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Hand in construction and demolition waste for disposal

Have you recently renovated and now you have construction waste and rubble? Here you can find out what waste is construction and demolition waste, where you can dispose of it and what costs you can expect.

  • Basic information

    You can hand in your construction waste and rubble up to a volume of 1 cubic meter (1,000 liters) at the recycling stations. Construction waste and rubble are handed in separately, as they are also recycled separately. This is because construction waste is mineral and construction waste is usually combustible.

    This is construction waste:

    • Pipes and window frames, but also doors, skirting boards and ceiling moldings, ceiling coverings, laminate
    • Sanitary facilities such as bathtubs and shower cubicles (unless they are made of metal)

    This is construction waste:

    • Stones, gravel, broken concrete, mortar, ceramics, roof tiles
    • Tiles as well as windows, wired and flat glass

    This is not construction waste:

    • Buckets, electrical appliances, foil, wood, plastics, sockets and polystyrene are not construction waste.
    • Asbestos and artificial mineral fibers are separated due to their hazard potential and are only accepted at the Blockland recycling station.

    So that you can better estimate how much a cubic meter is, you will find three cubes in the sizes 0.1 cubic meter, 0.5 cubic meter and 1 cubic meter in the entrance area of the recycling stations. Thanks to the attached rollers, you can move the cubes freely and compare the amount of waste you have delivered. The cubes can be found at the Blockland, Hastedt, Hohentor, Kirchhuchting and Oberneuland recycling stations as well as in Blumenthal and Burglesum in the north of Bremen.

    Construction and demolition waste must be separated, stored, collected, transported and recycled as follows, provided it is generated separately:

    • Glass
    • plastics
    • Metals, including alloys
    • Concrete, with the exception of concrete containing hazardous substances
    • Bricks, with the exception of bricks containing hazardous substances
    • Tiles, bricks, ceramics, unless they contain dangerous substances
    • Mixtures of concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics, unless they contain dangerous substances.

    Requirements

    • The delivery of waste and recyclable materials is only permitted with vehicles with a permissible total weight of up to 3.5 tons.
    • The delivery of waste and recyclable materials must be sorted by type and free from harmful contamination and adhesions.
    • The waste must originate from a private household in Bremen that is connected to the municipal waste disposal system.

  • Procedure
    • You can hand in construction and demolition waste at various recycling stations.
    • No explosive, radioactive or infectious materials are accepted.
    • Waste and recyclable materials must be placed in the appropriately labeled bins or containers.
    • Waste/recyclable materials must be delivered in transport containers (e.g. in bags, baskets or cardboard boxes).
      • It must be possible for one person to safely load the transport containers into the container via a stairway/access.
      • Transport packages that are wider than the container access steps or that can only be transported by two people will be rejected for safety reasons.
      • Waste/recyclable materials transported on open tarpaulins will also not be accepted unless the waste/recyclable materials are accepted at ground level (not in a container).

    More information

    Asbestos must be delivered in an airtight film and artificial mineral fibers must be delivered in a commercial bag. You can buy the commercial bag on site.

    Construction waste over 1 cubic meter can be handed over to a suitable disposal company or a construction waste sorting plant for further disposal or recycling. Disposal is subject to a charge.

  • Necessary Documents
    • Official proof of identity or fee notice (original)

      In justified cases, the joint presentation of the official proof of identity and the fee notice may be requested.

    • Declaration of waste origin

      Upon request, the deliverers must sign a declaration stating their name, address including telephone number and presenting official proof of identity, in which the exact private origin of the waste and/or recyclables is stated and confirmed.

  • Competent Department

  • Fees / Costs

    The cost of disposal depends on how much building rubble and construction waste you bring to the recycling stations. Costs are calculated per liter. The cost is 3.50 euros per 100 liters or part thereof, so the maximum quantity of 1 cubic meter costs 35.00 euros.

  • Deadlines & processing time

    What deadlines must be paid attention to?

    There are no deadlines.

    How long does it take to process

    If there is a high volume of customers, there may be waiting times at the recycling stations.

  • Legal Bases

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The official information in German is complete and correct. 14.04.2025

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