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

The disposal of waste and thus also of waste paper from private households is the task of the public waste disposal authorities. In the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, the Hamburg city cleaning department is responsible for this.
In addition to the blue waste paper bins, there are almost 2,300 public depot containers available at around 900 locations for the disposal of waste paper - many of them with an extra large opening. Out of consideration for possible residents, please note the drop-in times stated on the containers (weekdays from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.) and keep the pitches clean.
The waste paper bin includes:

• (Window) envelopes, notes, calendars
• Newspapers, magazines, exercise books, books, prospectuses, catalogues
• cartons, boxes
• paper bags
• Wrapping paper
• corrugated cardboard
• cigarette boxes
• Paper/cardboard labels
• all packaging made of paper and cardboard (except cement sacks)

The easiest way is to collect paper, cardboard and cartons in the blue paper bin, which has been introduced as a standard bin everywhere in Hamburg, where local conditions make it possible.
In addition to bulky waste, green waste, recyclables and problematic materials, you can of course also dispose of waste paper at the twelve recycling yards run by the city cleaning department. More detailed regulations for the disposal of waste paper can be found in the Waste Bin Utilization Ordinance and in the Schedule of Fees.