Dispose of bulky waste

Bulky waste is bulky waste from private households that does not fit into the residual waste container after shredding.

Prerequisite

Your waste is bulky waste.

You can obtain information about which items you are allowed to dispose of as bulky waste in your city/district from the waste management company responsible for you.

Examples of bulky waste:

  • Beds, mattresses, upholstered furniture
  • Cupboard parts, tables, chairs
  • Mirrors, suitcases, carpets
  • Garden furniture

Please note: Waste from renovations or conversions such as old tiles or sanitary ceramics do not belong in bulky waste. You must dispose of these separately as building rubble.

Wallpaper waste must be disposed of as residual waste.

Responsible department

the waste authority

Is the waste authority,

  • if you live in an urban district: the city council
  • if you live in a rural district: the district administration

Procedure

Find out from your local authority which items you are allowed to dispose of as bulky waste.

Tip: Some municipalities and districts have recycling centres or landfill sites. You can deliver bulky waste to them yourself at a favourable price.

The municipalities and districts publish waste calendars. In these you will find the collection dates and further information about bulky waste and other types of waste. In most urban and rural districts, bulky waste is collected on call.

Deadlines

none

Required documents

none

Costs

The costs are based on the municipal fee statutes.

Please enquire at the office responsible for you.

Miscellaneous

There are separate regulations for the separate collection and recycling of waste wood, end-of-life vehicles and electronic waste.

Appeal

If a decision by the authority is required (for example, in the case of a fee notice), the authority will send you the decision as a formal notification.

This decision also contains a reference to the legal options available to you if you do not agree with the decision.

This appeal also contains deadlines that you must observe.

The appeal also contains information on the body to which you can turn in such a case.

Legal basis

the respective local statutes

Release note

machine generated, based on the German release by: Umweltministerium Baden-Württemberg, 03.06.2024