Hand in batteries for disposal

Procedure

• Old batteries and accumulators under 500g can be handed in at the recycling stations.
• Batteries over 500g and bicycle batteries only at the Blockland and Hastedt recycling stations.
• Batteries and rechargeable batteries must be placed in the appropriately labeled containers.

Legal bases

• § 20 Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz (KrWG)
• § 13 Absatz 1 Batteriegesetz (BattG)
• § 8b Ortsgesetz über die Entsorgung von Abfällen in der Stadtgemeinde Bremen (Abfallortsgesetz)

More information

Transport packaging and containers must be taken back by the deliverers. The waste, recyclable materials and hazardous substances become the property of Die Bremer Stadtreinigung when they are placed in the collection bins/containers or handed over to the operating personnel. This also applies if they have already been unloaded or secured.

The deliverers are obliged to provide information about the origin of the waste and/or recyclables they deliver. The station's operating personnel are authorized to inspect all waste delivered and to reject waste, recyclables and hazardous substances, even if they have already been unloaded.

You can also hand in batteries free of charge at any store that sells batteries.

Car batteries, also known as starter batteries, are only taken back by specialist dealers via a deposit system.