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Disposal dates
Disposal dates
When will my waste garbage cans be emptied?
For the city of Jena, please first select your street. Then make a selection for the house number.
Please note: You will find a list of postponed dates due to public holidays at the bottom of this page. Please scroll down for this!
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Christmas tree disposal
A special tour will collect the trees from January 13 - 17, 2025.
Disposal takes place on the dates for Biowaste containers.
Example: If your organic waste container is regularly emptied on a Monday, please put the decorated tree with a maximum length of 1.50 m out at 6:00 a.m. on this day, shorten if necessary!
Disposal at a later time is only possible in the organic waste garbage can in shredded form.
Postponement of waste disposal in 2025
The general public holiday regulation
If the emptying falls on a public holiday, the disposal of the remaining days is postponed to the following working day.
This applies to:
| New Year | 1. January | Emptying on January 2, etc. ... |
| Easter Monday | 21. April | Emptying on April 22, etc. ... |
| Labor Day | 1. May | Empties on May 2, etc. ... |
| Ascension Day | 29. May | Empties on May 30, etc. ... |
| Whit Monday | 9. June | Emptying on June 10, etc. ... |
| Day of German Unity | 3. October | Empties on October 4, etc. ... |
| Reformation Day | 31. October | Empties on November 1, etc. ... |
| 2. Christmas Day | 26. December | Emptying on December 27, etc. ... |
Exceptions
However, there will also be some early and some late collections due to public holidays. (Easter and Christmas)
- Good Friday
Due to Good Friday, waste disposal will be brought forward.
This means emptying from:
| Monday, | april 14 | will take place on Saturday, | april 12 |
| Tuesday, | april 15 | will take place on Monday, | april 14 |
| Wednesday, April | april 16 | will take place on Tuesday, | april 15 |
| Thursday, April | april 17 | will take place on Wednesday, | april 16th |
| Good Friday, | april 18 | will take place on Thursday, | april 17th |
Emptying will be made up for Easter Monday: The general public holiday rule applies again here, i.e. the collections will be made up later.
- Christmas
The collections on December 25 will be brought forward and will take place on Wednesday, December 24. From the 2nd Christmas Day (December 26), the collections will be postponed to the following working day. The general public holiday regulations apply again.
This means emptying from:
| Monday, | december 22 | will take place on Saturday, | december 20 |
| Tuesday, | december 23 | will take place on Monday, | december 22nd |
| Wednesday, | december 24 | take place on Tuesday, | december 23 |
| Thursday, | december 25 | take place on Wednesday, | december 24 |
| Friday, | december 26 | will take place on Saturday | december 27 |
Biowaste container disposal 2025
Organic waste disposal varies seasonally throughout the year.
In the period from week 1 to week 9, collection only takes place every 14 days in the even calendar weeks.
From week 10 to week 52, Biowaste containers are collected weekly throughout the city.
Alternatives
If, in individual cases, the existing container volume is not sufficient due to a high volume of Biowaste containers, additional containers can be purchased. There is also the option of self-delivery at the recycling center.
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Do you have any questions?
You can obtain information by calling (03641) 4989 500
Disposal dates can also be found in the 'MeinJena' app and in the KSJ waste calendar.
