Waste: Disposing of organic waste
Performance specification
The disposal of biowaste from private households is the responsibility of the districts and independent cities. Regulations on the management of organic waste are laid down in the individual waste disposal statutes and fee statutes.
These include information on waste fees, waste containers (organic waste bins, ordering options), waste calendars (collection intervals), existing collection and delivery systems for organic waste (e.g. green waste).
If the public waste disposal authorities do not yet offer an organic waste bin, there are alternative disposal options in the bring system (such as the possibility of handing in garden waste at recycling centres or container services) and in some cases the use of an organic waste bin from private providers (commercial or non-profit collection).
In addition to the disposal of organic waste in the organic waste bin, most bylaws also mention home composting as an option for recycling organic waste. If it can be proven that the waste can be recycled by composting it on one's own property, the citizen can be exempted from the obligation to connect to the organic waste bin.
The separate collection and subsequent recycling of biodegradable waste (organic kitchen waste and garden waste) has several advantages for the environment: it reduces the amount of residual waste and simplifies the treatment of residual waste. Separate collection simplifies the high-quality utilisation of organic waste through fermentation. In addition, the humus components and nutrients contained in the biowaste can be returned to the natural cycle as fermentation substrate or compost.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?
Enquiry with the public waste management authorities required
As with waste disposal as a whole, there is no standardised nationwide fee regulation for the disposal of biowaste by the districts and independent cities.
Information on the possible costs can be found in the respective waste fee statutes of your public waste disposal organisation and on the homepages of commercial waste disposal companies.What deadlines do I have to observe?
Enquiry with the public waste management authorities required
Processing time
individual
Legal basis
Recycling Management Act (KrWG)
Local bylaws of the districts and independent cities (usually separated into waste disposal bylaws and waste fee bylaws, published on the Internet or in the official gazette/district gazette).
Applications / Forms
Enquiry with the public waste management authorities required
Short text
- Biowaste disposal
- Regulations on the management/disposal of organic waste can be found in the individual waste disposal statutes and fee statutes of the public waste disposal organisations
- In addition to the various disposal options in the collection and/or delivery system, self-composting is often permitted by the waste disposal statutes
- Responsible: public waste management organisation (the respective district or independent city of the place of residence)
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Who do I need to contact?
You can find all the websites of the municipalities in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district here: