Disposal of problem materials

Prerequisites

The problem collection includes:

• Batteries (delivery of car batteries to the recycling centers)
• Fluorescent tubes, energy-saving lamps, LED lamps
• thermometer
• Paint and varnish residues, anti-rust agents, acids, lyes, stains, plant and wood preservatives, stain removers and impregnating agents, adhesives, shoe polish and waxes
• Thinners and solvents such as acetone, turpentine, petrol and nitro thinner, brake fluid
• weed and pesticides
• Chemicals, toxins and salts (e.g. from private photo laboratories and experiment kits)
• Spray cans and other containers with leftovers from the types of waste mentioned
• Eternit flower boxes

Documents required

Please ask the Hamburg city cleaning department which documents you may need to submit.

Please note

Please hand in the problematic materials in closed, labeled and unbreakable containers (preferably in the original packaging). The Hamburg city cleaning department only accepts car batteries, flower boxes made of Eternit (moistened, packed in tear-resistant foil) and fire extinguishers at the recycling yards.

Deadlines

Dates of the mobile problem collection can be found on the Hamburg City Cleaning website (see "Links" section).

Procedure

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

Processing time

Please note the opening hours of the recycling centers.

Fees

• The recycling yards of the Hamburg city cleaning department and the mobile collection of problematic substances accept problematic substances in normal household quantities free of charge.


• Fees are charged for some types of waste. Please refer to the information on the Hamburg City Cleaning website (see "Links" section).


• If you want to use the Hamburg cleaning service, you pay a flat rate of 25 euros.

Legal remedies

No

Legal basis

Circular Economy Act (KrWG)

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

The disposal of waste from private households, including problematic substances/pollutants, as well as disposal waste from other areas of origin, is the responsibility of the public waste disposal authorities (districts and urban districts). In the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, the Hamburg city cleaning department is responsible for this.
Problematic materials are waste that, due to their material properties, must not be disposed of with household waste, as they can endanger your health and/or have harmful effects on the environment. Have your private problem and pollutants professionally disposed of by the Hamburg city cleaning department. You can use the recycling centers, the arrival service or the mobile collection of problematic materials.