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Hand in metal waste for disposal

Have you cleared out your home and now need to dispose of metal? Distinguishing metal waste from electrical and car parts is sometimes not so easy. Find out what counts as metal waste and how to dispose of it here.

  • Basic information

    You can deliver and hand in metals free of charge at all recycling and green stations. Only items up to 2 meters in length will be accepted. Petrol lawn mowers must be free of any operating fluids (oil, petrol) before being handed in.

    These are metals:

    • Bicycles, baby carriages, parts of shelves, clothes horse,
    • radiators, toolboxes,
    • candlesticks, cooking pots,
    • Pans and cutlery made of metal

    These are not metals:

    • All types of electrical appliances, construction waste and rubble as well as parts of cars and motorcycles

    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 and free of harmful impurities and adhesions.
    • The metal comes from a private household in Bremen that is connected to the municipal waste disposal system.

  • Procedure
    • You can dispose of metal waste at all recycling and green stations.
    • The 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. 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

    At the Blockland, Burglesum, Borgfeld, Hastedt, Hohentor, Kirchhuchting and Oberneuland recycling stations, bicycles are accepted separately and refurbished into roadworthy bicycles.

    Transport packaging and containers must be taken back by the deliverers. The waste, recyclables and pollutants become the property of 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, recyclable materials and hazardous substances, even if they have already been unloaded.

  • 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

    gebührenfrei

  • 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

  • More Information

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The official information in German is complete and correct. 21.07.2025

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