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

  • @OtherRynEnglish
    2•1 year 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!