Name:
Calw (DE12A) Biowaste Door to door 2022

Catchment:
Calw (DE12A)

Collector:
Abfallwirtschaft Landkreis Calw GmbH (AWG)

Collection System:
Door to door

Waste Category:
Biowaste

Year:
2022

Connection Type:
—

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:

• January - December: Standard: 26

Fee System:
Flexible

Connection Rate:

• 66.8 % of residual waste bins (2021)
• 57.4 % of residual waste bins (2015)

Specific Waste Collected:

• 84.8 kg/(cap.*a) (2021)
• 83.4 kg/(cap.*a) (2020)
• 78.6 kg/(cap.*a) (2019)
• 80.9 kg/(cap.*a) (2018)
• 78.0 kg/(cap.*a) (2017)
• 78.8 kg/(cap.*a) (2016)
• 75.9 kg/(cap.*a) (2015)

Sources:

• https://www.awg-info.de/fileadmin/Dateien/AWG/Dateien/Merkblaetter/Bioabfall.pdf
• https://www.awg-info.de/fileadmin/Dateien/AWG/Dateien/Merkblaetter/Abfallgebuehren_Uebersicht.pdf
• https://www.awg-info.de/privatkunden/bioabfall
• https://www.kreis-calw.de/media/custom/2442_1570_1.PDF?1436515335

Comments:
Fixed fee system. Annual service fee based on bin size. Connection rate based on number of biowaste bins and residual waste bins.

Last update:
19.05.2025