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FES Frankfurt Waste Disposal and Service Ltd.

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About FES Frankfurter Entsorgungs- und Service GmbH

The abbreviation for FES Frankfurter Entsorgungs- und Service GmbH FES.
FES is a limited liability company.
FES collects waste in Frankfurt. 
Some of the waste is disposed of.
The rest is used to make new things or passed on to someone who repairs and sells it.

FES also cleans the roads and footpaths.

In winter, FES ensures that the roads are not slippery and clears snow from them.

Everyone must clear the snow from the footpaths where they live themselves.

In addition, the footpath must not be slippery.

We are delighted that you are interested in FES. Here
we explain how waste separation works in Frankfurt.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call us.
Our telephone number is: 0800 2008007-0.
Alternatively, you can send us an email: services@fes-frankfurt.de

How waste separation is done in Frankfurt

You look: What material is it?
Then you throw the waste into the correct bin or container.

  • The bin with the black lid is for residual waste
  • The bin with the brown lid is for organic waste
  • The bin with the green lid is for paper, cardboard and cartons
  • The waste bin with the yellow lid is for packaging

All waste bins at a glance

This is where waste that cannot be recycled goes.
It is incinerated in the waste-to-energy plant,
generating electricity and heat.

This is allowed inside

  • Hygiene items (for example tissues, sanitary pads),
  • Diapers,
  • Dust,
  • Ash,
  • Cigarette butts,
  • Kitchen paper towels,
  • Cleaning cloths,
  • Vacuum cleaner bags,
  • Small animal litter,
  • Drinking glasses,
  • Porcelain,
  • Ceramics. 

What should not be placed in the residual waste bin?

  • Electrical appliances,
  • batteries,
  • hazardous substances such as paints, varnishes, sprays or cleaning agents,
  • Packaging of any kind,
  • Construction debris
  • Food leftovers

This is where waste that can rot goes.
That also means it is compostable.
It comes from nature and is organic.
In our recycling plant, it is turned into compost and biogas. We use the
biogas to generate electricity and heat. We sell
the compost.

What can be put in the organic waste bin

  • Fruit waste
  • Vegetable waste,
  • Raw and cooked food scraps and leftovers,
  • Coffee grounds and tea leaves,
  • Coffee filter bags,
  • egg shells,
  • flower soil,
  • green cuttings,
  • Leaves.

Not allowed in the bio-waste bin?

  • Plastic bags,
  • Packaging made of plastic or metal,
  • Sand,
  • Vacuum cleaner bags,
  • Cigarette butts,
  • Diapers,
  • Liquids, 
  • Compostable plastic 

The waste bin with the green lid for paper, cardboard and cartons

This is where waste made of paper and cardboard goes.

These materials can be used to make new paper.

This is also called recycling.

It is pronounced “ree-cy-cling”.

This is good for the environment.

What can be put in the paper bin?

  • Paper,
  • cardboard,
  • cardboard boxes,
  • newspapers,
  • magazines,
  • catalogues,
  • books,
  • notebooks,

What is not allowed in the paper bin?

  • Items that are not made of paper,
  • Coated paper, e.g., wax paper, photo paper,
  • Parchment paper,
  • Hygiene paper, e.g., tissues, 
  • Wallpaper.

The waste bin with the yellow lid for packaging

This is where packaging made of plastic, metal or multiple materials goes.

The packaging must be empty.

The packaging does not need to be washed.

 

These items can be used to make new things.

For example, a yoghurt pot can be turned into a flower pot.

This is also called recycling.

It is pronounced “ree-cy-cling”.

This is good for the environment.

What can be put in the waste bin for packaging?

  • Plastic packaging,
  • Packaging made of multiple materials (e.g. aluminium and paper) such as beverage cartons,
  • Metal packaging.

What should not be placed in the packaging waste bin?

  • Paper and cardboard packaging,
  • Glass packaging.

Glass container for glass

There are blue glass containers in many places in Frankfurt.

Glass packaging is placed in these containers.

 

These items can be used to make new glass jars.

This is also called recycling.

It is pronounced: ri-zeik-ling.

This is good for the environment.

 

It is important to separate glass by colour.

White glass goes into the opening with the white ring.

Brown glass goes into the opening with the brown ring.

Green glass goes into the opening with the green ring.

Coloured glass, for example a blue bottle, also goes into the opening with the green ring.

What can be put in the glass container?

  • Beverage bottles,
  • ketchup bottles,
  • medicine bottles,
  • Jars, for example for jam and baby food,
  • preserve jars,
  • perfume bottles.

What should not be placed in the glass container?

  • Items that are not glass
  • Mirror glass
  • Window glass
  • Drinking glasses
  • Flower vases
  • crystal glass,
  • Tableware,
  • Porcelain,
  • ceramics,
  • Incandescent lamps

bulky waste collection

Bulky waste is large waste that does not fit in the waste bin.

Our bulky waste collection service will collect bulky waste from your home.

 

You can order the bulky waste collection service by telephone.

The telephone number is: 0800 200 8007-10

You can also order the bulky waste collection service via our website.

The website address is:  Externer Link zu Sperrmüll-Anmeldung | FES Frankfurt (fes-frankfurt.de)

 

Bulky waste collection is free of charge.
You do not have to pay anything. You can have 10 cubic
metres of bulky waste collected at a time.
That is equivalent to 10 washing machines. You
must place the bulky waste on the street the evening before the collection date. It must not be placed outside before then
.

What is bulky waste?

  • Furniture,

  • Electrical devices
    for example: TVs, refrigerators, computers

  • Wood parts, scrap metal
    for example: shelves, cabinets, tables, chairs

  • Other bulky waste
    for example: carpets, mattresses, plastic furniture

What is not bulky waste?

  • Waste from renovation work, for example: windows, doors, wall coverings,

  • Toilets,

  • Washbasins

  • Wood treated with wood preservatives, for example: a hunting fence,

  • Car tires.

The collection of hazardous substances

Hazardous substances are substances that are harmful to humans, animals or the environment.
These include cleaning agents, acids and paint residues, for example.
Hazardous substances must not be disposed of in any waste bin.
Hazardous substances must be taken to our hazardous waste collection vehicle.
You can find out where the hazardous waste collection vehicle is located on this website:  Externer Link zu Schadstoffsammlung | FES Frankfurt (fes-frankfurt.de)

Disposal of small electrical appliances

Small electrical appliances must not be thrown into any rubbish bin when they are broken.
These include, for example, hairdryers, electric toothbrushes, MP3 players and toasters. Harmful
substances can be removed from this waste and destroyed at high temperatures.
Valuable materials can be extracted from this waste and used to make other electrical components.
This is also known as recycling.
It is pronounced 'ree-kay-ling'.
This is good for the environment.

For collection, it is important that batteries and accumulators are removed from the devices beforehand. 
You can drop off batteries and accumulators at many stores and at our recycling centers.

The small electrical devices can be dropped off at our recycling centers.
Or you can bring them to our collection mobile.
It is located in a different district of the city each day.
You can see its location on this website: Externer Link zu Mobile Small Electrical Device Collection | FES Frankfurt (fes-frankfurt.de)

The recycling centres

You can drop off many items free of charge at our four recycling centres and two small waste collection points.

  • Bulky waste,
  • electrical appliances, large and small
  • batteries,
  • Green waste,
  • wood,
  • metal.

Locations and opening hours can be found on this website: Trunk Service | FES Frankfurt (fes-frankfurt.de)

Any questions? We are here to help!

Contact

FES Frankfurter Entsorgungs- und Service GmbH

Service-Telefon: 0800 2008007-0
 

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