If you collect recyclable waste, i.e. recyclable materials from private households, you must give prior notification of the collection. You must state whether you are operating on a commercial or non-profit basis

For example, street or container collections of textiles and shoes, as well as waste paper collection centres, must be notified.

The collection may be prohibited, limited or subject to conditions by the competent authority.

• Recyclable materials from private households must be handed over. This means that they must always be handed over to the public waste management organisations.
• the commercial or non-profit collection of recyclable materials (recyclable waste) is only permitted if this has been reported to the competent authority;
• notified collections may be prohibited or restricted by the competent authority
• mixed waste from private households may not be collected commercially or for charitable purposes (e.g. bulky waste)

Electronic waste (defective old electrical appliances) can be returned to the public waste disposal organisations or dealers who are obliged to take it back.