You have two options for disposing of waste paper from your private household: your blue waste paper bin or approximately 2,300 public collection containers. These can be found at around 900 locations. Many of these containers have extra-large openings to make disposal easier.
Dispose of large quantities of waste paper at a recycling center near you.
If you use public recycling containers, please note the specified drop-off times: weekdays from 07:00 to 20:00.
Keep the parking spaces clean.
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Publisher
Hamburg
Last update or date of publication
Contact
The government service telephone number 115 – your point of contact for questions related to the federal, state and local.
Monday through Friday from 8:00 to 18:00 (and beyond these times in some regions).
Call 115 nowGovernment service telephone number calls are charged at local rates.
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Preconditions
When using storage containers, remember to
- to shred large pieces of cardboard or corrugated board,
- Do not place anything next to the depot container.
- Do not dispose of residual waste, juice cartons, or milk cartons in this way.
- Do not dispose of foils, cement bags and other dusty paper building material bags in the waste paper recycling.
Hints
Do you put your waste paper bin out for collection yourself? Make sure that the bin does not endanger road users.
The following belong in the waste paper bin:
- (Window) envelopes, notepads, calendars
- Newspapers, magazines, school notebooks, books, brochures, catalogs
- Cardboard boxes, cartons
- Paper bags
- Gift wrap
- Corrugated cardboard
- cigarette packs
- Paper/cardboard labels
- all packaging made of paper and cardboard (except cement bags)
There are costs associated with transporting the waste containers.
Basis for legal action
Circular Economy Act (KrWG)
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/krwg/
Waste Container Usage Ordinance (AbfBenVO)
https://www.landesrecht-hamburg.de/bsha/document/jlr-AbfBenVHA2017rahmen
Fee schedule for waste disposal using roll-off and disposable containers as well as the disposal of bulky waste
https://www.landesrecht-hamburg.de/bsha/document/jlr-AbfGebOHArahmen
Legal Remedies
No legal remedy is provided for.
Related Links
- Contact (City Cleaning Hamburg)Currently this link is only available in german
- Municipal Waste / RecyclingCurrently this link is only available in german
- Overview of fees (City Cleaning Hamburg)Currently this link is only available in german
- Separating garbage is worth it - flyerCurrently this link is only available in german
- Waste paper (Hamburg city cleaning)Currently this link is only available in german
- Waste paper - disposal and recyclingCurrently this link is only available in german
Procedure
- As a tenant, you order your blue waste paper bin through your landlord.
- If you are a property owner, please contact the Hamburg city cleaning department with your customer number.
- If you have any questions about the procedure, please contact the Hamburg city cleaning department.
Deadlines
The blue paper recycling bin is emptied every 2-4 weeks.
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