Use the side menu to find out how to sort your trash, or see below for an A-Z list.
Trash: The A-Z List
Aerosol spray cans (whipped topping, deoderant spray, etc.) (empty) (Gelbe Sack)
Aluminum (Large scrap metal, equipment) (Recyclinghof)
Aluminum (Small trays, foil, lids, etc.). (Gelbe Sack) Make sure it is clean!
💩Animal poop (Restmüll)
🔥Ash (Restmüll). Ash should be 100% cooled off.
Baking sheets (Restmüll)
🧁Baking cups (Restmüll)
🩹Bandaids (Restmüll)
🔋Batteries (Recyclinghof) or see this page for Hieber or Penny deposits
💊Blister packs, packages for medicine pills (Gelbe Sack)
🍗Bones (chicken, fish, etc.) (Bio Bin)
📖Books (Papier)
Bottle caps (metal or plastic). (Gelbe Sack)
📄Brochures (Papier)
🧪Broken beakers/chemistry lab ware (Restmüll)
Bubble wrap (Gelbe Sack)
🧈Butter wrappers (Gelbe Sack)
🕯️Candle wax (Restmüll)
🍫Candy/granola bar wrappers (Gelbe Sack)
Car windows (Recyclinghof)
📦Cardboard (Papier)
Cardboard wrapping of yogurt/sour cream cups (Papier) (separate these from the plastic)
Carpet (Recyclinghof)
🐈Cat litter (Restmüll)
Catalogues (Papier) (make sure there is no plastic band attached).
Chocolate boxes (Papier)
💿CD's (Restmüll or Recyclinghof)
🫖Ceramics, pottery (Recyclinghof)
Cereal bags (Gelbe Sack)
🪑Chairs (Recyclinghof)
🪀Children's toys (Plastic: Restmüll or Recyclinghof, plush toys: clothing donation)
🍽️China dishware (Recyclinghof)
🎄Christmas trees: see “Other” page
Cleaning soap/detergent bottles (Gelbe Sack)
☕Coffee capsules (Kcup, etc.) (If empty, Gelbe Sack. If full, restmull.)
☕Coffee filter/pad (Bio Bin)
☕Coffee grounds (Bio Bin) Do not dump coffee grounds down the sink!
☕Coffee pots (Recyclinghof)
☕Coffee mugs (Recyclinghof)
🖥️Computer monitor (Recyclinghof)
🍾Cork (Restmüll or Recyclinghof)
Cotton (Restmüll)
Crates (Recyclinghof)
🧁Cupcake paper cups (Restmüll)
🐹Dead pets (Take to the vet or bury it deep on your property. No burying in the forest.)
Diapers (Restmüll)
Dishwasher (Recyclinghof)
🪒Disposable razors (Restmüll)
🥡Döner box (Restmüll)
Dryer (Recyclinghof)
📀DVD’s (Recyclinghof)
🥚Egg cartons (Papier)
🥚Eggshells (Bio Bin)
Electric razor (Recyclinghof)
Electric toothbrush (Recyclinghof)
Electronic appliances (Recyclinghof)
✉️Envelopes (Papier) (even with a plastic window, they can go into the (Papier) bin)
🔌Extension cord (Recyclinghof)
😷Face masks (Restmüll)
Fan (Recyclinghof)
🪶Feathers (Bio Bin)
Flour bags (empty) (Papier)
🪴Flower pots (Plastic or ceramic go to Recyclinghof. Plastic is not right plastic for the Gelbe Sack)
Fluorescent lighting tubes (Recyclinghof)
Foam from packaging (Gelbe Sack)
📦Folding boxes (Papier)
🍇🍉Food (Bio Bin)
🥓Frying fat (solidified), lard (Bio Bin)
🛋️Furniture (Recyclinghof)
Glass bottles (Glas depository)
🍷Glass drinking cups / glasses (Restmüll)
💇♀️💈Hair (Bio Bin)
🌹House plants / flowers (Bio Bin)
🪒Hygiene products (Restmüll)
Ice cream plastic container (Gelbe Sack)
🪑Indoor wood furniture (Recyclinghof)
🖨️Ink cartridges from a printer (Recyclinghof)
Iron (Large scrap metal, equipment) ) (Recyclinghof)
Jar lids (Gelbe Sack), or keep attached to jar when putting in Glass
Jars (e.g., jam, pickle, mustard jars). (Glas depository) You can put the lid in the Gelbe sack. You can also keep the lid attached-- it does not matter.
⌨️Keyboard (Recyclinghof)
🤧Kleenex, face tissue (Restmüll) (Not Bio Bin!)
🍺Large amounts of liquids. (Drain down the sink, or water plants outside.)
Latex gloves (Restmüll)
👞Leather, lederhosen (Restmüll)
Leftovers (Bio Bin)
📨Letters (Papier)
💡🌿Light bulbs (energy saving) (Recyclinghof). ⚠️Energy-saving light bulbs do not go in Restmüll
💡Light bulbs (Restmüll)
Lighters, with or without gas (Restmüll)
Magazines (Papier)
🛏️Mattress (Recyclinghof)
🥩Meat (Bio Bin)
💊Medication or pills (Restmüll) ⚠️Medication, even liquid medication, should never be dumped down the sink or toilet.
Metal: (aluminum foil and metal packaging/lids go in the Gelbe Sack, but large metal items go to the Recyclinghof)
Microscope slides (Restmüll)
Microwave (Recyclinghof)
🧃Milk/juice cartons (Gelbe Sack)
🪞Mirrors (Recyclinghof)
🍾Mineralwasser bottles (See Pfand system page)
🖥️Monitors (Recyclinghof)
🧁Muffin baking cups (Restmüll)
Mustard tubes (Gelbe Sack)
Napkins (Restmüll). (NOT the Bio Bin)
💉Needles (e.g., diabetic needles) (Restmüll) Do something to prevent sharp objects from piercing the bag (put needles in a small container, tape them to cardboard, etc.)
📰Newspapers (Papier)
🥜Nutshells (Bio Bin)
Orange boxes, other fruit boxes (Recyclinghof)
Outdoor wooden furniture- You must take it to Kreismülldeponie Scheinberg, Kleines Wiesental. Kandern recyclinghof does not accept wood from outside.
💊Packages for medicine pills (blister packs) (Gelbe Sack)
🥗Packaging with a lot of food in it still (Restmüll)
Packing peanuts (Gelbe Sack)
Paper bags for baked goods (Papier) (If no plastic or teflon coating attached)
Paper towels (Bio Bin)
Pasta boxes (separate any plastic or bags) (Papier)
PE plastic (Gelbe Sack)
🖊️Pens (Restmüll)
Perfume/cologne bottles (Glas depository)
PET plastic (Type 1 plastic) (Gelbe Sack)
📱Phone/Handy/Mobile phone: Click here for info on what to do with your old smartphone
🍕Pizza boxes (Restmüll). Pizza boxes almost always have food in them and are not clean enough for Papier.
🪀Plastic children’s toys (Recyclinghof)
🥤Plastic cups (Gelbe Sack)
🏠Plastic doll house (Recyclinghof)
Plastic fruit bags (Gelbe Sack)
Plastic lids (separated from bottle) (Gelbe Sack)
🍴Plastic silverware (Gelbe Sack)
Plastic sleeves for papers (Restmüll)
🍽️Plates (Recyclinghof)
🏺Porcelain or ceramics (Recyclinghof)
✉️Postcards (Papier)
Potting soil (Bio Bin) (if small amounts)
PP (Type 5 plastic) (Gelbe Sack)
PVC pipes (Recyclinghof)
Q-Tips (Restmüll)
Rain barrels (Recyclinghof)
🍝Ready-meal trays (Gelbe Sack)
Receipts (Restmüll) (thermal paper cannot go in the Papier Bin)
Refrigerators: contact the person who sold it to you. Recyclinghof does not take refrigerators. See here for more information.
Refrigerator magnet (Restmüll)
🪨Rocks (Dispose of outside)
🏀Rubber (Restmüll)
Rubber gloves (Restmüll)
Rug (Recyclinghof)
Sausage wrapping (Gelbe Sack)
🪵Sawdust of raw wood / wood shavings (Bio Bin)
🧴Shampoo bottles (Gelbe Sack)
📱Smartphone: Click here for info on what to do with your old smartphone
🌿Small lawn clippings / lawn waste (Bio Bin)
Spray cans (Gelbe Sack) (completely empty!)
Soda cans (Return to Pfand system if available) (Gelbe Sack)
Soil (If large amounts, dispose of outside. If small amounts, Bio Bin)
🔊Speakers (Recyclinghof)
Styrofoam packaging (Gelbe Sack) (Even large chunks must be put into Gelbe sacks).
Sugar bags (empty) (Papier)
Tea bags (Bio Bin) (if there is a staple, remove it).
🥫Tin or tin cans (Gelbe Sack)
Toaster oven (Recyclinghof)
🧻Toilet paper (flush used, non-used goes in Restmüll)
🪥Toothbrushes (Restmüll).
Toothpaste tubes (Gelbe Sack)📺
TV Monitor (Recyclinghof)
Vaccuum cleaner contents/bag (Restmüll)
Vacuum cleaner (Recyclinghof)
🏺Vases (Recyclinghof)
🥕Vegetable peels (Bio Bin)
Vegetable plastic wrap, containers (Gelbe Sack)
Washing machine (Recyclinghof)
Whipped topping cans (empty) (Gelbe Sack)
Window glasses (Flat glass, max 1.40 m x 1.00 m, goes in the ceramic bin at the Recyclinghof)
🍷Wine glasses (Restmüll)
🍾Wine cork (Restmüll or Recyclinghof)
Wireless appliances, keyboards, etc. (Recyclinghof)
Wooden boxes (Recyclinghof)
Wood that was outside, patio furniture, fences: You must take it to Kreismülldeponie Scheinberg, Kleines Wiesental. Kandern recyclinghof does not accept wood from outside.
🎁Wrapping paper, Christmas gift paper (Papier)
Yogurt containers (Gelbe Sack)
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Created by Harrison Elkins. Last updated December 2022.