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Hazardous substances/special waste is waste that is particularly hazardous to health, air or water, explosive or flammable due to its type, nature and quantity, or that may contain pathogens of communicable diseases.
Hazardous waste must not be disposed of in the residual waste garbage can!
Special treatment is required for its disposal. According to the Thuringian Waste Management and Contaminated Sites Act, the city of Jena is responsible for the collection of small quantities of hazardous waste from households, small businesses and service facilities.
On behalf of the city, we collect, sort, label and package the hazardous waste for transportation. Recycling and professional disposal is carried out by a qualified company.
What counts as hazardous waste?
- Energy-saving lamps, fluorescent tubes
- chemical cleaning agents
- Paints and varnishes that are not water-soluble
- Solvents, substances containing solvents
- Wood preservatives
- Waste oil in household quantities max. 15 l
- Tar and cold paint
- operating materials containing oil
- Acids, alkalis and other chemicals
- Plant protection and pesticides
- Medicines
- Toner cartridges
- Photographic chemicals
- Mercury and mercury-containing residues
- Putty and filler
- Batteries
- Spray cans with harmful residues
- Car batteries (subject to charge)
- Halon, bromochloromethane and tetra fire extinguishers (subject to a charge)
Not accepted:
- Latex, water-soluble emulsion paints (wall paints)
- water-soluble adhesives, wallpaper glue (e.g. allow to dry out and put in Residual waste)
- Explosives and explosive ordnance
- radioactive material
- infectious material
If you have any questions, please contact the Environmental Protection, Waste Management and Environmental Information Department on 03641 495265.
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What counts as hazardous waste?
- Energy-saving lamps, fluorescent tubes
- chemical cleaning agents
- Paints and varnishes that are not water-soluble
- Solvents, substances containing solvents
- Wood preservatives
- Waste oil in household quantities max. 15 l
- Tar and cold paint
- operating materials containing oil
- Acids, alkalis and other chemicals
- Plant protection and pesticides
- Medicines
- Toner cartridges
- Photographic chemicals
- Mercury and mercury-containing residues
- Putty and filler
- Batteries
- Spray cans with harmful residues
- Car batteries (subject to charge)
- Halon, bromochloromethane and tetra fire extinguishers (subject to charge)
Not accepted:
- Latex, water-soluble emulsion paints (wall paints)
- water-soluble adhesives, wallpaper glue (e.g. allow to dry out and put in Residual waste)
- Explosives and explosive ordnance
- radioactive material
- infectious material
If you have any questions, please contact the Environmental Protection, Waste Management and Environmental Information Department on 03641 495265.
Collection points and dates
- at the recycling center in Löbstedter Str. 56 and small quantities also at the recycling center Emil-Wölk-Str. 13a and
- at the pollutant mobile, which stops once a year at fixed locations and accepts pollutants from private households:
| 6. April 2024 | Time of day | Stand location |
|---|---|---|
| 08:00 - 08:15 | Kunitz, exit of Laasan (Glasiglus) | |
| 08:25 - 08:40 | Emil-Höllein-Platz | |
| 09:00 - 09:15 | Closewitz (village square) | |
| 09:20 - 09:35 | Krippendorf, Am Borngarten (Glasiglus) | |
| 09:40 - 09:55 | Isserstedt, Am Rasen | |
| 10:10 - 10:25 | Remderoda (glass igloos) | |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Münchenroda (glass igloos by the pond) | |
| 10:55 - 11:10 | Otto-Devrient-Straße / Wildstraße | |
| 11:20 - 11:35 | Tatzendpromenade / Am Birnstiel | |
| 11:45 - 12:00 | Ammerbach, Glasiglus |
| 13. April 2024 | Time of day | Stand location |
|---|---|---|
| 08:00 - 08:15 | Altlobeda (Stadthof) | |
| 08:20 - 08:35 | Drackendorf, Schafberg (pond) | |
| 08:45 - 09:00 | Ilmnitz (fire pond) | |
| 09:20 - 09:35 | Maua, Am Leutrabach (village square) | |
| 09:45 - 10:00 | Ahornstraße / Distelweg | |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Ziegenhainer Straße (bus turning loop) | |
| 10:40 - 10:55 | Bertold-Delbrück-Straße (bus stop) | |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Löbichauer- / Fuchslöcherstraße (glass igloos) | |
| 11:25 - 11:40 | Jenaprießnitz (supermarket parking lot) |
Please deliver hazardous waste personally to the mobile hazardous waste collection point. They must not be left unattended at the parking lot (danger for playing children!).
Unscheduled collection
If you would like an unscheduled collection of your hazardous waste, you can call 03641 4989-503 to enquire about the costs and make an appointment.
