Waste: Dispose of electrical waste
Performance specification
According to the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG), electrical and electronic equipment may not be disposed of with normal household waste.
The public waste disposal authorities (districts and cities) are obliged to take back old electrical appliances from citizens free of charge and pass them on to the responsible manufacturers and distributors for further treatment and recycling or to recycle them themselves.
In most rural districts and independent cities, large appliances are taken away with the bulky waste collection or separately and small electrical appliances can be handed in at collection centres. Many retailers also take back old appliances in their shops.
Disposal is financed by the citizen when the product is purchased, so that disposal must be free of charge for the citizen (product responsibility).Process flow
Enquiry with the public waste management authorities required
Requirements
Enquiry with the public waste management authorities required
Which documents are required?
Please ask the public waste disposal authority responsible for you which documents you need to submit.
What are the fees?
none
What deadlines do I have to observe?
Enquiry with the public waste management authorities required
Processing time
individual
Legal basis
Act on the Placing on the Market, the Taking Back and the Environmentally Sound Disposal of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act - ElektroG)
Waste disposal statutes of the districts and independent cities
Applications / Forms
Enquiry with the public waste management authorities required
Who do I need to contact?
Please find out from the administration of your municipality or district where the collection point for e-waste is located near your home town.
Take-back options for LED lamps, energy-saving lamps and fluorescent tubes can be found on the following website: