Welcome to Munich

The Waste Management Company of Munich (AWM) is the garbage collection service for the city of Munich. We are responsible for the collection and recycling of municipal waste in Munich, specifically residual waste, organic waste, paper, and bulky waste.
Packaging waste (glass, plastic, cans) is currently collected in Munich through recycling islands by the Dual Systems. Beginning in 2027 packaging waste will be collected directly at the houses.
Specific questions regarding special types of waste can be answered by our waste encyclopedia.
For more information please contact our customer service.

Poster for a campaign for better waste separation

Residual Waste (Bins)

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.

What belongs in the gray residual waste bin?

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

Paper Waste (Bins)

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.

What belongs in the blue paper bin?

Newspapers, magazines, catalogs, brochures
Letters, envelopes
Forms, computer paper
Notebooks, books without covers
Folded cardboard boxes, packing paper without tape
Clean paper bags, including those with windows
Packaging made of paper
Pizza boxes without food residues

Organic Waste (Bins)

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.

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.

What belongs in the brown organic bin?

Vegetable, salad, and fruit scraps (raw and cooked)
Meat and fish scraps (raw and cooked)
Potato, egg, nut, and fruit peels
(Old) bread and baked goods
Coffee grounds, coffee filters, coffee pods
Flowers and plants (without pots), potting soil (small amounts)
Leaves, grass, tree and shrub cuttings
Newspaper and kitchen paper in small amounts to absorb moisture

Feces (dog waste, cat and small animal bedding) should not be placed in the organic bin.

Packaging

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.

From 2027, packaging waste will be collected in bins directly at the house.

What belongs at the recycling islands?

Glass (white, brown, green). Lids do not need to be unscrewed. Glass of different colors (e.g., blue, red, black) should be placed with green glass.
Plastics (e.g., beverage cartons, plastic packaging, plastic bottles, plastic cups, Styrofoam, packaging films)
Cans/Aluminum (e.g., aluminum foil, aluminum, spray cans, bottle caps, jar lids, tinplate, canned goods)

Recycling Centers (Bulky Waste)

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.

What belongs at the recycling centers?

Bulky waste
Construction debris in small quantities
Electronic waste, batteries and accumulators, energy-saving lamps, fluorescent tubes
Problematic waste
Garden waste
Wood
Used clothing and shoes
Plastics/Styrofoam
Paper/Cardboard
Well-preserved items for the second-hand store Halle 2.

Not accepted, among others: car tires, packaging waste, residual waste.

More information...

... on current topics (e.g., new services, changes in bin collection, closures, waste reduction) can be obtained

through our information service (newsletter)
on Instagram
on Facebook
with the reminder service of our collection calendar (for self-providers)
with our flyers/brochures/bin stickers

Why am I receiving this letter?

General information regarding the collection of your personal data (welcome letter for new citizens)

The Munich Waste Management Authority (AWM), as a public waste management authority, is responsible, among other things, for providing waste management advice. To fulfill these tasks, the AWM will proactively contact you as a new resident by sending you a welcome letter.

Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb München, Georg-Brauchle-Ring 29, 80992 Munich, Tel. +49 89 233-96200, Fax +49 89 233-731215, Email: awm@muenchen.de, is responsible for processing your personal data.

Contact details of the Data Protection Officer:
Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb München
Data Protection Officer Georg-Brauchle-Ring 29
80992 Munich
datenschutz.awm@muenchen.de

Your data will be processed solely for the purpose of sending you a welcome letter.

Your data will be collected from the Residents' Registration Office.
Specifically, the following data is collected: first and last name, address, academic title, and additional information about your residence (e.g., floor).

The legal basis for data processing (collection of data and further use of the data for this letter) is Article 4 Paragraph 1 of the Bavarian Data Protection Act (BayDSG) in conjunction with Article 6 of the DSGVO and Sections 20 and 46 of the German Waste Management Act (KrWG) (performance of a task).

We do not intend to transfer your personal data to a third country or an international organization.

Your data will be deleted eight weeks after the welcome letter has been sent.

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights, unless otherwise restricted by specific legal provisions:

If your personal data is processed, you have the right to obtain information about the data stored about you (Article 15 DSGVO).
If incorrect personal data is processed, you have the right to rectification (Article 16 DSGVO).
If the legal requirements are met, you can request the erasure or restriction of processing, as well as object to the processing (Articles 17, 18, and 21 DSGVO).
If you have consented to the data processing, or if a data processing agreement exists and the data processing is carried out using automated means, you may have the right to data portability (Article 20 DSGVO).
Should you exercise your rights, the data controller will examine whether the legal requirements for this are met.
Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Bavarian State Commissioner for Data Protection (Bayerischer Landesbeauftragter für Datenschutz)