsgesetz)
• § 8 Absatz 2 Ortsgesetz über die Entsorgung von Abfällen in der Stadtgemeinde Bremen (Abfallortsgesetz)

More information

Transport packaging and containers must be taken back by the deliverers. The waste, recyclables and pollutants become the property of Bremer Stadtreinigung

waste, recyclable materials and hazardous substances become the property of Die Bremer Stadtreinigung. This also applies if they have already been unloaded or secured.

The deliverers are obliged to provide information about the origin of the waste and/or recyclables they deliver. The station's operating personnel are authorized to inspect all waste delivered and to reject waste, recyclable materials and hazardous substances, even if they have already been unloaded.