Dresden Waste Guidebook English Imprint

Publisher: City of Dresden

Urban Green and Waste Management Office telephone (03 51) 4 88 96 33 fax (03 51) 4 88 96 03 email [email protected]

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November 2019

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www.dresden.de/abfall 2 Contents

Waste reduction and reusable materials 4 Second-hand goods 6 Information and advice 7 Environmental education courses 8 Organic waste 9 Green waste 10 Christmas tree collection points 11 Paper and cardboard 12 Glass packaging 13 Light-weight packaging 14 Plastic waste 15 Hazardous substances 16 Disposable and rechargeable batteries 17 Hazardous waste vehicle 18 Old electrical appliances 20 Bulky waste and waste wood 21 Mixed municipal waste 22 Construction waste 23 Notes on disposal 24 Disposal in winter 26 Recycling depots 27 Other collection points 29 Street cleaning 30 Urban cleanliness 31 Dresden spring cleaning 33

3 Waste reduction and reusable materials

If you generate as little waste as possible and reusable cups and bottles for hot and properly separate what you do produce, you cold drinks will preserve resources and protect the environ- lunch boxes, food storage bins and ment. This also helps to reduce waste charges. containers rechargeable batteries reusable drinking straws made of plastic, Longer and more efficient use glass or stainless steel reusable dishes and cutlery made of It makes sense to use what you have acquired porcelain, plastic, melamine or aluminium for as long as possible. Therefore, when pur- muffin and cake baking tins made of chasing new products, make sure that the stainless steel, ceramic, glass or silicone products are durable and can be repaired. You reusable ice trays can also buy well-kept second-hand goods – such as clothes, bicycles, toys, electrical appliances, furniture or prams – in second-hand Take-away drinks and meals shops, via online classified ads or in newspapers and at flea markets. You can also sell items In Dresden, about ten million disposable you no longer need, or donate them to social cups are used each year. They overflow from institutions (→ page 6). public dustbins and litter the streets and green spaces. Therefore, it is recommendable to drink from your own reusable cup for hot or Borrowing cold drinks. They can be used as often as de- sired, keep the drink warm or cold for longer Things you rarely use, you can rent instead of and are more leak-proof. More and more buying. There are numerous rental options for shops are filling drinks in reusable cups and cars, bicycles, festive costumes, as well as gar- sometimes they even give discounts. den and construction equipment. For books, Also when you buy take-away food, there films and music there are book, video and me- is a lot of packaging waste. The containers for dia libraries at your disposal. fast food, pizza, soup, salad, sushi, etc., are thrown away shortly afterwards. Upon request, however, many suppliers will also put Use reusable products their food into reusable containers you bring with you. For longer transport distances, con- You can save a lot of packaging waste and dis- tainers with an insulating function are suitable posable items if you use reusable products, for for keeping food warm or cold. For people who example: like to eat on the move, the purchase of light reusable cutlery is worthwhile. reusable and washable bags

4 Waste reduction and reusable materials

Conscious shopping Avoid food waste

Plan your shopping in advance so that you In Germany, a great amount of food is thrown buy only as much as you really need and can away, often because too much was bought consume. With bulk unpackaged goods, you and things were poorly stored. New goods can choose the quantity you require your- should be placed behind older ones when self. Fruit and vegetables are better stored in unpacking. This makes it easy to see what needs a washable, reusable freshness net than in a to be consumed first. Opened food should be plastic bag. At sausage, meat and cheese coun- well covered and the content of canned good ters, some sellers also allow the fresh goods should be transferred into sealable contain- to be packed in a reusable box you bring with ers and placed in the refrigerator. These have you. You should avoid food that is packaged in different cold zones for optimal storage. Home- mini or single portions. Buying coffee cream or cooked food is placed right at the top, cheese sugar in larger packages avoids a lot of waste. and dairy products in the middle, perish- You should also avoid goods with unnecessary ables such as meat and fish on the lower glass additional packaging, such as tea or toothpaste, plate, fruit and vegetables that can tolerate and disposable products, such as disposable cold go in the vegetable compartment, while razors or plastic straws. Opt for reusable bottles eggs, butter and drinks are placed in the door. for drinks, refills for soaps and detergents, and You can boil, pickle or freeze any leftover food recycled products made of cellulose. More and or in case you have bought too much. Make a more plastic bottles and packaging are made of note of the date of manufacture. recycled plastic. Use reusable containers such as baskets, shopping boxes, cloth bags or reusable tote bags to transport your purchases. It is Waste reduction in the office always worth carrying a bag in your pocket or purse or car boot for spontaneous purchases. Opt for electronic communication and filing It also makes sense to buy regional prod- to save paper. If printing is required, double- ucts in supermarkets or at weekly markets. Due sided printing on recycled paper is recom- to shorter transport routes, a lot of secondary mended. The reverse side of rough paper can packaging is no longer necessary. You can re- be used as note paper. Pens, pencils, fountain duce packaging even more in packaging-free pens, highlighters or correction pens can be shops, where you can fill the goods loosely into refilled. Instead of stapling, paper clips or reusable containers you bring along. stapleless staplers are recommended. Trans- parent sleeves and file fasteners can be used multiple times. A „No advertising“ sticker on your letterbox helps to reduce the number of advertising brochures.

5 Second-hand goods

This includes Donate used goods

furniture such as sofas, armchairs, Well-preserved furniture, large electrical tables, chairs, cupboards, beds, shelves, appliances and other used goods are picked dressers up free of charge by the Social Furniture household items such as dishes, cutlery, Service after consultation with you, and passed drinking glasses, pots, bowls, baking tins, on to those in need. For an appointment, laundry stands, pictures, tools, clocks please contact the Sächsische Umschulungs- and watches und Fortbildungswerk Dresden e. V. (SUFW), electrical appliances such as refrigerators which operates the Social Furniture Service and freezers, electric cookers, micro- with the support of the City of Dresden: Phone waves, coffee machines, mixers, washing (0351) 8 94 10 20, email: [email protected]. machines, irons, vacuum cleaners, lamps, You can also make your donation personally telephones, radios, televisions, cameras, at the SUFW in Pieschen at Industriestrasse 17, computers, tablets, game consoles Monday–Friday 7.30 a.m.–5 p.m. bicycles, prams, sledges, skis, toys, books, The social department store of the SUFW, jewellery the consumer electronics second-hand shop clothing, textiles, shoes ‚Zweiter Frühling‘, and the bicycle shop of Lebenshilfe Dresden, the ‚Zweite Chance‘ second-hand shop of the Salvation Army, the ‚Fair- Using second-hand goods Kauf‘ clothes shop of the German Red Cross, Grüne Liga Dresden‘s for-free shop, as well as Used goods that are no longer needed but are privately run buying and selling shops are also still in good condition do not have to be thrown happy to receive well-kept second-hand goods. away. There are various facilities where you can hand them in to be reused. Instead of buying new things, you can also repair, exchange, Repair used goods borrow or buy used goods. The RepairCafé offers everyone the opportu- nity to repair their electrical appliances them- Exchange and giveaway market selves. Tools and professional support are provided on site if required. Please bring your own You can exchange or give away your well-kept spare parts. The RepairCafé opens five times used goods in the online exchange and give- a month on a voluntary basis – once each in away market of the City of Dresden and also Johannstadt, Gorbitz, Pieschen, Löbtau and place wanted advertisements. You can find this Gruna. The dates, addresses and information free service at www.dresden.de/tauschen. on the procedure can be found at repaircafe. fueralle.org.

6 Information and advice

Waste info hotline you can exchange, give away or search for well- kept used goods free of charge. The website is The Urban Green and Waste Management Of- available in both a browser and a smartphone fice advises you on waste management and version. On the themed city map at city cleaning in the City of Dresden. www.dresden.de/stadtplan/abfall, you will find recycling depots, waste collection points, waste info telephone: recycling container sites, delivery points for (03 51) 4 88 96 33 mobile phones, reference points for rubbish commercial waste information telephone: sacks, mobile collection points for hazardous (03 51) 4 88 96 44 substances and Christmas trees, and suppliers telephone service hours: of to-go drinks who accept customer-supplied Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 8 a.m.– reusable cups. 12 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday: 8 a.m.– 12 p.m. and 1–6 p.m. email: [email protected], Online forms [email protected] physical address: registration, re-registration and deregis- Urban Green and Waste Management tration of waste containers Office, Grunaer Straße 2, 01069 Dresden collection of bulky waste visiting hours: collection of large old electrical appli- Monday and Friday: 9 a.m.–12 p.m., ances Tuesday and Thursday: 9 a.m.–12 p.m. exemption for green waste collection and 1–6 p.m. declaration form for the free disposal of waste and leaves Online Collection dates On the website www.dresden.de/abfall, you can find comprehensive information, all stat- At www.dresden.de/abfuhrkalender and in the utes and forms, as well as materials for down- themed city map at www.dresden.de/, you can load. You can find out how to reduce waste and find out which waste disposal company emp- how to separate waste correctly. All recycling ties your waste bins and when, after entering bank sites, recycling depots, other waste col- your address. You can download the collection lection points and mobile collection points dates in PDF format or have them entered into are listed. There is also information on envi- your personal electronic calendar. ronmental education, urban cleanliness and street cleaning, including for businesses. At the municipal exchange and giveaway market,

7 Environmental education courses

The state capital of Dresden is committed to conservation. raising children‘s and young people‘s awareness of the environment at an early age. If you Field trips learn from the start how to avoid waste and Various waste management and processing how to dispose of and separate it properly, you plants in and around Dresden, such as a recy- reduce the amount of waste and help to recycling depot or the fermentation plant for or- cle or properly dispose of waste. This conserves ganic waste, can be visited within about three resources and protects the environment. The hours (including arrival and departure). Please Urban Green and Waste Management Office note that no field trips can be offered during offers a wide range of environmental educa- the summer holidays. tion courses in the field of waste management: Day-long and week-long projects for all educational institutions in the City The duration and content of the project of Dresden days and weeks will be adapted to the needs various offers for pre-school, primary of the registered institution. They are carried school and from secondary level I out within the educational institutions and can free of charge be supplemented by laboratory work and field reimbursement of travel costs trips. individually adaptable Classes, field trips and project days or also suitable for day-care and holiday weeks can be booked individually or in combi- arrangements nation. The offers vary according to the age of the participants and are sorted by preschool, The Sächsische Bildungsgesellschaft für Um- primary school and from lower secondary lev- weltschutz und Chemieberufe Dresden mbH el. A detailed list of the offers and the registra- (SBG) was commissioned to carry out the envi- tion form can be found at www.dresden.de/ ronmental education courses. umweltbildung and at www.sbg-dresden.de (News: Projects). Please send your registration directly to SBG Dresden, who will be happy to These include advise you about the offer:

Classes telephone: (03 51) 44 45 60 These are carried out in the registered facilities, fax: (03 51) 4 44 56 12 as well as at SBG Dresden upon request and email: [email protected] can be variably adapted. The minimum amount is two teaching units. There are various options for topics concerning waste management in Dresden, ecosystems and environmental tech- nology, as well as sustainability and resource

8 Organic waste

This includes erty. An exemption from the collection of- or ganic waste must be notified using the appro- waste from food preparation and left- priate form at www.dresden.de/abfall. overs (not bones) expired or spoiled foodstuffs (unpackaged) Tips and advice household waste such as cellulose tissues, kitchen paper, serviettes, uncoated wrap- Do not throw your organic waste into ping papers the organic waste bin in plastic bags coffee grounds (with paper filters), tea or compostable bio-plastic bags made (bags) of cornstarch. They do not decompose green waste from house and garden such during processing. as withered flowers, potted plants (with- The contents of incorrectly filled organic out pot), old potting soil, foliage, lawn bins must be disposed of as mixed clippings, pruned branches municipal waste. You will have to pay the small animal and dog excrement in plant- additional fee for this. based bedding such as sawdust and hay Mineral litter (such as cat litter) and hy- small quantities of edible fats and oils in giene articles (such as nappies) belong in absorbent kitchen paper the mixed municipal waste (→ page 22). Wrap damp waste in kitchen paper or newspaper and cover the bottom of the Disposal container with newspaper or crumpled paper. This reduces odours and the freez- organic waste bin (mandatory bin) or ing of organic waste in winter. self-recycling (composting) The owner of the property is responsible weekly emptying of the organic waste bin for cleaning the waste containers. (regardless of fullness level) Food scraps, oils and fats do not belong subject to charges (organic waste bin) in the toilet. You can reduce waste by buying food in the quantities you need and storing it Own recycling of organic and carefully. green waste For tips on proper composting, please visit www.dresden.de/abfallinfo. You can properly compost and recycle any organic and green waste on your property yourself. In order to avoid over-fertilisation, there should be at least 30 square metres of usable/cultivated land per person on the prop-

9 Green waste

This includes acceptance period will be announced online at www.dresden.de/abfall. Caretaker services pruning from trees and hedges, lawn and commercial service providers cannot use clippings, hay, straw, leaves, fallen fruit, this service. flowers, plants, weeds, potting soil Christmas trees branches, trunks and roots up to one Christmas trees metre in length and 20 centimetres in diameter You can dispose of your Christmas tree, without decorations or packaging such as plastic bags, at the beginning of January free Disposal of charge at the locations provided (→ page 11) and at recycling depots and green waste Green waste can be disposed of in the organic collection points (→ page 28 f.). In some areas, waste bin. Larger quantities are accepted by disposal vehicles are also available (→ table be- the recycling depots and green waste collec- low). The acceptance period will be announced tion points (→ page 28 f.) for a fee. online at www.dresden.de/abfall. There you will find a list of all collection points, including up to one cubic meter: 0.50 Euros per mobile collection points – also marked on the 0.2 cubic meter themed map of the city at www.dresden.de/ more than a cubic meter: 2.75 Euros per stadtplan/abfall. cubic metre or part thereof In Mobschatz and Gompitz, the administrative offices organise Christmas tree collection independently. Roadside leaves After the end of the municipal Christmas tree collection, you can dispose of your Christ- In autumn, you can dispose of the leaves of mas tree at the recycling depots and green street trees and horse chestnuts with miner waste collection points (→ page 28 f.) for a fee moth infestation free of charge at the recycling as green waste. depots and green waste collection points. The

pick-up points for Christmas tree parking locality disposal vehicles appointment times Langebrück Dörnichtweg (former post office) 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Schönfeld-Weißig Pappritz, Schulstraße (parking lot) 8 a.m.–10 p.m. Bautzner Landstraße (Gasthof Weißig parking lot) 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Weixdorf Platz des Friedens 8 a.m.–10 p.m.

10 Christmas tree collection points Acceptance period at www.dresden.de/abfall Altfranken Forsythienstr./Schlehenstr. Bischofsweg/Kamenzer Str. Otto-Harzer-Str./Kastanienweg Freiheit/Briesnitzer Höhe Königsbrücker Platz Altstadt Gottfried-Keller-Platz (near electrical station) Berliner Str./Vorwerkstr. Harthaer Str./Sanddornstr. Ritterstr./Sarrasanistr. Blumenstr./Arnoldstr. Kölner Str./Altnaußlitz Pieschen Bönischplatz Leutewitzer Ring/ Aachener Str./Kopernikusstr. Holbeinstr. (near Permoserstr.) Hetzdorfer Str. (north) Aachener Str./Schützenhofstr. Hopfgartenstr./Gerokstr. Lise-Meitner-Str./Maulbeerenstr. Grimmaische Str./Trachenberger Str. Lindengasse (car park) Naußlitzer Str./Grenzallee Lommatzscher Str. (opposite Marschnerstr./Dinglingerstr. Neunimptscher Str./ No. 55, turning bay) Seidnitzer Str./Blochmannstr. Pohrsdorfer Weg Osterbergstr./Markusplatz Sternplatz Omsewitzer Ring/Kirschenstr. Pestalozziplatz Wettiner Platz Steinbacher Str./Arthur-Weineck-Str. Scharfenberger Str./Klingerstr. Ziegelstr./Rietschelstr. Wilsdruffer Ring/ Trachenberger Platz Blasewitz Ebereschenstr. (south) Plauen Comeniusstr./Henzestr. Wölfnitzer Ring/Limbacher Weg Altenzeller Str./Leubnitzer Str. Falkensteinplatz Klotzsche Chemnitzer Str./Bayreuther Str. Franz-Mehring-Str./ Alexander-Herzen-Str./ Heinrich-Greif-Str. (car park) Neudobritzer Weg Theodor-Fontane-Str. Karlsruher Str./Achtbeeteweg Geisingstr./Schandauer Str. Grüner Weg (level No. 19) (turning bay) Gohrischstr./Winterbergstr. Kiefernweg/Birkenweg Ludwig-Renn-Allee Hellendorfer Str./Marienberger Str. Klotzscher Weg/Hirtenweg (near department store) Hüblerplatz Lubminer Str. (turning area) Muldaer Str./Kohlenstr. Königsheimplatz (near taxi rank) Selliner Str./Zinnowitzer Str. Nöthnitzer Str./Westendstr. Lauensteiner Str./Kipsdorfer Str. Leuben Plauenscher Ring/Hohe Str. Liebstädter Str. (near hardware store) Berchtesgadener Str./ Schnorrstr./Hochschulstr. Löwenhainer Str. Reichenhaller Str. Thormeyerstr./Donndorfstr. (near department store) Goetzplatz Prohlis Mosenstr. (near Haydnstr.) Jessener Str. (car park) Altstrehlen/Kreischaer Str. Niederwaldplatz Kyawstr./Berthold-Haupt-Str. Am Plan Paulusplatz Melli-Beese-Str. (south No. 12 a) Gamigstr./Georg-Palitzsch-Str. Rennplatzstr. (near Rauensteinstr.) Rathener Str./ Gamigstr./Trattendorfer Str. Rothermundtstr./Rosenbergstr. Schönaer Str. (garages) Joseph-Keilberth-Str./ Toeplerstr./Marienberger Str. Tauernstr./Villacher Str. Alter Postweg (cul-de-sac) Cossebaude Zamenhofstr./Robert-Berndt-Str. Karl-Laux-Str./Fritz-Busch-Str. An den Winkelwiesen/Erna-Berger-Str. Loschwitz Kauschaer Str. (opposite No. 10) Eichbergstr. (car park) Bautzner Landstr./Rossendorfer Str. Keplerstr. (level No. 27) Grüner Weg (concrete area Ludwig-Küntzelmann-Platz Lugaer Str./Poetenweg opposite No. 23) Pillnitzer Landstr. (near Calberlastr.) Otto-Dix-Ring/Heinz-Lohmar-Weg Cotta Pillnitzer Landstr./ Prohliser Allee/Georg-Palitzsch-Str. Bonhoefferplatz Leonardo-da-Vinci-Str. Robert-Sterl-Str./Spitzwegstr. Braunsdorfer Str./Am Gorbitzbach Weißer-Hirsch-Str./Roseggerstr. Senftenberger Str./Spremberger Str. Conertplatz Neustadt Walter-Arnold-Str. (level No. 8) Flensburger Str. (opposite No. 10) Am Jägerpark Wilhelm-Busch-Str./Gostritzer Str.

These places without consolidated containers are marked with a sign.

11 Paper and cardboard

This includes sites can be found online at www.dresden.de/ abfall and www.dresden.de/stadtplan/abfall. newspapers, magazines, brochures, Please note that only about half of all recy- books cling bank sites are equipped with containers writing, drawing and photocopy paper for paper and cardboard. It is not permitted to crumpled, packaging and gift wrap paper deposit waste paper at sites which have only shredded cardboard and cartons glass containers. It cannot be collected when the glass containers are emptied. Before throwing in cardboard and cartons, Disposal it is important to make them as flat or small as possible – by tearing, unfolding or standing on blue bin (for paper and cardboard) – them. This means more can fit into the contain- emptied generally every two weeks ers and the openings do not clog. It is not per- recycling containers for cardboard/waste mitted to lay or place large cardboard boxes on paper or newspapers/magazines – emp- or next to the containers. This makes it more tied as required (at least 1 x per week) difficult for others to access the container and free of charge obstructs the disposal companies from empty- companies of your choice can take over ing it. You can dispose of large cardboard boxes document shredding as a chargeable free of charge at recycling depots (→ page 28). service Tips and advice Blue bin Paper towels (tissues, kitchen towels, ser- For convenient disposal of paper and card- viettes) belong in the organic waste bin. board, use the municipal blue bin at your house. Dirty or coated paper and cardboard It is free of charge, can be used as part of full (baking paper, pizza boxes with adhesions), service (→ page 24) and proceeds from the as well as photos, posters and wallpaper, marketing of the content flow into the waste belong in the mixed waste bins. fee budget. If you do not have a municipal blue Beverage cartons and soup bags belong in bin, ask your landlord to order one from the the yellow bin or in the yellow sack. municipality (→ page 7). Please insert unbundled paper. Make documents with personal data unreadable before disposal. Recycling container

Paper and cardboard are collected at the recycling bank sites in separate containers. The

12 Glass packaging

This includes tubes, must be collected separately and deposited at recycling depots (→ page 28) or at a glass bottles as packaging, e.g., for bever- mobile hazardous waste vehicle (→ page 18 f.). ages, oil, vinegar, sauces, perfumes Window glass must be disposed of as construc- preserve jars, e.g., for fruit, vegetables, tion waste (→ page 23). jams or mustard Recycling container Disposal The locations of the recycling containers can recycling containers for glass packaging be found at www.dresden.de/abfall and on the emptied as required (at least every two themed city map at www.dresden.de/stadtplan/ weeks) abfall. If your recycling container is overfull, free of charge please use a different site. It is not permitted to place waste on or next to the containers. Please also do not park in front of the containers Sorted by colour and ensure free access so that the disposal vehicles can empty the containers. Please throw different coloured glass packag- You can use the recycling containers at the ing separately into the containers for: following times:

white glass Monday to Saturday: 7 a.m.–8 p.m. brown glass not to be used on Sundays and public green glass (also for other coloured glass) holidays

Avoid mixing them up Tips and advice

Drinking glasses, teapots, glass bowls, vases, If the glass does not fit through the open- crystal, Christmas tree balls, lamp shades made ing of the recycling container, dispose of of glass, light bulbs and small quantities of flat it in your mixed waste bin. glass (such as window and mirror glass) do not Report overfull recycling containers to belong in the recycling containers for glass the waste info line: (03 51) 4 88 96 33. packaging. These products interfere with recy- For recycling, it is very important to main- cling because of their different chemical com- tain colour purity and to avoid mixing! position. Like porcelain, ceramics and stone- The disposal vehicles also have separate ware, they belong in the mixed waste bins. LED chambers for emptying the containers. and energy-saving bulbs, as well as fluorescent

13 Light-weight packaging

This includes Incorrectly filled yellow bins

empty plastic packaging: shampoo bot- and sacks tles, yoghurt pots, paint buckets, carry bags, plant pallets, screw lids, tubes, If the yellow sack or yellow bin is not filled cor- detergent packaging rectly, it will not be collected/emptied (marked empty metal packaging: tins, drink cans, with a red sticker). Either the users of the paint and spray cans, bottle caps, alumin- yellow sack/bin sort out the waste that does ium dishes, foils and lids not belong in it or the property owner com- empty packaging made of composite missions a chargeable pick-up/emptying of the materials: beverage cartons, soup bags, incorrectly filled sacks/bins as mixed waste. coated cardboard from frozen products, vacuum packaging (coffee), blisters (such as tablet packaging) Tips and advice packaging materials (moulded parts and chips made of polystyrene, air cushions The yellow bin/sack is used to dispose made of film) of empty plastic, metal or composite packaging. You have already paid for the disposal of Disposal packaging (with or without a ‚green dot‘) when you buy the goods. yellow bin or yellow sack Household items made of plastic or metal bi-weekly emptying (→ page 15) can be disposed of at the free of charge recycling depots. PUR expanding foam cans (with/without residual contents) and spray cans with Receipt of free yellow sacks residual contents can be delivered free of charge to recycling depots (→ page 28, from the citizen‘s advice bureau and local except in Leuben and Loschwitz) or to the administrative centres (→ themed city mobile hazardous waste vehicle (→ page map www.dresden.de/stadtplan/abfall) 18 f.). from the responsible waste disposal If you have more packaging waste, you companies (→ page 24) can take additional yellow sacks and from all recycling depots (→ page 28) place them next to the yellow bin on the day of collection. It is not possible to dispose of them at recycling depots.

14 Plastic waste

This includes pens) and rubber objects (such as gloves) in the mixed waste bin. If the objects are plastic kitchen utensils, plastic cutlery too large for the residual waste bin (such and dishes, sieves, food storage contain- as a child car seat), they must be disposed ers, bowls, silicone baking moulds of as bulky waste (→ page 21). plastic household items such as buckets, Construction polystyrene, as well as rain boxes, watering cans, flower pots, gutters and drain pipes made of plastic, containers, water barrels, towel holders, belong in construction waste (→ page clothes hangers, bathroom suites, baby 23). Bring them to a construction waste bathtubs, laundry baskets, fruit crates, disposal plant of your choice. Contact shopping boxes, folders and transparent details can be obtained via the waste sleeves information line (03 51) 4 88 96 33. furniture and furnishings made of plastic, CDs and DVDs are made of polycarbonate including garden, balcony and camping and are collected separately. You can furniture or cellar shelves give these to the recycling depots in plastic objects from the sports, leisure separate collection boxes, free of charge. and entertainment sector such as insu- By scratching the surfaces you can make lating and gymnastic mats, toys, CD/DVD your data largely unreadable. The cases of cases, vinyl records these data carriers belong in the collection containers for plastic waste. Pass on used goods in good condition Disposal (→ page 6). If you have any questions, please contact at the recycling depots (→ page 28) the waste information line free of charge without quantity limit (03 51) 4 88 96 33. The ABC of waste online at www.dresden.de/abfall will also help you to dispose of your waste cor- Tips and advice rectly if you are unsure about an item.

Hand in only household items that consist exclusively of plastic. These should be unpackaged and as clean as possible. Empty plastic packaging, such as paint buckets, yoghurt pots, cosmetics jars or non-refundable disposable bottles belong in the yellow bin/sack. Put plastic waste that is combined with metal, wood or textiles (such as ballpoint

15 Hazardous substances

This includes and on the themed city map at www.dresden.de/stadtplan/abfall, map con- household cleaners, decalcifier, disinfect- tent ‚mobile collection points‘. You can also ant, nail polish remover, spray cans with find the acceptance period online. residual contents, PUR expandable foam cans weed and pest control agents, insect Leftover medications sprays, fertilisers liquid paints, varnishes, solvents, adhesives You can dispose of your expired and unused impregnating and stripping agents medicines in the mixed waste bin. Please place mineral oils and fuels t h e s e i te m s i n t h e b i n i n a w ay t ha t n o b o d y c a n a c - waste containing mercury, such as ther- cess them. If you still have concerns about safe- mometers ty, you can dispose of your medicines as harm- disposable batteries, rechargeable ful substances. But under no circumstances batteries, car batteries do they belong in the toilet or the drain. edible oils, fats and frying oils Tips and advice Disposal Hazardous substances must be collected at recycling depots, except Leuben and and disposed of separately because they Loschwitz (→ page 28) contain substances that are hazardous to at the mobile hazardous waste vehicle the environment or human health. They (→ page 18 f.) are marked with a danger symbol. disposable batteries, rechargeable batter- Do not leave your hazardous waste ies, car batteries, mineral oils: at the point unattended on the roadside before the of sale where the product was purchased mobile hazardous waste vehicle arrives. deposit up to a maximum of ten kilograms If possible, hand over harmful substances free of charge directly to the collection personnel in their original containers and do not mix harmful substances together. The hazardous waste vehicle Hazardous substances must not be disposed of in the mixed waste bin or toilet. The mobile hazardous waste vehicle takes hazardous waste, as well as fluorescent tubes, LED and energy-saving bulbs and car batteries. The disposal sites can be found on pages 18 and 19, online at www.dresden.de/schadstoffmobil,

16 Disposable and rechargeable batteries

This includes Lithium-ion batteries

disposable and rechargeable batteries for Lithium-ion batteries are used in high-perfor- remote controls, calculators, alarm clocks, mance electrical appliances. You can recognise torches, wireless headphones, toys these batteries by the letters „LI“ or „Li-Ion“. round cell batteries for household scales, As they still have so much residual energy in thermometers, car keys their discharged state which can cause short lithium-ion batteries for digital cameras, circuits and fires, they can be returned only laptops, tablets, mobile phones, cordless to authorised collection points. For example, drills, game consoles, electric tooth- at recycling depots (→ page 28). Tape off the brushes, vacuum cleaners and shavers poles to avoid short circuits. car batteries Car batteries Disposal When buying a car battery, the dealer is legally in shops selling disposable and recharge- obliged to charge a deposit. If you later return able batteries your car battery to the shop, you will receive at the recycling depots (→ page 28) the deposit back upon presentation of the with the hazardous waste vehicle receipt. Deposits will not be refunded when car (→ page 18 f.) batteries are handed over to recycling depots or free of charge the mobile hazardous waste vehicle. However, the delivery can be confirmed on the deposit slip or on the invoice (except at the Loschwitz Separate disposal important recycling depot). You can submit this receipt to the retailer for a refund of the deposit. Disposable and rechargeable batteries are included in hazardous substances. They must be collected and disposed of separately Tips and advice because they contain substances that are hazardous to the environment and human Before you dispose of old electrical health, such as mercury, cadmium and lead. appliances, remove any disposable or They must not be disposed of in the residual rechargeable batteries they contain and waste bin, but must be returned to a battery dispose of them separately. Separate collection point. They are marked with the collection boxes are available at recycling symbol of a crossed-out waste container. depots for old electrical appliances with built-in rechargeable batteries.

17 Hazardous waste vehicle (dates under www.dresden.de/abfall) place site day time dates Altfranken Otto-Harzer-Straße Mo 10.00 – 10.45 see internet Altstadt Hans-Dankner-Straße/Bürgerwiese Mo 16.30 – 17.30 see internet Marschnerstraße/Striesener Straße Fr 18.15 – 19.00 see internet Reißigerstraße/Wallotstraße Fr 17.00 – 17.45 see internet Sternplatz/Falkenstraße Mo 18.00 – 19.00 see internet Blasewitz Hüblerplatz Fr 11.15 – 12.30 see internet Junghansstraße/Hepkestraße Fr 15.15 – 16.15 see internet Laubestraße/Müller-Berset-Straße Fr 14.00 – 14.45 see internet Weesensteiner Straße/Schlottwitzer Straße Mi 18.15 – 19.00 see internet Cossebaude Bahnhofstraße/Ludwigstraße Di 13.45 – 14.45 see internet Grenzstraße/Gartenstraße Di 11.15 – 12.15 see internet Cotta Bonhoefferplatz Do 15.45 – 16.45 see internet Brückenstraße Sa 08.00 – 09.00 see internet Flensburger Straße/Am Urnenfeld Di 10.00 – 10.45 see internet Gottfried-Keller-Platz Do 10.00 – 11.00 see internet Hohendölzschener Straße/Luftbadstraße Sa 13.00 – 14.00 see internet Leutewitzer Ring/Kirschenstraße (intersection) Do 11.45 – 12.45 see internet Merbitzer Straße/Wolfszug Sa 09.30 – 10.30 see internet Wendel-Hipler-Straße/Oskar-Mai-Straße Mo 11.30 – 12.30 see internet Wilsdruffer Ring/Altgorbitzer Ring Do 14.00 – 15.00 see internet Ziegeleistraße Sa 11.15 – 12.15 see internet Gompitz Ockerwitz, Ockerwitzer Allee 21 Fr 15.45 – 16.30 see internet Ockerwitzer Allee/Altgompitz Fr 14.30 – 15.15 see internet Pennrich, Altnossener Straße (construction site) Fr 11.30 – 13.00 see internet Unkersdorf, Am Schreiberbach/Schwarmweg Fr 10.00 – 11.00 see internet Klotzsche Keulenbergstraße/Waldteichstraße Do 17.30 – 18.30 see internet Ludwig-Kossuth-Straße (Sparkasse level) Do 15.00 – 15.45 see internet Markt (Hellerau) Sa 09.30 – 10.30 see internet Rostocker Straße/Boltenhagener Straße Sa 08.00 – 09.00 see internet Wilschdorf, Altwilschdorf/Kirchstraße (town square) Do 16.15 – 17.00 see internet Langebrück Badstraße/Schillerplatz Mo 11.30 – 12.30 see internet Nicodèstraße/Friedrich-Wolf-Straße Mo 14.00 – 15.30 see internet Leuben Bosewitzer Straße/Bahnhofstraße Di 10.00 – 10.45 see internet Försterlingstraße/Sachsenwerkstraße Fr 10.00 – 10.45 see internet Laibacher Straße/Hermannstädter Straße Mi 15.15 – 16.00 see internet Lilienthalstraße/Hertzstraße Mi 13.45 – 14.45 see internet Seidelbaststraße/Neue Straße Mi 11.30 – 12.15 see internet Steirische Straße/Salzburger Straße Mi 16.45 – 17.45 see internet Tronitzer Straße/Borsbergblick Fr 10.00 – 11.00 see internet Loschwitz Altsöbrigen Mi 12.15 – 13.00 see internet Auf der Höhe/Herrenbergstraße Mi 16.00 – 17.00 see internet Fidelio-F.-Finke-Straße/Amtsstraße Mi 14.30 – 15.15 see internet Leonardo-da-Vinci-Straße (bus loop Pillnitz) Mi 10.00 – 11.30 see internet Ludwig-Küntzelmann-Platz Mo 12.45 – 13.45 see internet Oberwachwitzer Weg (TV tower car park) Di 10.00 – 10.45 see internet

18 place Stellplatz day time dates Loschwitz Quohrener Straße/Rochwitzer Straße Mi 17.30 – 18.30 see internet Ullersdorfer Platz (‚Café Heiderand‘ level) Mo 10.00 – 11.30 see internet Mobschatz Brabschütz, Dorfplatz-Brabschütz/Zum Schwarm Di 17.15 – 18.30 see internet

Elbhangstraße/Am Berg Fr 17.15 – 18.30 see internet Neustadt Forststraße/Löbauer Straße Mo 14.30 – 15.30 see internet

Stetzscher Straße/Dr.-Friedrich-Wolf-Straße Sa 13.00 – 13.45 see internet Oberwartha Fritz-Arndt-Platz (town square) Di 15.30 – 16.30 see internet Pieschen Altkaditz Sa 13.00 – 14.00 see internet Fürstenhainer Straße/Gleinaer Straße Sa 11.15 – 12.15 see internet Kronenstraße/Reichenberger Straße Sa 11.15 – 12.00 see internet Neuländer Straße (level No. 95) Sa 08.00 – 09.00 see internet Rankestraße/Geibelstraße Sa 09.30 – 10.30 see internet Rietzstraße/Bunsenstraße Sa 14.15 – 15.00 see internet Plauen Albert-Schweitzer-Straße/Bernhardstraße Do 17.30 – 19.00 see internet Altenzeller Straße/Liebigstraße Di 17.30 – 19.00 see internet Altmockritz (opposite bus stop) Mo 17.00 – 18.30 see internet Bienertstraße/Hohe Straße Di 16.15 – 17.00 see internet Paul-Büttner-Straße/Karlsruher Straße Mo 15.30 – 16.30 see internet Räcknitzhöhe/Rubensweg Di 14.45 – 15.45 see internet Saarstraße/Am Hohen Stein Mo 14.00 – 15.00 see internet Prohlis Boxberger Straße (school level) Di 11.15 – 12.00 see internet Sosaer Straße/Bahnhofstraße Fr 11.30 – 12.15 see internet Klosterteichplatz Fr 18.00 – 19.00 see internet Langobardenstraße/Elsternstraße Fr 15.15 – 16.00 see internet Leubnitzer Höhe/Wilmsdorfer Straße Fr 16.45 – 17.30 see internet Reisstraße/Sosaer Straße Mi 10.00 – 10.45 see internet Theilestraße/Am Galgenberg Fr 13.45 – 14.45 see internet Uhdestraße/Feuerbachstraße Di 13.30 – 14.15 see internet Schönborn Seifersdorfer Straße/Grünberger Straße Mo 10.00 – 11.00 see internet Schönfeld- Borsberg, Hochlandstraße (bus loop) Do 17.00 – 18.00 see internet Weißig Cunnersdorf, Gönnsdorfer Straße 26 Di 11.30 – 12.30 see internet Eschdorf, Pirnaer Straße/Freigut Eschdorf Di 17.15 – 18.15 see internet Gönnsdorf, Zachengrundring (container site) Mi 11.15 – 12.15 see internet Malschendorf, Zur Hohle/Am Spritzenberg (barn) Do 11.15 – 12.15 see internet Pappritz, Straße des Friedens/Stallberg Mi 10.00 – 10.45 see internet Reitzendorf, Schullwitzer Straße 3 Do 13.45 – 14.45 see internet Rockau, Am Dorfplatz Do 10.00 – 10.45 see internet Schönfeld, Reitzendorfer Straße (castle level) Di 14.00 – 15.00 see internet Schullwitz, Bühlauer Straße (container site) Di 15.30 – 16.30 see internet Weißig, Bautzner Landstr. (Gasthof Weißig parking lot) Mi 15.15 – 16.45 see internet Weißig, Heinrich-Lange-Straße (container site) Mi 13.45 – 14.45 see internet Weißig, Pillnitzer Straße/Talstraße Mi 17.30 – 18.30 see internet Zaschendorf, Dorfstraße 6/7 Do 15.15 – 16.15 see internet Weixdorf Alte Moritzburger Straße/Gomlitzer Querweg Do 11.15 – 12.15 see internet Am Seifzerbach/Nixenweg Do 13.45 – 14.30 see internet Marsdorf, Marsdorfer Hauptstraße (container site) Do 10.00 – 10.45 see internet Platz des Friedens (railway station) Mo 16.30 – 18.30 see internet

19 Old electrical appliances

This includes Chargeable collection of large household appliances washing machines, dishwashers, electric and gas stoves, refrigerators and freezers You can have large devices (at least one side tablets, computers, printers, radios, televi- measuring 60 centimetres) picked up for a fee. sions, DVD players, satellite receivers, cam- Use the online form (www.dresden.de/abfall) or eras, telephones, fax machines, monitors the order card in the Waste Guidebook. The dis- electric tools, shavers, toys, toothbrushes, posal company will inform you of the collection kitchen and household appliances, sports date in writing. The collection usually takes place and medical devices, heating appliances, within four weeks. There is a charge of 23 Euros massage chairs, flashing shoes per large household appliance for transport. On lights, LED and energy-saving bulbs, fluo- the pick-up day, the device must be ready at the rescent tubes edge of the pavement. Collection directly from an apartment or cellar is an additional service (please specify) and increases the cost. Disposal at the recycling depots (→ page 28) Tips and advice collection of large household appliances free of charge, including small old Waste electrical and electronic equip- electrical appliances (except LED and ment must be collected separately and energy-saving bulbs, fluorescent tubes) should not be disposed of as mixed waste. free of charge The symbol of a crossed-out waste con- free at dealers with a retail area of 400 tainer indicates this. Waste electrical and square metres or more: devices not larger electronic equipment contains hazardous than 25 centimetres in any dimension substances that have to be disposed of and larger devices when purchasing a separately, as well as valuable substances similar device that are recovered through recycling. LED and energy-saving bulbs, as well as flu- Only the city and retailers are legally enti- orescent tubes, can also be handed over at tled to collect old electrical equipment for the hazardous waste vehicle (→ page 18 f.). disposal. Street collections are not allowed. mobile phones at the HandYcap collection Remove easily removable disposable and points (www.dresden.de/stadtplan/abfall) rechargeable batteries and light bulbs The waste information line (03 51) 4 88 from the units and dispose of them sepa- 96 33 provides advice on the disposal of rately. Pay attention to lithium-ion batter- storage heaters and photovoltaic modules. ies (→ page 17). free of charge – except pick-up of large Delete personal data and remove memory household appliances cards before disposal.

20 Bulky waste and waste wood

Bulky waste includes Collection of bulky waste subject to charges furniture such as sofas, armchairs, cupboards, shelves, tables, chairs, bed frames To have bulky waste collected from your home bulky household items which are too (up to two cubic metres per household/half- large or too heavy for the waste contain- year), use the online form (www.dresden.de/ ers, such as mattresses, duvets, suitcases, sperrmuell) or the relevant order form in the carpets, floor coverings, mechanical Waste Guidebook. The collection will take sewing machines, rotary clothes dryers, place within four weeks. The disposal company prams, bicycles, toys will inform you in writing of the exact date and by when you must make the bulky waste available at the edge of the pavement. There is a Waste wood includes charge of 23 euros for the transport. Collection directly from an apartment or cellar is an ad- wooden furniture such as tables, chairs, ditional service (please specify) and increases cupboards the cost. Items that cannot be loaded by two wooden household objects such as wood- persons are excluded. en boards, wooden spoons, knife blocks wooden play and sports equipment wooden pallets Tips and advice

Pass on used goods in good condition (→ page 6). Disposal Take out removable electrical and electronic parts and dispose of them self-disposal: free disposal of up to two separately (→ page 20). cubic metres of bulky waste and waste Separate bulky waste and waste wood wood per household per half-year at when you deliver them yourself to the recycling depots (→ page 28), at the recycling depot. company Fehr Umwelt Ost GmbH and Throw loose bulky waste and waste wood the collection point in Schönfeld-Weißig into the containers (without sacks or (bulky waste only) (→ page 29) cartons) at the recycling depot. collection of up to two cubic metres of Placing bulky waste next to the waste bulky waste per household per half-year, containers is not permitted. The disposal subject to a charge costs will be invoiced to the bin users. Adisposal of more than two cubic metres Construction timber must be disposed for a fee at Fehr Umwelt Ost GmbH of as construction waste at your own (→ page 29) expense (→ page 23).

21 Mixed municipal waste

This includes with ‚Landeshauptstadt Dresden, Abfallsack, Gebühr bezahlt‘. This 120-litre waste sack is hygiene articles, nappies, cotton swabs, available for a fee of 7.50 euros from recycling panty liners, tampons, wet wipes (such as depots (→ page 28), the citizens‘ advice bureau, cleaning, baby and spectacle wipes) the local authorities, Stadtreinigung Dresden garbage, vacuum cleaner bags, cold GmbH (→ page 24) and Stratmann Entsorgung ashes, cigarette butts GmbH (→ page 24). The waste sack should be leftover medication (→ page 16) placed next to the mixed waste container on small animal excrement in mineral litter the day of emptying. Other refuse sacks placed (such as cat litter), dog excrement in bag next to the bin will be charged for as inadmissi- glass products (such as drinking glasses, ble secondary storage. casserole dishes, vases), porcelain, ceramics, crystal, window and mirror glass disposable tableware, cutlery and razors Tips and advice wallpaper and small carpets edried paint and varnish residues Only the waste that cannot be recycled cleaning rags, dirty textiles, broken shoes, and is non-hazardous can be thrown into leather, imitation leather the mixed waste bin. cosmetic products Disposable and rechargeable batteries, non-refillable toner and ink cartridges old electrical appliances, hazardous sub- bones, small quantities of cooking and stances, construction waste, bulky waste, deep-frying oils in closed containers fluorescent tubes, LED and energy-saving (wrapped in absorbent paper) bulbs may not be placed in the mixed waste container. Fill the waste container so that the lid can Disposal still be closed. Your mixed waste container will be mixed waste container (mandatory bin) emptied if it is at least 75 percent full or emptied at least every two to four weeks is provided for disposal by the property (depending on container size) owner. subject to charges Only prepaid mixed waste sacks may be placed next to the bin for pick-up. They can be filled with up to 25 kilograms. Temporary excess If your bin is permanently insufficient, the landlord must apply for a larger or extra For a temporarily larger amount of mixed mu- container. nicipal waste (such as when renovating or mov- Rubbish does not belong in the toilet. ing house), use the prepaid waste sack printed

22 Construction waste

This includes www.dresden.de, menu item City & Council, Services A-Z, Demolition and Construction construction debris (clean): concrete, Waste Disposal. brick and natural stone, mortar, masonry, sanitation ceramics, tiles, roof tiles, plaster residues, window glass Tips and advice mixed construction site waste timber: windows, doors, fences, skirting Check whether building demolition mate- boards and ceiling mouldings, ceiling rials can be reused. panels, parquet, laminate with impact Try to sort your construction waste as sound insulation, garden sheds and much as possible before disposal. This raised plant beds enables it to be better utilised and you excavated soil: naturally grown or already can reduce costs. used soil or rock material Note the obligation to retain the disposal roading materials (tar-free) documents. They must be available on construction waste containing hazardous request. substances: products containing asbestos Ask the waste disposers about their and tar, mineral wool acceptance spectrum, the delivery quantities and the costs. These are different for each company. Disposal If you cannot deliver your construction waste yourself, hire a container service to at a waste disposal company of your choice: transport it. addresses can be obtained from the Waste containing asbestos may only be waste information line (03 51) 4 88 96 33 dismantled only by qualified personnel. mineral construction waste up to ten Waste containing asbestos and mineral kilograms: Leuben recycling depot wool must be contained in airtight and (→ page 28) tear-proof packaging. Safety of transport charges apply must also be ensured. Only approved disposal companies may dispose of construction waste containing Information for building con- hazardous substances. tractors The disposal of construction waste at the Zweckverband Abfallwirtschaft Oberes Detailed information for building contractors Elbtal will no longer be possible from can be obtained from the Emissions Protec- 2020. tion and Waste Management department of the Environmental Agency. Go to the website

23 Notes on disposal

Collection dates holidays there may be delays in disposal.

To find out when your waste containers are Yellow bin/sacks: emptied and by which disposal company, go to Please visit www.dresden.de/abfall for www.dresden.de/abfuhrkalender and on the further information. themed city map www.dresden.de/stadtplan/ abfall. You can download the collection dates Organic and mixed waste bins: in PDF format or have them entered into your for the most part: Stadtreinigung Dres- personal electronic calendar. den GmbH, telephone: (03 51) 4 45 51 16 Cossebaude, Langebrück, Weixdorf, Räh- nitz, Hellerau, Wilschdorf, Stetzsch, Kem- Full service nitz, parts of Klotzsche: Stratmann Ent- sorgung GmbH, telephone: (03 51) 88 59 50 To make use of the full service, the location Gompitz, Kauscha, Mobschatz: of the container and its transport route to Becker Umweltdienste GmbH, telephone: the disposal vehicle must comply with the re- (03 51) 64 40 00 quirements of the waste management statutes Schönfeld-Weißig, parts of Kaditz and of the City of Dresden (→ www.dresden.de/ Übigau: NERU GmbH & Co. KG, tele- abfall). On the day of emptying, the collection phone: (0 35 28) 43 61 25 personnel will pick up the waste bins from the site on your property, take them to the disposal Blue bin (1st half-year): vehicle and return them after emptying. If you Neustadt, Pieschen, Klotzsche, Weix- do not wish to use the full service, you can dorf, Langebrück, Schönborn, Loschwitz, place the waste container on the edge of the Schönfeld-Weißig: Remondis Elbe-Röder pavement yourself before 6 a.m. on the day of GmbH, telephone: (03 51) 48 48 47 77 emptying. Altstadt, Plauen, Cotta, Cossebaude, Mob- schatz, Oberwartha, Gompitz, Altfranken: Veolia Umweltservice Ost GmbH & Co. Emptying problems KG, telephone: (08 00) 5 63 21 47 89 Blasewitz, Leuben, Prohlis: Fehr Umwelt If your organic waste, mixed waste or yellow Ost GmbH, telephone: (03 51) 20 76 10 bin/sack are not emptied as planned, please contact the responsible disposal company Up-to-date information on the disposal directly. They can tell you the reason and, if companies can be found online at necessary, arrange another collection date www.dresden.de/abfall. with you. For emptying problems with the municipal blue bin, call the waste information line (03 51) 4 88 96 33. Please note that on public

24 Filling bins correctly

Filling bins correctly next to the corresponding waste containers. Bulky household objects that are too large If you do not fill your waste bins correctly, the or too heavy for the waste containers must be disposal company may refuse to empty them. disposed of as bulky waste (→ page 21). Prod- The bins concerned will receive a sticker noti- ucts (not packaging) that are made entirely of fying you of this. plastic are accepted free of charge without any quantity restrictions at the recycling depots Do not compress waste into the bin. This (→ page 15). can cause it to get wedged in the bin and stuck. You can re-sort incorrectly filled yellow Ensure access bins/sacks. To do this, you must remove the incorrect waste items yourself. Oth- If the disposal vehicle is unable to drive erwise, the owner of the property can on a road due to incorrectly parked cars, the commission the emptying of the waste as container cannot be emptied. Please note that mixed waste at your expense. on narrow streets, according to road traffic If the organic waste bin contains regulations, you may park your car on the side non-compostable materials, it must be of the road only if there is a remaining driv- emptied as mixed waste for an additional ing width of at least 3.05 metres on the road. fee. For properties with full service, this is There is a general ban on stopping in curved done automatically. Otherwise, you must areas – even without a stopping ban sign in provide the bin on the mixed municipal place. This ensures that the view of oncoming waste collection day. traffic is maintained and larger vehicles can still manoeuvre. Disposal vehicles with side mirrors are 3.05 metres wide and up to twelve metres No secondary deposits long. Fire engines and ambulances have similar vehicle dimensions and must be able to use the It is not permitted to place waste on or road. next to the containers. You have to pay an Branches and twigs can also obstruct additional fee for their pick-up by the disposal disposal vehicles. Trees and hedges on your company. Illegally deposited bulky waste will property must therefore not protrude into the be removed only after a fee has been charged street. A height of 4.5 metres above the road to the owner of the property. and 2.7 metres above the footpath must be If you temporarily generate more waste, kept free. you can use prepaid waste sacks for mixed waste (→ page 22) and free yellow sacks for light packaging (→ page 14) and make them available on the respective day of emptying

25 Disposal in winter

In snowy and icy winters, it is difficult for the Preparing for winter disposal companies to drive to the waste bins, bring them to and from the vehicles, and emp- For emptying, it is important that the ty them. This can result in delays and changes pavement, the waste container location to transport routes. Sometimes the bins may and the waste bins are free of snow and not be emptied as planned. ice. Therefore, as a resident, keep snow shovels and grit ready in time for clearing and spreading. Location and transport route If you have your mixed waste emptied only once per quarter, provide your waste Keep your waste bins free of snow and container on the last scheduled day of ice. emptying in November. At this time, the Clear and spread grit to make a path volume of snow and ice is mostly still low. from your container‘s location to the Wrap moist organic waste in newspaper road. Please also ensure a clear strip at so that it does not freeze onto the bin. the roadside, as the containers cannot be Otherwise, it may not be possible to emp- pulled over mounds of snow. ty your organic waste bin completely. Do not push the snow from the footpath Obtain a supply of prepaid mixed waste onto the road. This narrows the width of sacks (→ page 22) and free yellow sacks the road and the disposal vehicles may be (→ page 14). If the emptying of your no longer able to drive down the road. waste bins is temporarily not possible, The disposal vehicles are wide and heavy. you can store the filled waste sacks in the Narrow roads and slopes are therefore meantime. Once waste disposal becomes particularly difficult to drive on in winter. possible again, you can provide the sacks However, public winter road clearance for transport next to the respective is mainly carried out only on important waste containers on the normal emptying main roads. Most of the roads do not day. receive a winter service. We therefore Store packaging glass, paper and card- request your understanding if your board in the cellar if it is not possible to container location temporarily can‘t be empty the recycling containers. reached. If your stand is located on a side street that is not accessible, ask your waste disposal company whether you can provide your waste containers on the day of emptying on a nearby main street (agreement on a fixed transfer point, clear labelling of containers).

26 Recycling depots

You can dispose of the follow- Disposal procedures

ing free of charge You can dispose of waste that has accumulated in your private household at recycling depots bulky waste and waste wood up to two in the City of Dresden. Please report to the cubic metres (per household per half-year) reception staff at the recycling depot and com- hazardous substances up to ten kilograms plete the declaration form. You can also find it and PUR expandable foam cans (not in the middle section of the Waste Guidebook accepted in Leuben and Loschwitz) and at www.dresden.de/abfall. The reception old electrical appliances staff will enter the delivery quantity and check LED and energy-saving bulbs, fluorescent your details if necessary. You will then be in- tubes formed into which containers you should dis- disposable/rechargeable/car batteries pose of your waste yourself. household scrap (not motor vehicle scrap) made of metal such as barbecues, baking tins, watering cans, pots, tools, door locks Tips and advice plastic articles CDs/DVDs, video cassettes Private individuals (not commercial old textiles companies) who dispose of waste on your paper, cardboard, cartons behalf require a power of attorney. glass packaging Tradespeople who are connected to the empty toner cartridges (only at recycling City of Dresden mixed municipal waste depots No. 1–5 → page 28) disposal system can dispose of waste in a in autumn: leaves of street trees and horse manner and quantity typical of households. chestnuts with miner moth infestation Remove easily removable disposable beginning of January: Christmas trees and rechargeable batteries and light (acceptance period: www.dresden.de/ bulbs from the units and dispose of them abfall) separately. Pay attention to lithium-ion batteries (→ page 17). Construction waste must be disposed The following can be delivered of at your own expense using a disposal for a fee company of your choice (→ page 23). The locations of all recycling depots can all year round: green waste such as tree, be found on the themed city map at hedge and lawn cuttings, foliage www.dresden.de/stadtplan/abfall. old vehicle tyres Recycling depot opening hours between mineral building rubble up to ten Christmas and New Year: www.dresden. kilograms only in Leuben de/abfallinfos_jahreswechsel.

27 Recycling depots

 Recycling depot Friedrichstadt  Recycling depot Leuben

Altonaer Straße 15 Bahnhofstraße 4 Monday to Friday: 7 a.m.–7 p.m. Monday to Friday: 12 p.m.–7 p.m. Saturday: 8 a.m.–2 p.m. Saturday: 8 a.m.–2 p.m. telephone: (03 51) 4 45 51 32 telephone: (03 51) 4 97 31 20 hazardous substances not accepted acceptance of up to ten kilograms of  Recycling depot Hammerweg construction waste for a fee

Hammerweg 23 Monday to Friday: 7 a.m.–7 p.m.  Recycling depot Loschwitz Saturday: 8 a.m.–2 p.m. telephone: (03 51) 4 45 51 93 Grundstraße 112 Monday to Friday: 12 p.m.–7 p.m. Saturday: 8 a.m.–2 p.m.  Recycling depot Johannstadt telephone: (03 51) 4 97 31 20 hazardous substances not accepted Hertelstraße 3 Monday to Friday: 12 p.m.–7 p.m. Saturday: 8 a.m.–2 p.m.  Recycling depot Plauen telephone: (03 51) 4 45 52 70 Pforzheimer Straße 1 Monday to Friday: 12 p.m.–7 p.m.  Recycling depot Kaditz Saturday: 8 a.m.–2 p.m. telephone: (03 51) 40 35 01 01 Scharfenberger Straße 146 Monday to Friday: 12 p.m.–7 p.m. Saturday: 8 a.m.–2 p.m. You can find the locations of the recy- telephone: (03 51) 4 45 51 77 cling depots on the themed city map at www.dresden.de/stadtplan/abfall.  Recycling depot Reick

Georg-Mehrtens-Straße 1 Monday to Friday: 7 a.m.–7 p.m. Saturday: 8 a.m.–2 p.m. telephone: (03 51) 4 45 51 33

28 Other collection points

Green waste collection points December–February: Saturday 10 a.m.–12 p.m.  Cossebaude district: Talstraße, April–November: 2nd and 4th  Fehr Umwelt Ost GmbH, Recyclables Saturdays of the month 8–11 a.m. Processing Division: Am Lugaer Graben 20, Monday–Friday 6  Gompitz district: a.m.–7 p.m., Saturday 7 a.m.–1 p.m. Altnossener Straße 46 a, Friday 1–2 p.m., additionally April–October: Monday 4–6 p.m. Waste wood collection point  Mobschatz district:  Fehr Umwelt Ost GmbH, Recyclables Zum Schwarm, March–November: Processing Division: Wednesday 3.30–6 p.m., 1st Saturdays of Am Lugaer Graben 20, Monday–Friday 6 the month 9–11 a.m. a.m.–7 p.m., Saturday 7 a.m.–1 p.m.

 Schönfeld-Weißig district: Alter Bahndamm, March–October: Mon- Tips and advice day 4–6 p.m., Wednesday 3.30– 6 p.m., Saturday 8.30–11 a.m., Novem- There is a fee for the disposal of green ber: Monday, 2–4 p.m., Wednesday waste (→ page 10). 1.30–4 p.m., Saturday 8.30–11 a.m., Up to two cubic metres of bulky waste December: Saturday 10 a.m.–12 p.m. and waste wood per household per half- year can be delivered free of charge  Weixdorf district: (→ page 21). The disposal of more than Pastor-Roller-Straße 16 b, April–October: two cubic metres is possible for a fee at Wednesday 1–3 p.m., 2nd and 4th Satur- Fehr Umwelt Ost GmbH. days of the month 10 a.m.–12 p.m. You can find the collection points online at www.dresden.de/stadtplan/abfall, map content: recycling depots/collection Bulky waste collection points points. Waste that is not on the list of accepted  Schönfeld-Weißig district: types (such as construction waste) must Alter Bahndamm, March–October: Mon- be delivered at your own expense to a day 4–6 p.m., Wednesday 3.30– disposal company of your choice 6 p.m., Saturday 8.30–11 a.m., Novem- (→ page 23). ber: Monday 2–4 p.m., Wednesday 1.30–4 p.m., Saturday 8.30–11 a.m.,

29 Street cleaning

Public street cleaning Animal excrement

The city cleans about 41 per cent of the Animal excrement on streets and foot- roadways and 11 per cent of the pave- paths is unhygienic and defaces the city. ments. The costs incurred for this are Therefore, anyone walking an animal outside borne by the adjacent property owner. is obliged to remove deposited animal ex- The street cleaning calendar (www. crement immediately, according to Dresden dresden.de/strassenreinigung) tells you Police Regulation § 7 (2). They must carry a which streets and pavements are subject suitable container for this purpose. When pick- to public cleaning, on which day they are ing up the pile, a bag can also serve as a glove. cleaned, and what the fee is. This can then be turned inside out and knot- Do not park your vehicles at the roadside ted. The packaged excrement can then be dis- or in parking bays on the day of cleaning. posed of in a public dustbin or at home in your At a road surface temperature of less own waste bin. If the animal excrement is not than two degrees Celsius, public street removed, this can be punished with a fine of up cleaning will not take place. In winter, all to 1,000 Euros. residents are responsible for removing To make it easier for pet owners to dispose snow from public pavements and similar of their animal excrement, the City of Dresden areas, and sprinkling icy areas. Further and some large landlords have installed several information can be found at dog toilets in the city area. These are dustbins www.dresden.de/winterdienst. with plastic bag dispensers. However, there is no obligation to install dog toilets or dustbins in areas that pet owners like to use. There is Responsibility of residents also no funding from the dog tax earmarked for this. The animal owner must therefore All streets and areas not listed in the calendar be aware of his obligation to remove animal are to be cleaned by the residents. In addition excrement before acquiring an animal. to the roadway, footpath and parking areas, If the animal excrement remains on the the cycle path, the shoulder and the areas footpath, this must be removed according to around the trunks of street-side trees must the street cleaning statute, in most cases by also be kept clean. The sweepings must be the owner of the property. The public cleaning disposed of in the building‘s own mixed of footpaths takes place on about only 11 per waste bin. Exact information on how to clean cent of footpaths and predominantly in the city can be found in the street cleaning statutes centre. (www.dresden.de/abfall, menu item: city cleaning, street cleaning).

30 Urban cleanliness

A clean city is important for everyone. It makes and are a breeding ground for germs. Animals for a beautiful appearance, increases enjoyment and humans can also be injured by waste lying of use, is more hygienic and reduces the risk around. Please also bear in mind that the Elbe of injury. In the City of Dresden, it is forbidden riverbank is a landscape conservation area to throw or deposit waste in public areas ac- with special protection for the flora and fauna. cording to § 2 of the Waste Management Stat- According to Dresden Police Regulation ute. According to § 7 of the Police Regulation, § 14, barbecuing in public areas is permitted animal excrement must be removed imme- only on officially licensed barbecue sites with- diately by anyone who is outdoors with an out permits, and with permits on the fire loca- animal. Around 3,850 municipal dustbins are tions on the Elbe that require permits. Avoid available for waste produced in public and for using disposable products for picnics or barbe- animal excrement packed in a bag. If there is cues and reduce packaging waste. For example, none near you, take the waste home with you use reusable bottles, reusable crockery and and throw it into your waste bins. cutlery and carry your food in lunch boxes and However, for some years now, more and plastic containers. For unavoidable leftovers, more waste has been thrown away carelessly. you should bring a rubbish bag with you and The city has installed more and larger dustbins, dispose of it at home. has been cleaning streets, footpaths, parks, the Elbe riverbank and recycling bank sites more frequently, and carries out additional Illegal deposits special cleaning after major events. However, it remains clean only if everyone helps. Illegal waste deposits on roadsides, at recycling bank sites or in green areas pollute the environment and obstruct and endanger citizens Picnic and barbecue leftovers – especially when they contain hazardous substances. Every year, the city has to clear away Dresden is one of the greenest cities in around 400 tonnes of illegally deposited mixed Europe, with 62 per cent of the city‘s area cov- waste, green waste and bulky waste, as well as ered by forests and green spaces. Besides the well over 2,000 old electrical appliances. Much Dresdner Heide and the Elbe riverbank, there of this waste can be disposed of cheaply or are numerous parks. These are used especially even free of charge. Take advantage of the wide when the weather is nice. More and more often, range of waste disposal options in Dresden. For however, barbecues, disposable crockery, food example, a large proportion of the waste that packaging, food leftovers, pizza boxes, glass does not belong in the bins at your house can and plastic bottles, broken glass and bottle be disposed of at recycling depots (→ page 28). caps are left there. The polluted green areas Information on how to dispose of what can be can then no longer be freely used by others. found online at www.dresden.de/abfall and on Food remains also attract animals and vermin the waste information line (03 51) 4 88 96 33.

31 Urban cleanliness

Recycling bank sites If the glass does not fit through the opening, you can dispose of it in your mixed In Dresden, there are around 645 sites with waste bin. containers for the disposal of glass jars and If the container is full, use another recy- bottles (→ page 13). Of these, 330 also have cling bank site. An overview of all disposal containers for the disposal of paper and card- options can be found at www. dresden. board (→ page 12). The containers are emptied de/abfall and in the themed city map at as required, depending on how heavily they www.dresden.de/stadtplan/abfall. are used. Paper and cardboard containers are emptied up to five times a week and glass containers every two weeks. In addition, all sites Report litter are cleaned at least once a week. Neverthe- less, many recycling bank sites are filled with Report illegally stored waste, contami- full mixed waste sacks, bulky waste and large nation or overfilled recycling bank sites cartons. Cardboard and glass are also often using the Dreck-Weg app. This is part of placed on or next to the containers. On the one the free Dresden Bürger-Service app. hand, this considerably hinders access to the Report illegally dumped waste to the containers for others. On the other hand, the Gemeindlicher Vollzugsdienst depart- waste disposal companies must remove the ment of the Ordnungsamt, telephone waste stored outside the containers by hand (0351) 4 88 63 33. with great effort before they can empty the Report overfilled recycling bank sites to containers into the disposal vehicle. Therefore, the waste information line, telephone please throw your paper, cardboard and glass (03 51) 4 88 96 33. packaging waste properly into the containers and do not place any waste on or next to the containers. Please note that the city checks the recycling bank sites. If the perpetrator of the illegally stored waste can be identified, they must pay a fine for this administrative offence.

Before throwing in cardboard and cartons, it is important to make them as flat or small as possible – by tearing, unfolding or standing on them. This means more can fit into the containers and the openings do not clog. You can also dispose of large cardboard boxes free of charge at recycling depots (→ page 28).

32 Dresden spring cleaning

Dresden spring cleaning takes place every year public events. If possible, please register in around Easter, under the motto „Clean is more advance so that sufficient work materials can beautiful“. The cleaning week kicks off with be provided. Further information including the cleaning by representatives from politics, busi- announcement of the date can be found at ness and culture. After that, there are various www.dresden.de/sauber-ist-schoener. cleaning and participatory activities through- out the week in the entire city area. The final highlight is the traditional cleaning of the Elbe Elbe riverbank cleaning riverbank. For several years now, over 3,000 vol- Since 1996, the Urban Green and Waste Man- unteers have come from companies, clubs, agement Office has been calling for the cleaning kindergartens, schools and local residents. of the Elbe riverbank and has been supported They are committed to a clean and beautiful by numerous partners and the district author- Dresden. The aim is also to raise awareness ities. On both sides of the Elbe, leftover waste that waste should not be carelessly thrown and flotsam are collected. You will also receive away. Because that harms people, animals and waste sacks and gloves for adults and children the environment. at 13 announced meeting points along the Elbe. All events forming part of the Dresden You can leave the collected waste at the meet- spring cleaning welcome energetic support. ing point or at the edge of the Elbe cycle path. Join in and take part in one of the numerous However, you should leave dangerous, bulky or activities! heavy objects where you find them and report them at the meeting point. The Elbe riverbank cleaning takes place in almost every weather. Campaign week Wear appropriate clothing and sturdy shoes. Afterwards, there will be a refreshing snack. In 2009, Stadtreinigung Dresden GmbH, If you are coming with a larger group, please Citymanagement Dresden e. V. and the Urban register in advance to ensure that sufficient Green and Waste Management Office materials are available at the meeting points. launched the cleaning week in the Dresden Further information including the announce- city area. With the help of the district author- ment of the date can be found at www.dres- ities and localities, there are now numerous den.de/elbwiesenreinigung. cleaning actions everywhere. As a partici- pant, you will receive waste sacks, gloves for adults and children and other work materials for your use. You can either organise your own closed events with your company or associa- tion, in consultation with the district authorities and localities, or take part in one of the