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submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So I've just got here and read on how waste should be collected separately. What is unclear for me, and can't find any relevant info on, is what bags to use for colecting the waste.

For plastic (yellow bins), is there a particular type of garbage bag that I should use so I can throw away the whole bag including contenta, or do I use whatever bag and just dump the contents and then reuse the bag?

There are paper bags sold (for ex. at Lidl). Can I use those for paper waste and throw away the whole bag + content, or do I collect them in whatever way and just dump the contents?

For compost / bio mass, what should I do? There are "compostable" bags. can I use those, or the paper ones and just throw the whole bag, or do I have to dump the contents?

For the black bin, is it ok to throw the whole bag with its contents?

Idk if it matters, but I'm Bayern

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[–] OtherRyn 2 points 10 months ago

There are yellow bags (gelber sacke) that you can use, but I've only ever seen them in use where there's not a separate yellow bin. When I lived in Düsseldorf, we could put the plastics and aluminium recycling in a clear, recyclable bag and place it in the yellow bin.

For the biomüll, you can see what's accepted by the company that does your pickup (mine in HSK is Lobbe and they have a list of what they will accept in each type of waste container). Mine will be very cross if you use compostable bags. We can use paper bags and those are fine to go in the green/bio container.

Hope this helps a bit!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

It's different on a communal level. For plastics there ist either a yellow bin or the yellow bag which can be requested by the local Abfallwirtschaftsverband. If you have the yellow bin, just place plastics in there loosely. You could use any plastic bag then.

For paper there is typically a blue bin. All paper goes in there. Whether loosely or in any paper bag die not matter, but it has to be paper only.

Black bin "Restmüll" also loose, or any kind of bag you like to use.

Compost: typically "compostible" bags are not suited, paperbags are ideal. The compostible bags in most cases take too long to rot and have to be separated manually in the compostation facility.