If you live in Germany, you are probably familiar with the country’s highly evolved approach to waste disposal. The whole society is committed to a zero-waste lifestyle and it’s quite easy for households to be almost completely trash-free!

The way we dispose of rubble is part of this well-thought-out system. Here’s how it works:

Bauschutt entsorgen Frankfurt has bins for plastic, paper and cardboard, residual waste and often also organic waste. If you have the latter, you will have a designated bin with a brown lid. In this bin, you can throw fruit, vegetables, coffee filters, tea bags, meat and other food scraps, as well as your garden waste. If your bin does not have a brown lid, you can take your organic waste to one of the city’s “Wertstoffhof” (“waste recycling stations”) yourself or have FES pick it up for you.

The most important thing to keep in mind when disposing of rubble is that the material must not be mixed with non-mineral construction waste. Non-mineral construction waste consists of wood, metal, and other materials. If you are not sure whether your rubble belongs to this category, you can always contact the municipal garbage disposal company and ask them. Depending on the municipality, they might charge a fee for analyzing and classifying the material or simply weigh it. If you want to be absolutely sure, you can send a sample of your rubble to a laboratory for testing. With the help of modern, state-of-the-art declaration analysis, they can verify the compliance of your material with the applicable regulations (e.g. LAGA Rubble, Landfill Ordinance) within just a few minutes.