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Residual waste is incinerated at the Munich North Power Plant and converted into electricity and district heating. Fees are only charged for residual waste bins, not for paper and organic bins. In principle, every property must have at least one residual waste bin, one paper bin, and one organic bin. You can find the exact dates for your bin collections in our collection calendar.

Here you will find information on bin sizes, costs, and ordering (for property owners or property management):
Residual waste bins for private households

If the bin volume is insufficient (for example, due to moving in or out), you can purchase additional residual waste bags for a fee.

• Vacuum cleaner bags
• Street sweepings, ash
• Cigarette butts
• Cat litter and small animal bedding
• Painter's foil, carpet remnants, wallpaper
• Diapers, hygiene papers
• Dried paint packed in bags
• Dirty or coated papers, waxed papers, and carbon papers

Dispose of paper and cardboard in the blue paper bin. Using recycled paper in paper production saves energy and water and protects the forests.

Fees are only charged for residual waste bins, not for paper and organic bins. In principle, every property must have at least one residual waste bin, one paper bin, and one organic bin. You can find the exact dates for your bin collections in our collection calendar.

Here you will find information on bin sizes, costs, and ordering (for property owners or property management):
Paper waste bins for private households

Larger quantities of cardboard can be disposed of at the recycling centers.

Dispose of your kitchen and garden waste in the brown organic bin. Plastic bags (including so-called "compostable plastic organic bags") are not allowed in the organic bin! Organic waste is processed into compost and Munich soil. You can obtain organic buckets for waste separation in the kitchen free of charge at the recycling centers.

Fees are only charged for residual waste bins, not for paper and organic bins. In principle, every property must have at least one residual waste bin, one paper bin, and one organic bin. You can find the exact dates for your bin collections in our collection calendar.

Here you will find information on bin sizes, costs, and ordering (for property owners or property management):
Bio waste bins for private households

Larger quantities of tree and shrub cuttings can be disposed of at the recycling centers.

In Munich, sales packaging (glass, cans, plastic, composite materials) is disposed of at over 900 recycling islands. Before disposal, the packaging must be empty; rinsing is not necessary. Note: Honey jars should be disposed of only after rinsing
Please separate different materials from each other, for example, aluminum lids from yogurt containers.

Currently, the city of Munich is testing various collection systems (yellow bag, yellow bin, recycling bin, recycling islands). After a scientific evaluation, the city council will decide which collection system will be implemented in Munich in the future.

At the recycling centers, you can dispose of bulky waste, problem materials, and green waste free of charge (bulky waste up to 2 m³ per day, garden waste 1 m³ per day). Larger quantities can be disposed of for a fee at the two recycling centers plus.

You can apply for a bulky waste collection for a fee here.