Organic waste

Bread
• and cake scraps
egg
• shells
cooked
• fish and meat scraps, bones, food waste
coffee grounds
• , tea bags
compostable
• small animal litter
leaves
• , lawn cuttings, branch and shrub cuttings, wild herbs salad, vegetables and fruit (including citrus fruits)
decayed
• flowers

Waste
• that is not compostable (e.g. toiletries, plastic bags, nappies)
Waste
• that contains harmful substances (e.g. batteries)
Liquid
• food waste, oils and fats
Cat
• and small animal litter
Film bags
• (see below)

Ways to prevent unpleasant odours and maggots are:

• Place the organic waste bin in a cool and shady place if possible
• Make it difficult for flies to access, keep the lid closed
• Wrap kitchen waste, especially bones and fish bones, in newspaper
• Line the pre-sorting container and organic waste bin with crumpled newspaper or egg cartons
• Allow moist waste, such as grass cuttings, to dry out.
• Insert an intermediate layer of crumpled newspaper
• Clean the bin regularly (or have it cleaned)
• Combat
maggot infestation
• with rock flour or lime

No, compostable film bags have no place in the organic waste bin !

In the composting plant, they disrupt the rapid composting of organic waste. What's more, most of them only break down into smaller microplastic particles, but do not decompose into high-quality humus.

You can find more information here: https://www.wirfuerbio.de/egw/

You can find a list of charges on our waste collection page. (click here)

The organic waste bin is available in 120 litre and 240 litre containers. The 120 litre bin is obligatory.

The 240 litre bin is recommended for larger gardens or households.

High temperatures can lead to unpleasant odours and vermin infestation. The following tips can help to prevent this:

• Place
the organic waste bin
• in a cool and shady place if possible.
• Make it difficult for flies to access, keep the lid closed.
Wrap kitchen waste
• , especially bones and fish bones, in newspaper.
• Line the
pre-sorting container
• and organic waste bin with crumpled newspaper or egg cartons.
• Let
moist
• waste, such as grass cuttings, dry out before disposal.
• Insert an intermediate layer of crumpled newspaper
• . Clean
the bin
• regularly or have it cleaned.
• Combat
maggot infestation
• with rock flour or lime.

In sub-zero temperatures, organic waste can freeze in the bin, in which case the organic waste bin cannot be emptied or can only be partially emptied.
These tips will help:

• If possible, place
the
• organic waste bin in a frost-protected location, e.g. in a garage, the night before emptying
• . Keep the contents of the organic waste bin as dry as possible.
Wrap kitchen waste
• in newspaper.
• Mix
crumpled
• newspaper into the organic waste.
• Let
coffee filters
• dry out a little.
• Loosen frozen waste from the inside of the bin
before
• emptying.

The organic waste bin is a compulsory bin. Organic waste must be kept separate from other waste.

In principle, the organic waste bin is a mandatory bin and every household must be able to keep organic waste separate from other waste. Anyone who can compost organic waste on their own property and utilise the compost on their own property has the option of home composting.

Click here for the page on home composting. (click here)

The organic waste collected in Bocholt and other district municipalities is taken to the composting plant of Entsorgungsgesellschaft Westmünsterland and processed there into high-quality compost.

You can find out what to do with your organic waste here:
https://www.egw.de/anlagen-standorte/entsorgungsanlagen/bioabfallkompostierungs-und-vergaerungsanlage/

You can find information on this topic on our page on green waste collection. (click here)

The regular cleaning of the organic waste bin is an additional service subject to a charge. Information on this can be found on our page on cleaning organic waste bins. (click here)

You can get Bocholt compost at the recycling centre. (Further information can be found here.)

As a general rule, leaves also belong in the organic waste bin! If an excessive amount of leaves accumulates, we offer you the seasonal bin.

Here you can find information about the leaf bin.

Here you can find all the information about green waste collection.