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Notification of an activity as a collector, carrier, trader and broker of waste
If you wish to collect or transport waste or trade in waste, you must report the activity to the competent authority.
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Basic information
As a collector, transporter, trader and broker of waste, you must report this activity to the competent authority. If you carry out this activity with hazardous waste and are exempt from the permit requirement, you must enclose additional documents with your notification. If you have already reported your activity and your details have changed significantly, you must submit the notification again. The obligation to notify applies to both national and cross-border waste shipments.
Requirements
- The requirements of those obliged to notify or obtain a permit as well as the requirements for other personnel with specialist and expert knowledge, which are specified in the Ordinance on the Notification and Permit Procedure for Collectors, Carriers, Traders and Brokers of Waste (Notification and Permit Ordinance - AbfAEV), must be met.
- In addition, any verification and register obligations for hazardous waste must be observed.
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Procedure
- If you wish to take up an activity as a collector, carrier, trader or broker of waste for the first time or change essential details of your activity, please notify the competent authority.
- By e-mail
- or using the online form
- Enter your details and submit the required documents.
- The authority may send you a confirmation of your notification and can
- make your activity subject to conditions,
- and/or set a time limit
- or impose conditions
- or prohibit it completely.
More information
If you wish to transport, collect, trade or broker hazardous waste, a permit in accordance with § 54 Collectors, carriers, traders and brokers of hazardous waste KrWG is required.
- If you wish to take up an activity as a collector, carrier, trader or broker of waste for the first time or change essential details of your activity, please notify the competent authority.
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Necessary Documents
- Your waste management registration number(s) as a waste collector, transporter, broker or dealer (if these have already been issued to you)
- The reference number of your initial report
- only if you wish to create a change notification
- Your business registration
- where there is an obligation to register a business
- An extract from the commercial, associations’ or co-operative register
- provided that an application has been made
- If you are exempt from the requirement to obtain a permit for the handling of hazardous waste:
- Your waste management operator certificate or your certificate of registration as a certified EMAS organisation (if your organisation holds such certification
- in the form of a PDF file with a maximum file size of 2 MB)
- Proof of business and environmental liability insurance
- insofar as such a thing exists
- Evidence of professional competence for the persons responsible for carrying out the work and supervising operations
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Competent Department
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The Senator for the Environment, Climate and Science | Division 23 | Section 230 | Waste Monitoring Die Senatorin für Umwelt, Klima und Wissenschaft I Referat 23 I Abschnitt 230 I Abfallüberwachung
- +49 421 361-0
- An der Reeperbahn 2, 28217 Bremen
- Website
- abfallaev.
erzeugernummer @umwelt. bremen. de
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Fees / Costs
free of charge
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Deadlines & processing time
What deadlines must be paid attention to?
Before starting work.
How long does it take to process
Not specified.
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Updated on 05.09.2026