Less rubbish means more environment Important information on the subject of waste Important information on the subject of waste

At the end of the year, the staff from the Tips for recycling waste Abfallwirtschaft Mannheim (Mannheim Authority) are to distribute the waste A large proportion of our waste consists of recyclable materials: calendar for households. Each year it is placed This includes glass, and metal as well as biological waste directly in your post box by the end of December from your kitchen and garden. All of these materials can be and contains the dates for the fol- recycled. In this context we are talking about recycling. A pre- lowing year. Your street has to be stated by name requisite for recycling is ensuring that everything is carefully on your waste calendar. It is best to check this sorted and collected separately. immediately upon receipt. The “Waste from A to Z” guidebook includes tips for preventing, recycling Here in Mannheim we have special collection systems for the and eliminating waste. The most important different recyclable materials. These can vary, depending on the addresses, telephone numbers and opening hours of the city district in which you live. It is easiest if you look at the Mannheim Waste Management Authority with its recycling cen- following chart, which provides a simple explanation of where tres are also included in the guidebook. Please call us if you certain waste belongs. have not received a calendar. Our waste advisory staff will glad- ly provide you further assistance (telephone: 293-8373).

With this info booklet we would like to explain the most impor- tant information to you in your language. Please keep this brochure together with the calendar in a safe place so that you Problem materials always know what to do with your waste.

Tips for waste prevention Electrical waste Biological waste

You can also provide an important contribution towards the ➜ prevention of waste. This starts with your shopping: ➜ How to separate ➜

• Take a bag or a shopping basket with you so you can do without plastic bags. Residual ➜ Bulk waste waste ➜

• Purchase deposit bottles and non-disposable bottles. • Avoid buying superfluous packages. Purchase personal ➜ ➜ hygiene or cleaning items that you can refill. Waste paper Old clothes your daily waste and shoes

• Give your priority to products which you can repair and avoid ➜ ➜ buying disposable goods. Lightweight Used glass packaging How does the waster calendar work? Residual waste container

The residual waste container is not used for the disposal of All households receive the waste calendar, stating all of the recyclable waste. collection dates, at the end of the year, directly in their post box. All of the types of waste listed in your calendar must be placed Paper container on the edge of the pavement outside your dwelling by 6:30 am on the day of collection. If individual symbols are not included in The paper container is for newspapers, magazines, cardboard, your calendar, it means you live in a full service area. In this (please crush) and packaging made from paper. You case the dustmen will collect the dustbins and containers for can take larger cardboard boxes to the recycling centres. you straight from their usual locations. Please note: Bio-waste container The waste management guidelines of the city of Mannheim state that on the collection day, the lid of your waste container The bio-waste container is for waste from your kitchen and gar- must be closed, otherwise it will not be emptied by the waste den, such as leftover food, tea, coffee waste and coffee filters, collectors. For occasional larger quantities of residual or bio- leftover fruit and vegetables, plant remnants and green cuttings. waste, you can purchase the 50 litre residual or bio-waste sack at the following locations. Yellow sack • Advisory Centre for Construction and Environment in the The following materials should be disposed of in the sack: Collini Center • Aluminium (e.g. lids from yoghurt containers) • Depot and recycling centre of the Mannheim Waste • Plastics (e.g. margarine containers, shampoo bottles) Collection Authority • Metals (e.g. tin cans) • Public Services • Composite packaging (e.g. milk cartons/juice cartons) • Waste collection vehicles of the Mannheim Waste Collection Authority The following materials should not be disposed of here: • Materials which are not packaging (e.g. plastic toys, cleaning Problem materials drop-off buckets) • Packaging made of glass, paper or cardboard You can hand in the following items free of charge: • Textiles accumulators, batteries, chemicals, disinfectants and wood preservers, electrical and electronic equipment (small You can get yellow sacks free of charge at the following devices only), energy-saving lamps, paints, lacquers, lye, fluo- locations: rescent lamps, medicines, materials containing oil and solvents, Numerous supermarkets plant protection products and pesticides, acids, salts, spray Mannheim Waste Management Authority rubbish trucks only cans, thinners and the like. Mannheim Waste Management Authority recycling centres Advisory Centre for Construction and Environment, Collini Please note: Center Do not place problem materials for collection at the roadside.They City Hall (in E 5 with the porter) must be brought to the collection points on the drop-off dates. Civil services Bulk waste

Green waste After prior agreement, the Mannheim Waste Management Authority workers will collect your bulk waste from the pavement The Mannheim Waste Management Authority picks up green – free of charge! Twice a year you can apply for up to four cubic waste twice a year – free of charge! This includes tree and meters or alternatively, one collection of eight cubic meters of shrubbery cuttings as well as leaves.You can buy jute sacks for bulk waste (telephone: 293-7000, over the internet using an 0.40 Euro each at any recycling centre. Please bundle the order card per fax or personally). You then receive an individual shrubbery and branches at a length of no more than 1.50 collection time within two to three weeks. The bulk waste must metres and a diameter of no more than ten centimetres. be placed on the edge of the pavement by 6.30 am. The following items, for instance, will be collected: • Old clothes and shoes • Furniture • Residual waste or yellow sacks • Mattresses, rugs (but no carpets) • Washing machines, dryers, kitchen stoves and other house Electrical waste hold appliances • Refrigerators Scrap electronic and electrical equipment must be collected, managed and recycled according to the Electrical Goods and The following items, for instance, will not be picked up: Old Electrical Devices Law. Electrical equipment from house- • Car tyres with and without rims holds can be handed in directly to dealers or taken to the • Problem materials such as leftover paints, lacquers, etc. Recyclinghof in Morchhof or to the ABG Recyclinghof. You can (can be handed in free of charge during the collection of pro- also take small electrical devices to the mobile problem materials blem materials) collection.

Important information on your Important information on your calendar calendar

Rat in Sachen Abfall und Umwelt <<< Advice about waste

Im Beratungszentrum Bauen und Umwelt, Collini-Center Here you are able to find the most important telephone Abfall- und Umweltberatung 293-4002 Mo–Do 8–17 Uhr numbers for information in the German language Abfallwirtschaft Mannheim Kundencenter You can also find important information and advice in the Käfertaler Straße 258 Mo–Do 7.30–16 Uhr “Waste from A to Z” guidebook and on the internet at Tel. 293-7000 Fax 293-7010 Fr 7.30–13 Uhr www.abfallwirtschaft-mannheim.de [email protected] www.abfallwirtschaft-mannheim.de

Service-Telefon für Gelbe Säcke 32254-10 Weitere Hinweise finden Sie in unserem Ratgeber „Abfall von A bis Z“ und im Internet.

Öffnungszeiten Recyclinghöfe <<< Your recycling centre and collection area

Im Morchhof 37, 68199 Mannheim Mo–Sa 8–16 Uhr At the recycling centre Im Morchhof 37 you can also drop off waste materials such as scrap electrical and electronic-equip- ABG-Recyclinghof Max-Born-Straße 28, Friesenheimer Insel Mo 13–16 Uhr ment, buy yellow sacks and also bio-waste, residual waste and Di–Sa 8–16 Uhr jute sacks. Please take note of the opening hours.

Behälterbestellungen und -änderungen richten As a home owner or manager you can order or change waste Sie bitte schriftlich an das Betriebsbüro Entsorgung Jakob-Bensheimer-Straße 19–21, 68167 Mannheim containers by writing to the Disposal Office, Jakob-Bensheimer- Straße 19-21, 68167 Mannheim. Beethovenstraße Erzbergerstraße Lachnerstraße Berliner Straße Friedrichsplatz Lameystraße Charlottenplatz Karl-Ludwig-Straße Maximilianstraße Elisabethstraße Kolpingstraße Mollstraße SAMPLE Important information Important information on your calender on your calender

Problemstoffe – Termine und Orte, 10–19 Uhr <<< Problem materials – dates and locations

Di 17.04. Neuer Messplatz (Parkplatz an der Waldhofstraße) You can drop off problem materials twice a year at the mobile Do 19.04. Gartenstadt (Baldurstraße, Eingang Carl-Benz-Bad) problem material collection – free of charge! It is very important Di 24.04. Rheinau (Marktplatz, Durlacher Straße) for this material to be collected and disposed of separately, Do 26.04. Seckenheim (Seckenheimer Hauptstr. 68, Am Schloß) since it concerns hazardous waste materials which can con- Do 03.05. Wallstadt (Parkplatz Mosbacher Str./Amorbacher Str.) taminate normal household waste. This material may not be disposed of with your residual waste under any circumstances!

Bitte bringen Sie Ihre Problemstoffe an den Abgabeterminen zu Important note Do not place problem materials on the street. They den Sammelorten. must be brought to the collection points on the collection dates.

Außerhalb dieser Zeiten können Sie Problemstoffe auch beim ABG- Constant problem material acceptance Recyclinghof abgeben. (Gewerbebetriebe nur gegen Gebühr) ABG recycling centre, Max-Born-Str. 28, Friesenheimer Insel Mon 1.00 pm – 4.00 pm, Alle anderen Abfälle müssen am Abfuhrtag bis um 6.30 Uhr am Tues – Sat 8.00 am – 4.00 pm Gehwegrand bereit stehen. On the collection date all other waste must be placed on the pavement edge by 6.30 am.

Glascontainer <<< Glass containers

Erlenstraße (Jugendheim Erlenhof) The glass containers in your neighbourhood are listed here. Please Untermühlaustraße/Pyramidenstraße deposit all glass separately according to its colour (white, green, and brown; glass of any other colour should be disposed of in the green glass container).

Altkleidercontainer <<< Old clothes container

Alter Messplatz/Bushaltestelle You will also find an old clothes container in your vicinity.You can deposit old clothes and shoes which are still wearable in this container. Please dispose of dirty or torn clothing in the residual waste container. SAMPLE

Reparieren statt Wegwerfen <<< Repairing instead of throwing away

Die Online Reparatur- und Verleihbörse enthält viele nützliche Adressen: The online repairing and lending exchange contains many useful ➔ www.reparierenundverleihen.de addresses: ➔ www.reparierenundverleihen.de Important information for a clean Mannheim

Our employees are not only responsible for the daily rubbish Advice for avoiding rats collection. They also sweep the streets, bicycle paths & pave- Rats are omnivores. Food remnants attract rats as if by magic. ments, and empty 4,000 waste bins in the Mannheim municipal For this reason: area – sometimes several times a day. They also clean up after city events and remove rubbish from fly tipping sites and also • Do not drop food remnants in the street; put them in the clear leaves and weeds. public waste bins instead.

The Mannheim Waste Management Authority largely takes care • At home food remnants should be disposed of in the residual of the municipal cleaning for a clean Mannheim. But you also waste or bio-waste container; under no circumstances should have obligations: as a property or home owner, tenant or land- you put such remnants down the drain or toilet. lord, you are obligated to sweep in front of your own door. According to the regulations, if necessary you are also respon- • Food remnants containing meat do not belong on the sible for cleaning the pavement outside your home. compost heap in your garden.

“Fly tipping” is also unnecessary. Fly tipping burdens the • Only put your yellow sack on the edge of the pavement out- environment, renders an ugly image and costs the local tax- side your home on the day of collection (by 6.30 am). payer a lot of money. For the disposal of all excess quantities of household rubbish, Mannheim Waste Management Authority • Chose a residual waste container that is large enough; over- provides 50 litre household rubbish sacks against payment. For flowing containers and dirty container storage areas are ideal larger bulky waste materials, please use our bulk waste service sources of nourishment for rats. (information is available over telephone number 0621-293- 7000). Tips for dog owners

Last but not least, everybody can make their own contribution Anyone on the go as a pedestrian with their dog must take note towards a clean Mannheim. When you are on the go in of the following tips: Mannheim you’ll find waste bins everywhere within easy reach. Even in green spaces and at transport stops it is always possible • Anyone who does not dispose of their dog’s muck must to dispose of cigarette ends, bread roll bags or other rubbish in expect a fine. This is because everyone is legally obligated to a clean way. immediately remove their animal’s faeces. It is best to carry a bag at all times or to buy a container from a retail store for such purposes. Dispose of this waste in your residual waste container or in a public waste bin.

• Dogs should be kept on a leash in all municipal areas. Dogs are not permitted to leave their waste in parks, playgrounds or on pavements.

• It is best to train your dog to “do its business” in appropriate places only. In the city, if it is urgent, you can allow your pet dog to do its business in the gutter. Important information on ice and snow

Our employees naturally work during the winter even in ice and • If there is no pavement, you must clear and spread gritty snow. They ensure the safety of Mannheim’s streets, pave- material along the side areas of the street in front of your ments and bicycle paths – if necessary, at night and on week- home to a width of two metres. ends as well. It is frequently necessary for things to be done as efficiently as possible – but we still consider the environment. • Our waste collection workers also require a clear roadway. Salt, for instance, is only used if gritty materials such as chip- Therefore, if you have one, please keep the local entrance to pings, sand and granulate are not appropriate for ensuring the your street free of snow and ice. smooth flow of traffic on Mannheim’s streets and paths. • You can pile up the snow on the edge of the pavement. Under We are responsible for ensuring free flows of traffic on the main no circumstances should you throw snow onto the roadway, thoroughfares. It is your duty to clear away any ice and snow in however. front of your door and to sprinkle grit if necessary. Irrespective of whether you are a property or a home owner, a tenant or a • The melted snow and ice can melt away more quickly during landlord, according to the regulations, it is your responsibility to the initial thaw if you also keep the street drains and gutters keep the pavement in front of your home free of snow and ice. clear.

Advice about the winter for property or home owners, tenants or Incidentally: you can obtain the statutes and regulations landlords concerning the cleaning and clearing obligations of street residents at the Mannheim Waste Management Authority, • First and foremost: on working days the pavement in front of Käfertaler Str. 248, 68167 Mannheim; or download them in the your home has to be cleared by 7.00 am, and on Sunday and internet at www.abfallwirtschaft-mannheim.de. public holidays by 8.00 am.

• If it snows in the meantime, you are once again obligated to clear any snow and ice, since your obligation to clear only ends at 8.00 pm.

• So that the pavements are passable for all pedestrians, you should clear your bit of pavement to a width of at least 1.50 metres; and if necessary sprinkle grit.

• Keep the environment in mind and do not sprinkle salt. Sand, chippings or granulate are also sufficient for making the pavement passable.

• You may only use salt in the event of sleet or in the event of icy stairs or steep gradients. Please use salt only in small quantities: a maximum of one tablespoon per square metre. What? Where? What? Where?

Glass Bottle banks, recycling centres, Tin cans Yellow sack (only for packaging) ABG recycling centre

Old clothes and shoes Clothes banks, recycling centres, Corks Collection banks, e.g. at schools and ABG recycling centre recycling centres

Old medication Problem material collection, recycling Refrigerators Pick-up on order (free of charge); centres, ABG recycling centre, speciali- Tel: 2 93-83 88; recycling centre at sed dealers Im Morchhof, ABG recycling centre, specialised dealers Scrap metal Only recycling centre at Im Morchhof 37 and ABG recycling centre Fluorescent lamps and Problem material collection, recycling energy-saving lamps centre at Im Morchhof, ABG recycling Waste paper, cardboard Paper bank (where available), rotational centre, specialised dealers street collection (inner city), recycling centres, ABG recycling centre Pesticides Problem material collection, ABG recy- cling centre Car batteries Only recycling centre at Im Morchhof 37 and ABG recycling centre Mercury thermometers Problem material collection, ABG recy- cling centre

Batteries Problem material collection, recycling Bulk waste Rotational street collection pick-up on centres, ABG recycling centre, speciali- order (twice a year up to 4 m3 or once sed dealers up to 8 m3 free) on the Internet or on tel.: 293-83 88; recycling centre at Im Biological waste Bio-container, bio-waste sack for excess Morchhof 37, recycling centre at quantities Reichskanzler-Müller-Straße and ABG recycling centre Disinfectants Problem material collection, ABG recy- cling centre Styrofoam Yellow sack (only for packaging), recycling centres Scrap electrical and Problem material collection, electronic equipment recycling centre at Im Morchhof 37, Composite packages Yellow sack (only for packaging) ABG recycling centre (e.g. drinks cartons) Problem material collection,

Paint and varnish Problem material collection, ABG recy- Cleaning agents ABG recycling centre cling centre

(Photo-) chemicals Problem material collection, Acids, lye (alkaline Problem material collection, ABG recycling centre solutions) and solvents ABG recycling centre

Garden waste (crushed) bio-container, bio-waste sack for excess quantities, rotational street Aerosols Problem material collection, collection, recycling centre at Im ABG recycling centre Morchhof 37, recycling centre at Reichskanzler-Müller-Straße and ABG recycling centre Abfallwirtschaft Mannheim (Mannheim Waste Management Authority) Käfertaler Straße 248 68167 Mannheim [email protected] www.abfallwirtschaft-mannheim.de