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Disposal of packaging, plastics, metals

The recycling bin is used for recycling metals, plastics and composites. These substances are far too good for the waste incineration plant. They can be sorted together with packaging and returned to the material cycle.

Important notes

Prerequisites

You can obtain yellow bags for recyclable materials at the recycling yards of the Hamburg city cleaning department or by subscription to: WERT recyclable material collection - order yellow bags

Documents required

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

Please note

The yellow Hamburg recycling bins and sacks include:
Plastics & Metals

  • Beverage cans (no deposit required)
  • food cans
  • Pet food trays and aluminum pouches for pet food
  • Tubes for mayonnaise, tomato paste, mustard etc.
  • Lids, crown caps and screw caps
  • Aluminum foil and aluminum grill trays
  • hanger
  • Cutlery, pans, pots, kitchen grater or can opener
  • Nails and fittings, tools
plastics
  • Yoghurt and quark cups
  • Drinks bottles made of PET (no deposit required)
  • screw caps
  • Detergent and washing-up liquid bottles, toothpaste and cream tubes, shampoo bottles
  • Plastic bags, garbage bags, freezer or breakfast bags, cling film
  • toys, games, felt-tip pens
  • office supplies of plastic
  • bezels, switches
  • Shower curtains, hangers, cleaning buckets
  • folding boxes, transport boxes
  • gloves
  • film cartridges
  • pump spray bottles
composites
  • Milk and juice cartons (Tetra Paks)
  • Aluminum and plastic packaging (e.g. instant soup bags)
  • Aluminum and paper packaging (e.g. butter packaging)
That doesn't belong in it
  • glass, paper and cardboard
  • old clothes and textiles
  • electrical appliances and batteries
  • problem substances

Deadlines

If you provide the recycling bin for collection yourself, please leave it at the curb by 6 a.m. The yellow bags are collected every two weeks.

Procedure & Fees

Procedure

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

Processing time

When collecting the recycling bin, please note the waste disposal calendar of the Hamburg city cleaning department and the opening hours of the recycling centers (see the "Links" section).

Fees


  • The disposal of recyclable waste bins and bags is free of charge.

  • Product responsibility applies to packaging. The disposal of packaging according to the Packaging Act is already paid for by consumers when purchasing the product.

Legal notes

Legal remedies

No

Legal basis

Circular Economy Act (KrWG)

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


Act on the placing on the market, return and high-quality recycling of packaging (Packaging Act - VerpackG)

http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/verpackg/

Service description

Packaging and other waste items made of plastic, metal and composites are referred to as recyclable materials. These are collected in Hamburg together via the yellow Hamburg recycling bins and recycling bags.

A large part of household waste consists of packaging materials and other materials made of plastic, metals and composites of these two materials. In Hamburg you do not need to differentiate between packaging and other objects made of plastic and metal. Both are collected together in the recycling bin/yellow recycling bag. This means that you can also dispose of so-called “non-packaging of the same material” free of charge in the recycling bin/yellow recycling bag. These include: plastic or metal bowls, plastic or metal buckets, plastic children's toys, plastic flower pots, metal tools, ...

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Address and contact information

Facility info

Public transport

Busses 25/112/120/122/124/154/160/224 Ausschläger Weg (Tourist Office)

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