Recycling centers

Jena households can drop off the following types of waste and recyclables free of charge .

• Expired medications
• Used cooking oils and fats (purchased with a deposit; can be exchanged at the recycling center)
• Used textiles, including down comforters
• Batteries and rechargeable batteries(tape over Li-ion contacts)
• Screen devices (TVs, monitors, etc.)
• CDs/DVDs
• Electrical and electronic waste
• Electric/gas stoves, etc.
• Vehicle batteries/starter batteries
• Fire extinguishers (water and powder)
• Hazardous materialsfrom households in Jena² (e.g., construction foam spray cans, paints)
• Plastics/bulky plastic items (rain barrels, sandboxes, garden furniture)
• Refrigeration appliances (refrigerators, freezers, etc.)
• LED, energy-saving, and fluorescent lamps
• Mixed scrap (metals)
• PVC windows/doors without glass, including hardware
• PVC roller shutters (without shaft and belt)
• Shrub, tree, and yard trimmings from households in Jena (not free of charge for those with a reduced base fee)
• Bulky wastefrom households in Jena, including trampolines
• Packaging (paper/cardboard/cardboard boxes, lightweight packaging, jars, bottles)
• Washing machines/clothes dryers...

¹ Not accepted at the Lobeda West recycling center (E.-Wölk-Str. 13 a) | ² Only very small quantities accepted at the Lobeda West recycling center | ³ Packaged in a dust- and fiber-proof container
The examples listed are not an exhaustive list and refer to typical household quantities. Final classification is determined by qualified staff.

You can drop off the following types of waste and recyclables for a fee .

• Asbestos cement¹⁺³
• Tree, shrub, and yard trimmings from businesses/institutions or with a reduced base fee
• Tree stumps (trunk diameter >25 cm)
• Construction debris made of mineral materials (bricks, hollow blocks, masonry, tiles, sinks, toilets)
• Construction site waste (mixtures of non-mineral materials, e.g., tarps, linoleum, pool liners, wallpaper scraps), shower enclosures
• Bituminous mixtures (roofing felt)
• Excavated soil (uncontaminated)¹
• Insulation made of construction polystyrene
• Fire extinguishers (halon, tetra-, and chlorobromine-based)
• Flat glass (window panes, glass shelves, aquarium glass) and PVC windows with glass
• Acrylic glass
• Gypsum board
• Wood A I: Untreated wood (boards, beams, fruit crates, etc.)
• Wood A IV: Treated wood (doors, garden fences, garden furniture)¹
• Invasive and pest-infested plants (e.g., box tree moth; packed in bags)
• Air mattresses
• Mineral fiber waste¹⁺³
• Stoves with fireclay linings
• Pool liner
• Tires with or without rims or inner tubes
• Bulky waste from businesses/institutions
• Water-soluble paint residues (packed in leak-proof containers)
• Tents...

¹ Not accepted at the Lobeda West recycling center (E.-Wölk-Str. 13 a) | ² Only very small quantities accepted at the Lobeda West recycling center | ³ Packaged in a dust- and fiber-proof container

The examples listed are not an exhaustive list and refer to typical household quantities. Final classification is determined by qualified staff.