Bulky waste

Bulky waste includes bulky furnishings from households that do not fit due to their size or nature in the approved receptacle and therefore can not be disposed of with household waste in a garbage can. Bulky waste is transported separately.

In the collection of bulky waste three systems are well known: In the first case, all waste pieces are picked up at a pre-established date. In the second method, usually called " bulky waste on call ", the producer must call ahead at a certain point and there order the pick-up service for a particular day. In addition, they can be delivered without appointment to the recycling centers in some municipalities of bulky waste; usually is not charged.

To collect bulky waste a special garbage truck is used, in which indeed a trash compactor is, however, no device for emptying garbage cans. When disposing the articles are loaded into the open rear of the collection vehicle. There, the entire garbage is crushed by the trash compactor and compacted. The trash compactors have a press force of 400 kN at a hydraulic working pressure of approximately 110 bar. This acts on the bulky waste a weight of about 40 tons. This way you can with a bulky car about 10 t carry away compacted garbage.

Wood, paper, cardboard and metal are picked up by a separate vehicle or discarded after removal from the trash and recycled. The rest is burned in an incinerator.

In many communities, you can see the night before the removal of bulky waste people who browse the bulky waste for useful things, because people often throw it away well preserved and useful things. However, the searching and sharing of bulky waste is considered in many cases as a misdemeanor.

However, if the bulky waste disposed of by a waste container it here requires the observance of approved types of waste in such a bulky waste container. While it is possible for a bulky waste pick-up basically give any kind of household items, must be paid much attention in the disposal with a garbage container, which must be disposed of in it and what not, because there may be additional costs otherwise. Thus, although equipment must like furniture, wood from the interior living area, such as scrap Bicycles, strollers, etc. are disposed of in the garbage containers, however, upholstery, mattresses, boxes, carpet, plastics or even electronic waste in this case must be treated separately.

Because of the contamination and partial destruction of the parked items that arise while browsing bulky waste or by children playing, and the associated risks to humans and the environment fenced bulky waste collection points will be set up in some communities, which opened only by the inhabitants of the surrounding houses with a key can be, similar to shut-off bins systems.

If not promptly picked up by the garbage disposal companies, it is sometimes for days on the road. Then the garbage pile often grows very quickly. Citizens put their garbage frequently results in the trash, and so is out of the bunch a wild dump. Illegal waste disposal of hazardous waste also constitutes a criminal offense, in which each polluter has to face the consequences.

Provides an artist paint pictures " to garbage, so is that because of the personal relationship with the objects any ownership task, but only one at a transfer of ownership to the support of the garbage disposal: Legally, there is the question of ownership of bulky waste several judgments, the district court Ravensburg decided directed towards the destruction of the images explanation. " When in doubt, it must be assumed that the garbage disposal is the owner and the matter is not public property.

Looking at the development over the last ten years, then it should be noted that the bulky volume in Germany is declining. Whereas the total 2001 or 2.67 million tonnes, there were 2.38 million t in 2011. This corresponds to approximately 6.4% of the total domestic waste.