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Hand in textiles and shoes for disposal

Do you want to sort out clothes and shoes? Here you can find out how to separate this type of waste correctly, how to dispose of it and where you can find container sites for disposal in Bremen.

  • Basic information

    You can dispose of your textile waste at all recycling and green stations in Bremen and at some container sites in the city.

    Please only throw bagged textiles and shoes into the containers. Please wash textiles beforehand. Please bundle shoes in pairs.

    These are textiles and shoes:

    • Clothing of all kinds, shoes (bundled in pairs), hats,
    • knitwear, stuffed animals, woolen blankets,
    • underwear, bed linen,
    • curtains (without hooks,
    • etc.), comforters,
    • pillows,
    • bags

    These are not textiles and shoes:

    • Torn or heavily soiled textiles, cleaning cloths,
    • carpets, rugs, WC sets, umbrellas,
    • ice skates

    Requirements

    • The delivery of waste and recyclable materials is only permitted with vehicles with a permissible total weight of up to 3.5 tons
    • The delivery of waste and recyclable materials must be sorted by type and free from harmful contamination and adhesions.
    • The textiles and shoes come from a private household in Bremen that is connected to the municipal waste disposal system.

  • Procedure

    You can bring your clothing to the recycling and green stations or dispose of it at the container sites in the city.

    More information

    Only use the containers from Monday to Saturday from 07:00 to 19:00 and not on public holidays.

  • Necessary Documents
    • You do not need to submit any additional documents.

  • Competent Department

  • Fees / Costs

    gebührenfrei

  • Deadlines & processing time

    What deadlines must be paid attention to?

    There are no deadlines.

    How long does it take to process

    Not specified.

  • Legal Bases

  • More Information

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The official information in German is complete and correct. 18.07.2025

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