Green waste containers

Stationary green containers

Our stationary green waste containers are located at the two recycling centers, as well as at some cemeteries in the city area: Here you can drop off a trunk load of green waste all year round. The exact locations of our green containers are listed on the city map. Larger quantities of green waste must be disposed of by private specialist companies.

Mobile green containers

The mobile green containers can be used free of charge from March 1st to November 30th. The collections are cancelled on public holidays. The locations of the mobile green containers change in a fixed rhythm.

    Qualified green collection points (GAS)

    The qualified green collection points at Ückesdorf cemetery (Kottenforst cemetery, Am Götgesbach, 53125 Bonn), at Bonn-Mehlem cemetery (Im Gries 45, 53179 Bonn) and in the Beuel industrial estate (Broichstraße 113, 53227 Bonn) are stationary collection points. They are located on paved areas, on which rubbish bins are erected with the help of so-called Legio bricks. Each GAS is supervised by a member of staff who is on hand to advise you. Citizens (private households) can deposit their loose green waste or green waste bundled with rotting string in normal household quantities here all year round during opening hours. Tenants who do not have access to an organic waste garbage can at their place of residence can dispose of organic waste in the green garbage cans set up here.

    Opening hours:

    Monday to Saturday: 10:30 to 18:00

    The qualified green waste collection points are closed on Sundays, Shrove Monday, Holy Saturday, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day and all public holidays.

    What is garden waste?

    • Compostable (untreated) plant waste from the garden, such as
    • Lawn and hedge cuttings
    • branches
    • shrubs
    • plants
    • leaves

    What does not belong in garden waste?

    • Excavated soil (earth)
    • Treated wood (construction timber, garden fences, railroad sleepers, etc.)
    • dead animals

    Please note:

    • It is important that the green waste (e.g. branches) must not exceed a length of 1 meter and a diameter of 10 centimeters.
    • In the event of an infestation with the leaf miner or box tree moth, infested garden waste must be specially treated. To prevent the pest from spreading further, the remains of the plants must never be disposed of in green waste containers or in your own compost heap, as the pest can migrate and/or survive there.
    • Plant remains infested with leaf miner or box tree moth can be disposed of in the organic waste garbage can. If you do not have an organic waste garbage can or the amount of infested plant waste exceeds the volume of the bin, you can deliver the green waste well packaged in a conventional waste bag labeled “Miniermotte” or “Buchsbaumzünsler” to the recycling centers free of charge. Please contact the staff on site. They can also be placed in a bonnorange AöR bag for the regular residual waste collection for a fee.

    Fees:

    • No additional fees (free of charge) when dropping off trunk loads at the mobile and stationary green containers,
    • Small quantities: No additional fees for using the organic waste garbage can and green containers,
    • Large quantities: Chargeable disposal via specialist companies.
    • Property owners who compost organic waste themselves on their property and do not use the organic waste garbage can will receive a fee reduction upon application in accordance with the fee tariff for the fee schedule of the Federal City of Bonn.

    Additional information:

    • The box tree moth is a species of moth from Asia that has spread here in recent years. It mainly damages box trees. The chestnut leaf miner is a small butterfly that mainly attacks the white-flowered horse chestnut. The composting of Bonn's organic waste ensures that the pests are safely killed due to the temperatures prevailing there. In order to prevent the spread of the pests, material infested by the leaf miner or box tree moth must not be disposed of via the mobile and stationary green containers. Plant waste infested with box tree moth or chestnut leaf miner should also not be disposed of in your own compost in the garden, as the temperatures required to kill the pests are not reliably reached here.
    • We take the green waste to a composting plant in the Rhein-Sieg district. The treatment and recycling processes produce high-quality fertilizer and humus.