Bioresource Information Tool

Catchment:
Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt (DEA12)

Collector:
Wirtschaftsbetriebe Duisburg (WBD)

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
• Food waste: Processed plant-based
• Food waste: Processed animal-based
• Collection Support Item: Paper bags

Forbidden Materials:

• Garden waste: Hard materials
• Collection Support Item: Plastic bags

Frequency:
Total number of collections per season:

• January - December: Standard: 26

Fee System:
Flexible

Connection Rate:

• 4.3 % of residual waste bins (2021)

Specific Waste Collected:

• 2.1 kg/(cap.*a) (2021)
• 1.7 kg/(cap.*a) (2020)
• 1.3 kg/(cap.*a) (2019)
• 1.1 kg/(cap.*a) (2018)

Sources:

• https://www.wb-duisburg.de/downloads/151020_Sortierhinweis_A4_D_2015.pdf
• https://wb-duisburg.de/Downloads/index.php.media/143303/Abfallwirtschaftskonzept-Duisburg-2017.pdf
• https://wb-duisburg.de/Downloads/index.php.media/142865/SWBD.02-Abfallentsorgungssatzung-2022.pdf
• https://wb-duisburg.de/Downloads/index.php.media/137497/SWBD.03-Abfallentsorgungsgebuehrensatzung-2022.pdf

Comments:
Fixed fee system. Annual service fee based on bin size. Connection rate based on: Ratio of biowaste to residual waste bins. No information on the use of biodegradable plastic bags.

Valid from:
31.12.2022

Valid until:

Last update:
20.10.2025

Owner:
flexibi