Waste separation

All information on the various waste containers, container sizes, full service as well as registration and deregistration

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All the information you need about recycling centers, mobile hazardous waste collection points, glass containers, collection points for "yellow bags", sales points for official residual waste bags (black bags), green waste containers and much more.

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Car tires, paper or cables? Which waste belongs where? Our list from A to Z can help.

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Biowaste is a raw material. But what does it actually contain? All information about biowaste.

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Waste containing hazardous substances such as paints, varnishes, cleaning agents, pesticides, solvents, aerosol cans, etc. as well as energy-saving lamps and fluorescent tubes must not be disposed of in the residual waste garbage can.
Please take these to the collection points.

Note:
The free disposal of hazardous waste at the AWA amounts to 15 liters/month per household. However, it is not the content that is decisive, but the volume of the container.

Batteries are accepted in normal household quantities.

If citizens wish to dispose of car batteries and receive a receipt in order to claim the deposit on the disposed battery, they must present the deposit slip from the respective battery provider to the AWA. The AWA will then confirm proper disposal and citizens can then request the deposit from the provider.

Stationary pollutant collection point

Aachen, Kellershaustraße 10 (AWA-Services),
Opening hours:

• Summer opening hours
  Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 8.30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  Tuesdays and Thursdays 8.30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  Saturdays 8.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.

• Winter opening hours
  Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  Saturday: 8.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.

Mobile pollutant collection points

You can find the dates of the pollutant mobile here:
Pollutant mobile

Please dispose of used oil when purchasing new oil.
Used tires can only be disposed of via tire dealers for a fee.
Asbestos - please contact the waste advice service (0241 / 432-18666) for the disposal of asbestos.
Batteries and rechargeable batteries can also be returned to retailers.
Someenergy-saving light bulbs are also taken back by retailers. You can find out where your nearest retailer is on the Lightcycle website .
Fat Animal and vegetable fats in solid form can be disposed of in the organic waste garbage can. In liquid form, please hand it in at the Brand recycling center.

Please note
Please dispose of hazardous waste separately and in closed containers (e.g. liquid hazardous waste such as paints or solvents). Unfortunately, it is not possible to return the containers.

Report concerns about the Schadstofmobil online now.

Every citizen in the city of Aachen can have their own bulky items collected directly from their front door.

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Used electrical and electronic appliances do not belong in the residual waste containers, but must be disposed of separately.

Aachener Stadtbetrieb collects the following appliances:

• Large electrical household appliances (ovens, washing machines, dishwashers, tumble dryers, etc.)
• Refrigerators (fridges, freezers) and radiators

Refrigerators and freezers containing CFCs may only be made available for collection by the landowner or their authorized representative by 7 a.m. on the day of collection due to the environmental hazards they may pose.

The Aachen municipal company also collects large electronic devices:

• Entertainment and information electronics (televisions, computers, monitors, etc.)
• other household electrical appliances (vacuum cleaners, sewing machines, etc.)
• electrical tools and toys and
• Electrical leisure and sports equipment

Collection dates
You can obtain collection dates online via thecity of Aachen's
service portal

Please note:

• Please never add anything to a foreign part.
• Only registered parts will be taken away.
• On the day of collection, put the appliances out by 7 am. Please bring the appliances to the street and place them there. Please do not place them on green areas or in gate entrances.
• Small electronic appliances are only collected together with registered large appliances.
• Small electronic appliances (coffee machines, hair dryers, pocket calculators, cell phones, etc.) can otherwise be disposed of at recycling centers, compost containers and the recyclables mobile.

Dispose of CDs, DVDs

CDs and DVDs can be recycled and handed in at the collection points listed below. CDs and DVDs consist of the plastic polycarbonate (PC), a metallic coating and a lacquer. The coating can be removed relatively easily from the base plate. The remaining material is a high-quality raw material that can be recycled very easily. The material can be used to produce new items in the automotive, computer and medical technology industries, for example.

Sleeves do not belong in the collection container.
It is important to note that only CDs/DVDs can be recycled in this way. The sturdy plastic sleeves are made of a different material and cannot be recycled. They should therefore not be thrown into the collection containers. The sleeves belong in the residual waste.

Data protection: Make CD / DVD unusable if necessary
If you do not want unauthorized persons to be able to read your data after handing it in, you must make your CDs/DVDs unusable before handing them in by scratching across the scannable/readable top side with a nail or similar.

Cork collection points

Cork is a valuable natural product made from the bark of the cork oak. Used cork can be processed into new products without any loss of quality. Only bottle corks are collected. Please dispose of cork flooring or cork wallpaper in the residual waste (because of the adhesive residue).

The collection points

• Brand district administration, Paul-Küpper-Platz
• Eilendorf district administration, Heinrich-Thomas-Platz 1
• Haaren district administration, Alt-Haarener-Str. 139 -141
• District administration Kornelimünster / Walheim, Schulberg 20
• District administration Laurensberg, Rathausstr. 12
• District administration Richterich, Roermonder Str. 559
• Administration building high-rise, Römerstr.
• Marschiertor administration building, Lagerhausstr.
• City of Aachen Environment Department, Reumontstr. 1
• Aachen-Brand recycling center, Camp Pirotte
• Aachen-Eilendorf recycling center, Kellershaustr.
• Recyclables mobile

Information on the avoidance, recycling and disposal of industrial and commercial waste as well as on operational waste management concepts and balances and related legal issues is provided by the commercial waste advisory service of the City of Aachen.

Phone 0241 / 432-18613

abfallwirtschaft-stadtbetrieb@mail.aachen.de