Bioresource Information Tool

Catchment:
Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt (DEB37)

Collector:
Wirtschafts- und Servicebetrieb der Stadt Pirmasens

Collection System:
Door to door

Waste Category:
Biowaste

Year:
2022

Allowed Materials:

• Food waste: Non-processed animal-based
• Food waste: Non-processed plant-based
• Garden waste: Soft materials
• Garden waste: Hard materials
• Food waste: Processed plant-based
• Food waste: Processed animal-based
• Collection Support Item: Paper bags

Forbidden Materials:

• Collection Support Item: Biodegradable plastic bags
• Collection Support Item: Plastic bags

Frequency:
Total number of collections per season:

• November - April: Standard: 13
• May - October: Standard: 25

Fee System:
No fee

Connection Rate:

• 99.5 % of residential properties (2020)

Specific Waste Collected:

• 114.9 kg/(cap.*a) (2021)
• 106.9 kg/(cap.*a) (2020)
• 113.4 kg/(cap.*a) (2019)
• 99.6 kg/(cap.*a) (2018)
• 109.6 kg/(cap.*a) (2017)
• 106.6 kg/(cap.*a) (2016)
• 110.8 kg/(cap.*a) (2015)

Sources:

• https://mkuem.rlp.de/fileadmin/mulewf/Themen/Klima-_und_Ressourcenschutz/Kreislaufwirtschaft/Abfallbilanz/Abfallwirtschaftsprofile_Rheinland-Pfalz_2020.pdf
• https://www.pirmasens.de/downloads/abfallentsorgung/flyer-biotonne-2020.pdf?cid=j9m
• https://www.pirmasens.de/leben-in-ps/buergerservice/abfallentsorgung/abfuhrtage-und-bezirke/
• https://www.pirmasens.de/leben-in-ps/buergerservice/abfallentsorgung/abfallgebuehren/#accordion-1-1

Comments:
No fee. Free of charge. Connection rate based on: Residential properties

Valid from:
31.12.2022

Valid until:
31.12.2023

Last update:
03.11.2025

Owner:
SW_TUHH