2nd edition WASTE DISPOSAL CALENDAR 2021 Avoiding, separating and recycling waste Hinweis / important note! Der Abfallkalender 2021 steht auch in The waste disposal calendar is Pick-up ofeiner waste englischen glass: Version zur Verfügung. available in English as well. www.usk-kleve.de / Abfallentsorgung und Wertstoffe Reorganisation Details on page 3 is coming # The yellow waste bin Details on page 2 # Introduction and news 2021 Dear citizens of Kleve, When will waste pick-up of the yellow bin start? As soon as you receive your yellow waste bin, you can start using it, and it will be emptied from the following pick-up date You are now holding the new Kleve waste disposal on – provided it is filled correctly. calendar 2021 in your hands. You will find an English ver- sion of the calendar to download on www.usk-kleve.de - Abfallentsorgung und Wertstoffe. Apart from that, you can I have already purchased a yellow bin, can I use this download waste pick-up dates in iCal format and transfer one as well? them to your own electronic calendar. This is not possible. The lids of the new bins have an imprint and are property of the company Schönmackers The Umweltbetriebe der Stadt Kleve AöR (USK) are able to Umweltdienste GmbH & Co KG. USK can empty only these offer their tried and tested services in the field of waste dis- bins. If you wish, bins that you have purchased already can posal also in the year 2021. If you have any questions, please be picked up free of charge. do not hesitate to contact us, using the contact addresses that are listed on page 12. We gladly help you and accept What is the capacity of the yellow waste bin? your suggestions. The standard yellow waste bin, which has a capacity of 240 litres, takes the equivalent of the loose content of at least five Kind regards, KLEVE yellow waste bags. your A container of 1,100 litres takes the content of about 20 KLEVE USK yellow waste bags. Umweltbetriebe der Can I request a smaller yellow waste bin? Stadt Kleve - AöR Unfortunately not. Containers of a capacity smaller than the USK standard 240 litre bins are not available. Umweltbetriebe der Stadt Kleve - AöR Contacts to ask when you have general questions New opening times See page 12 after the introduction of the yellow waste bin Do you need a new yellow waste bin? Do you want to replace your current container? Is your yellow waste bin damaged? These are examples of questions that you can address to The yellow waste bin is coming Schönmackers Umweltdienste GmbH & Co. KG - by telephone on 0800 888 43 73 (free of charge) At the beginning of January, 2021, the yellow waste bin - using the online form on schoenmackers.de is going to be introduced in the entire area of Kleve. It will - by e-mail on [email protected] replace the yellow waste bag and serves to collect in an - using the Müllalarm app environmentally friendly way packaging material made of plastic, metal and so-called composite materials. As a Do you need yellow waste bags as an exception? result, we can reduce the amount of plastic bags by 1.3 From January 2021 on you can request the delivery of yellow million in the town of Kleve alone. This corresponds to about waste bags, caling 0800 888 4373 free of charge, but you 10,000 kilograms of plastic. have to state a reason for your request (for instance, a one-off amount of additional waste or a special permit to continue the Delivering the yellow waste bin pick-up of yellow waste bags). You will then receive by mail USK are going to equip households with the yellow bins a service card, with which you can receive yellow waste bags probably from 11 January to 6 February, 2021. They are as needed at USK, 62 Brabanter Straße, 47533 Kleve. going to place the bins on the pavement in front of every property; the bin lids will be marked with the corresponding household addresses. The owner of the yellow bins is the The yellow waste bin is free of charge, saves our company Schönmackers Umweltdienste GmbH & Co KG! environment and keeps our streets clean. 2 News 2021 Pick-up of waste glass: reorganisation With the new waste glass truck, which has three different not on one day but on two. The street list in this calendar has chambers, we are able to pick up waste glass in one go. This an additional column; please check whether your street is, for optimized procedure leads to only one change for the citizens instance, in area A1 or A2. of Kleve. Waste glass is picked up in the corresponding areas Special collection of recyclable material Since 2013 USK has regularly been pursuing a special collection This recyclable material is picked up every eight weeks system in order to pick up certain types of recyclable material. after registration by phone. The pick-up has to be registered This is done with the help of the glass collection boxes that are with USK on 02821 899 400. used on the day of disposal. Other than that, these collection n White box: Old textiles and shoes (bundled in pairs), boxes are to be used for the disposal of waste glass. packed in plastic bags. n Green box: Assorted small metals (not liquid or com- bustible metals). n Brown box: Electrical and electronic appliances (only small devices) of groups 2 and 5 in accordance with §14 (1) of the Electric and Electronic Devices Act (among other If you use your collection boxes for the disposal of waste things information and telecommunication devices, screens, glass, the box capacity must not be exceeded. As to weight, monitors and appliances, no lamps) as well as cables. the boxes must be filled in a way that they are not damaged during transport! The special collection of recyclable material has to be registered by phone with USK. Locations of the storage containers for old textiles/shoes • Brienen, Briener Straße (Fire Department) • Kleve, Karl-Leisner-Straße (at Tönnissen Centre) • Donsbrüggen, Mehrer Straße (Church car park) • Kleve, Klever Ring (at Hagebaumarkt) • Griethausen, Postdeich (Sports ground car park) • Kleve, Königsallee (Exit cemetary car park) • Keeken, Düffelgaustraße (Sports ground) • Kleve, Ludwig-Jahn-Straße (Car park) • Kellen, Briener Straße (Car park in front of XOX) • Kleve, Tichelpark (Car park) • Kellen, Postdeich (KAG school centre) • Kleve, Wasserstraße (Car park city hall) • Kellen, van-den-Bergh-Straße • Materborn, Dorfstraße (old fairground) (Sports ground car park) • Materborn, Hamstraße at corner Am Forsthaus • Kellen, Zur alten Kirche • Reichswalde, Am Dorfanger (Club home shooting association) (Sports ground car park) • Kleve, Albersallee (Hospital) • Rindern, Keekener Straße (Fire Department) • Kleve, Böllenstege (Adult Education Centre VHS) • Warbeyen, Hermesplatz • Kleve, Brabanter Straße (USK) • Kleve, EOC car park If additional locations are set up, (at Hoffmannallee/secondary school) we will inform you accordingly. Note: Regarding the use of the storage containers and the special collection of recyclable material we ask you to place old textiles and shoes (which should be bundled in pairs) in plastic bags before you put them into storage containers or glass disposal boxes. This way they are protected against dampness and dirt. 3 Which waste goes where? The grey waste bin The yellow waste bin The yellow waste bin is intended for packaging that is The grey waste bin takes only the so-called “remaining waste”, that is, waste that cannot be recycled. made of plastic, metal or composites and that as a rule carries the “green dot”. YES, NO, YES, N0, this goes in: this does not go in: this goes in: this does not go in: Only waste which cannot be recycled, n Any recyclable waste that is collec- n Metals: n Metals covered with non-metallic such as: ted in the green and brown waste- - Konserven- and beverage cans materials n Fatty, wet paper bins, the glass boxes and the yellow - Closures n Batteries n Vacuum cleaner bags waste bags - Aluminium boxes, lids and foil n Packaging that contains hazardous n Waxed and oiled paper Hazardous materials such as: - Spray and coating cans material, such as spray or coating n Hygienic paper such as nappies, paper n Batteries cans that contain CFC n Composites: handkerchiefs or sanitary towels n Fluorescent tubes, energy-saving n Silage film - Beverage and milk cartons n Metals covered with non-metallic light bulbs n Extremely dirty packaging - Vacuum packaging materials n Paints and coatings - Pizza boxes with aluminium n Video cassettes n Acids and alkalis coating n Objects that consist of different n Oils and fats types of metal n Insecticides and plant protection n Plastics: n Window or mirror glass products - Carrier bags n Glass shards, ceramic, porcelain n Chemicals of all kinds - Plastic bags n Leftovers of processed food n Old clothes - Dishwasher liquid, washing liquid n Vegetable fats n Construction work debris and body care liquid bottles n Out-of-date medicine n Electrical and electronical scrap - Dairy product boxes n Rests of wallpaper - Margarine boxes n Hardened paints and coatings The green waste bin The glass boxes The green waste bin takes old paper as well as paper Waste glass is collected in three boxes for white (clear), and cardboard packaging material. brown and green glass respectively. YES, NO, YES, NO, this goes in: this does not go in: this goes in: this does not go in: n Newspapers and magazines n Dirty, fatty and wet paper n Any kind of hollow glassware n Window glass n Catalogues, books, files, journals n Waxed and oiled paper such as bottles or glasses n Mirror glass n Any other clean paper n Coated paper or cardboard such as n White glass into