Bioresource Information Tool

Catchment:
Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt (DE911)

Collector:
ALBA Braunschweig GmbH

Collection System:
Door to door

Waste Category:
Biowaste

Year:
2022

Allowed Materials:

• Food waste: Non-processed animal-based
• Food waste: Processed animal-based
• Food waste: Non-processed plant-based
• Food waste: Processed plant-based
• Garden waste: Soft materials
• Collection Support Item: Biodegradable plastic bags
• Collection Support Item: Paper bags

Forbidden Materials:

• Garden waste: Hard materials
• Collection Support Item: Plastic bags

Collection frequency (normalized schedule):

• May to October: Weekly
• November to April: Every 2 weeks

Fee System:
Flexible

Specific Waste Collected:

• 70.6 kg/(cap.*a) (2024) (derived)
• 78.4 kg/(cap.*a) (2021)
• 74.4 kg/(cap.*a) (2020)
• 70.2 kg/(cap.*a) (2019)
• 66.7 kg/(cap.*a) (2018)
• 74.9 kg/(cap.*a) (2017)
• 66.3 kg/(cap.*a) (2016)
• 64.7 kg/(cap.*a) (2015)

Total Waste Collected:

• 17905.0 Mg/a (2024)
• 19487.2 Mg/a (2021) (derived)
• 18555.8 Mg/a (2020) (derived)
• 17797.6 Mg/a (2019) (derived)
• 16910.2 Mg/a (2018) (derived)
• 18989.2 Mg/a (2017) (derived)
• 16808.8 Mg/a (2016) (derived)
• 16403.2 Mg/a (2015) (derived)

Sources:

• Waste Flyer https://www.braunschweig.de/politik_verwaltung/politik/stadtrecht/6_23_Abfallentsorgungssatzung_6_21.12.2021_2.pdf
• Waste Flyer https://www.alba.info/newsroom/service-fuer-journalisten/pressemitteilungen/detail/braunschweig-woechentliche-leerung-der-biotonnen-startet-am-10-mai/#:~:text=Abfuhrrhythmus%20f%C3%BCr%20Biotonnen%20%C3%A4ndert%20sich&text=Mai%202021%2C%20startet%20ALBA%20wieder,gewohnten%2014%2Dt%C3%A4glichen%20Abfuhrrhythmus%20um.
• Waste Flyer https://alba-bs.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Bioabfall/rz_171018_alba_A5_flyer_gruene_tonne_DE.pdf
• Waste Flyer https://www.braunschweig.de/politik_verwaltung/fb_institutionen/fachbereiche_referate/fb06/ref_0660/Abfallbilanz-2024.pdf
• Waste Flyer https://web.archive.org/web/20220707012719/https://www.braunschweig.de/politik_verwaltung/politik/stadtrecht/6_24_Abfallentsorgungsgebuehren_16.pdf Archived

Comments:

Fixed fee system. Annual service fee based on bin size.

No information on connection rate.

Certified biodegradable plastic bags are to be used.

Additional green waste bags (100L) can be purchased. Collection only with the regular biowaste bin collection turn.

Valid from:
31.12.2022

Valid until:
31.12.2023

Last update:
08.08.2025

Owner:
flexibi