Municipal · Drop-off · Free
Schadstoffannahmestellen: Berliner Stadtreinigung (BSR)
Household hazardous waste at six of the fourteen Recyclinghöfe: paints, solvents, chemicals, old medicines, waste oil, batteries and asbestos cement. Twenty kilos per type per day is free.
Right for you if
- Paint, solvents, old chemicals or batteries, and you can get to one of the six.
- It has to cost nothing.
- You can get it there under your own steam.
- You want to turn up without booking.
Look elsewhere if
- You have no way of getting it there.
- It is business waste.
- It is more than a household quantity.
Contact and booking
- Phone
- Not published
- Not published
- Book online
- Not published
- Address
- Not published
- Opening hours
- Not published
- Website
- Official website
Verification
Verified against an official source
Last checked 20 August 2026
That means we read a published source and it said this. It does not mean we watched them do it, or followed the material afterwards, that is a separate, deeper check this has not been through. How we check →
Sources
Part of How to get rid of stuff in Berlin.
Why use it
The thing to know is that the tip is the wrong mental model. Only six of the fourteen yards have this counter, so check which one you are driving to before you load the car. Unlike bulky waste, partial unloading is allowed here, and staff do the unloading rather than you. Bring things in their original packaging where you can. Night storage heaters and photovoltaic modules need a phone call first.
Good for
- paint
- hazardous waste
- batteries
- other items
How it works
| How you use it | You take it there. |
|---|---|
| Cost | Twenty kilos per waste type per day is free, then charged by the kilo. Household batteries, car batteries and mercury are free at any quantity. Roofing felt has no free allowance. |
| Booking | No appointment needed. |
| Service area | Not published |
| Run by | Berliner Stadtreinigungsbetriebe (BSR), a municipal service |
Where your things go
A named destination is worth more than a stated intention, and both are worth more than silence. This is the row to read before you book: if your item's row is empty, ask them on the phone and tell us what they say.
- ✓ Named destination
- ~ Stated, not named
- ? Nothing published
- Tell us what you were told →
Does it actually work
The part no company website tells you. Some of this comes from our checks, some from readers who used the service, and where nobody has told us yet, it says so.
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Booking
Needs reports
No appointment needed.
The page describes drop-off at named collection points but never states whether an appointment is needed. Ask the Service Center, or check the linked "Gebühren und Entgelte Recyclinghöfe" PDF.
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Typical wait
Needs reports
Not established
No wait-time statement on this page. The general Recyclinghof page's busy-times note (midday, Saturdays, after holidays) is the nearest thing, but it does not name the hazardous-waste desks. A site visit would settle it.
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Do they answer
Their pages
Yes, the shared BSR Service Center number.
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Restrictions
Their pages
Only 6 of the 14 BSR Recyclinghöfe accept hazardous waste, and they are named with addresses.
Households only · Household quantities only
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Who it's for
Their pages
Berlin private households, free up to 20 kg per hazardous substance per day. Above that a fee applies. Trade, craft, commercial and service customers are handled under a separate commercial price list.
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Last checked
Pipeline
20 August 2026
Checked against their published pages.
Where donated things land
The organisations this operator names. The linked ones have profiles here; the rest are named on their pages and not yet checked by us.
- Schadstoffannahmestellen at Recyclinghof Behmstraße, Brunsbütteler Damm, Gradestraße, Hegauer Weg, Nordring, Oberspreest Named on their pages, not yet checked
What happens to it
- Recycled
- Disposed of
This describes the route the item takes, as the operator states it. We do not claim a recovery rate we have not seen evidence for.
What readers told us
Used them recently?
How long you waited, what they refused, whether anyone picked up the phone. Those are the three facts no website publishes and the ones the next reader needs.
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