Composting food ()
Recycling is a requirement in Germany. If you live off-installation, be sure to ask your landlord or neighbors for the local schedule and requirements.
Here’s a clear list of what to recycle:
PAPER
Boxes (from cereal boxes to shoe boxes)
Cardboard
Envelopes
Paper
Paper bags
Reading materials paperback books newspapers magazines catalogs mail
paperback books
newspapers
magazines
catalogs
Wrapping paper
paperback books
newspapers
magazines
catalogs
NON-PAPER PACKING MATERIAL
Aluminum foil
Bottle tops
Jar lids
Metal cans/packaging
Produce net bags
Plastic bags storage bags food packaging grocery bags
storage bags
food packaging
grocery bags
Plastic bottles/cartons
Styrofoam
storage bags
food packaging
grocery bags
BIODEGRADABLES/COMPOST
Branches
Bread
Coffee filters
Egg shells
Flowers/Plants
Fruit
Hay and straw shavings
Nut shells
Paper towels
Tea bags
Untreated wood
Vegetables
Wood chips
RESIDUAL
Ashes
Cat litter
Diapers
Feminine products
Kleenex
Meat (including bones)
Mirrors
Non-packaging metals/plastics
Seafood (including shells)
Soiled paper products
Vacuum cleaner bags
GLASS
White, clear, green, brown, blue and other colored glass
Drinking glasses
Non-returnable glass jars/bottles
Other glass packaging
*No ceramics, porcelain, at glass or metal/plastic lids
BULK AND HAZARDOUS WASTE
Batteries
Chemicals/detergents/pesticides
Construction waste
Cooking oil
Electronics
Furniture
Large branches
Lightbulbs
Mercury thermometers
Other oils
Paint
Scrap metal
Tires
Trees
