Waste: Disposing of organic waste

The waste disposal of private households and thus also of biowaste from private households is the responsibility of the districts and independent cities as public waste disposal providers.

The disposal of biowaste from private households is the responsibility of the districts and independent cities. Regulations for the management of biowaste are laid down in the individual waste disposal statutes and fee statutes.
This includes, among other things, information on waste charges, waste containers (bio bin, ordering option), waste calendars (collection intervals), existing collection and delivery systems for organic waste (e.g. green cuttings).
If the public waste disposal authority does not yet offer an organic waste bin, there are alternative disposal offers in the delivery system (such as the disposal options for 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 by the organic waste bin, most statutes mention self-composting as an option for self-recycling of organic waste. If there is a proven possibility of self-recycling through composting 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 recycling 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.

In Hesse, the respective municipality / city is responsible for the collection of the organic waste bin, unless this task has been transferred to a waste association.

Please ask the public waste disposal authority responsible for you which documents you need to submit.

Consultation with the public waste disposal authorities required

Consultation with the public waste disposal authorities required

Closed Substance Cycle Management Act (KrWG)

Local statutes of the districts and independent cities (usually separated by waste disposal statutes and waste fee statutes, published on the Internet or the official gazette/district gazette)

Consultation with the public waste disposal authorities required

Consultation with the public waste disposal authorities required

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Consultation with the public waste disposal authorities required

As for waste disposal as a whole, there is no nationwide uniform 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 provider as well as the homepages of commercial waste disposal companies.