Waste charges

For the use of public waste disposal facilities, the waste management authorities (the municipalities belonging to the district, the cities not belonging to the district and the rural districts) charge fees to cover the associated costs in accordance with the provisions of the law on municipal charges.

The expenses to be covered by the waste fee include in particular the costs for

• Collection, transportation and disposal of waste from households as well as disposal waste from commercial enterprises, other commercial enterprises or public institutions,
• the marketing of recyclable materials,
• waste consulting,
• planning, construction, operation, aftercare, recultivation and renaturation of waste recycling and disposal facilities and
• the formation of reserves for the foreseeable future costs of decommissioning and aftercare at waste recycling and disposal facilities.

The scale of charges is intended to create effective incentives for prevention and recycling.