Procedure descriptions
Disposing of domestic green waste
You can dispose of domestic green waste
- through home composting,
- via a collection system:
- Provision of leaves and herbaceous material in a special "leaf bag" or a garden waste bin,
- Provision of woody, bundleable material for seasonal collection as part of a separate garden waste collection service,
- at a local collection point (green waste collection point, recycling centre),
- at a green waste composting plant.
Green waste should be collected and recorded separately as "herbaceous" and "woody".
Responsible department
The waste management company in your city or district
Details
Prerequisite
You would like to dispose of green waste, for example
- Grass and hedge cuttings,
- Lawn cuttings,
- Shrubs,
- Debris from flower beds,
- Flowers,
- Balcony plants,
- Flower arrangements,
- Brushwood,
- Leaves,
- Pruning (branches, tree wood).
Remove any foreign matter such as wire or plastic residues beforehand.
Procedure
Find out from the administration of your waste management company,
- which collection systems are offered in your city or district and
- what exactly you are allowed to dispose of via the green waste collection service or at the collection points.
Most municipal and district waste management companies publish waste calendars.
These will tell you the collection dates, types of collection and local collection points.
Deadlines
none
Required documents
none
Costs
The costs are based on the municipal fee statutes.
Please enquire with your local waste management company.
Miscellaneous
none
Legal basis
die jeweilige örtliche (Abfall-) Satzung in Ihrem Stadt- oder Landkreis.
Release note
machine generated, based on the German release by: Umweltministerium Baden-Württemberg, 18.06.2024
Contact
Bürger- und Standesamt (Bürgeramt)
eMail buergeramt@heidenheim.de
Telefon (0 73 21) 3 27-33 42
Fax (0 73 21) 3 23-33 32