Disposal of waste paper

Prerequisites

Please consider the following when using the depot containers:

• shred large pieces of cardboard
• do not place anything next to or on the depot containers
• do not put any residual waste and no juice and milk cartons, no foil and no cement sacks and other dusty paper building material sacks in the waste paper

Documents required

To order a blue paper bin, please contact your landlord. Property owners please contact the Hamburg city cleaning department. Among other things, your customer number is required for this.

Please note

Baskets, linen bags, collapsible boxes or discarded boxes are ideal for collecting waste paper in the home. These fit in many corners or even under wardrobes. As part of the pre-separation, space can be saved if you fold or tear your waste paper flat. You can then conveniently take it with you and dispose of it the next time you go shopping.

Deadlines

No

Procedure

If you have any questions about the procedure, please contact the Hamburg city cleaning department.

Processing time

When collecting the blue bin, please note the waste disposal calendar of the Hamburg city cleaning department. They are emptied every 2-4 weeks.

Fees

The disposal of waste paper via blue bins and the depot containers is free of charge. There may be costs for the transport of the waste containers.

Legal remedies

No

Legal basis

Circular Economy Act (KrWG)

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/krwg/


Ordinance on the use of waste containers (AbfBenVO)

https://www.landesrecht-hamburg.de/bsha/document/jlr-AbfBenVHA2017rahmen


Schedule of fees for waste disposal with empty and disposable containers and the disposal of bulky waste

https://www.landesrecht-hamburg.de/bsha/document/jlr-AbfGebOHArahmen

Waste disposal from private households and thus also waste paper from private households is the responsibility of the respective public waste disposal authority.
In Hamburg, the Hamburg city cleaning department is responsible for this as the public waste disposal agency.