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Waste-ABC

Here you will find tips on what to do with your waste.
The three arrows >>> already show you in the overview how to dispose of the respective waste.

A

Acids

See chemicals

Alkalis

See chemicals

Aluminium foils, aluminium trays, aluminium lids

>>> Yellow bin

Animal bedding (organic)

>>> Organic waste bin or compost or >>> residual waste

B

Baker's bags with and without window

>>> Waste paper

Baking parchment

>>> Residual waste

Batteries

>>> Battery collection boxes on the campus of Freie Universität

Booklets

>>> Waste paper

Books

>>> Waste paper

Bottle corks

>>> Residual waste, but better >>> BSR recycling centre or environmental organisation

Bulky waste

>>>  Sonderentsorgung über die Stabsstelle Nachhaltigkeit & Energie

C

Cables

See electrical scrap

Cannulas

>>> Special disposal via the Sustainability & Energy Management Unit

Carcasses, parts of carcasses

>>> Special disposal via the Sustainability & Energy Unit

Cartons, cardboard boxes

>>> Waste paper

Cassettes (audio tapes)

Partly >>> residual waste, partly >>> data carriers for data destruction

Cat litter (mineral)

>>> Residual waste

Catalogues

>>> Paper, cardboard

CDs

Partly >>> residual waste, partly >>> data carriers for data destruction

Ceramics

>>> Residual waste

Chemical bottles

Partly >>> glass, partly >>> special disposal via Sustainability & Energy Management Unit

Chemicals

>>> Special disposal via the Sustainability & Energy Management Unit

Chewing gum

>>> Residual waste

Cigarette butts

>>> Residual waste

Cigarette packs

Partly >>> waste paper, partly >>> yellow bin

Cleaning agents

See chemicals

Coated paper

>>> Yellow bin

Coffee grounds, coffee filters

>>> Residual waste or organic waste bin or compost - depending on availability

Coffee To Go Mug with Lid

>>> Yellow bin

Coffee vacuum packs

>>> Yellow bin

Coffee-To-Go-Cup (with or without lid)

>>> Yellow bin

Composites with plastics

See plastic packaging

Compostable plastic bags

>>> Residual waste

Compressed gas cylinders

>>> Return to suppliers, if necessary in individual cases also >>> Special disposal via the Sustainability & Energy Management Unit.

Computer

>>> IT Officer or >>> Special Disposal via the Sustainability & Energy Management Unit

Computer accessories

>>> IT Officer or >>> Special Disposal via the Sustainability & Energy Management Unit

Construction waste

>>> Disposal via Technical Department in the course of the respective construction measures

Contaminated equipment

See laboratory equipment

Cooking pots

>>> Yellow bin

Cork, bottle corks

>>> Residual waste, but better >>> BSR recycling centre or environmental organisation

Covid-19 mask

>>> Residual waste

Covid-19 test-waste

>>> Residual waste

Crown caps

>>> Yellow bin

D

Data media for data destruction

>>> Special disposal via the Sustainability & Energy Management Unit

Detergents

See chemicals

Diapers

>>> Residual waste

Drilling, cooling and grinding emulsions

>>> Special disposal via the Sustainability & Energy Management Unit

Drinking glasses

Partly >>> residual waste, partly >>> special disposal via Sustainability & Energy Unit

DVDs

Partly >>> residual waste, partly >>> data carriers for data destruction

E

Eggshells

>>> Residual waste or organic waste bin or compost - depending on availability

Electrical and electronic scrap

>>> Special disposal via the Sustainability & Energy Management Unit

Electrical appliances

>>> Special disposal via the Sustainability & Energy Management Unit

Empty containers with harmful residues

>>> Special disposal via the Sustainability & Energy Unit

Energy-saving lamps

See fluorescent tubes

Envelopes with and without window

>>> Waste paper

F

File folder

>>> Residual waste

Files for data destruction

>>> Sonderentsorgung über die Stabsstelle Nachhaltigkeit & Energie

Films

>>> Residual waste

Filters from ventilation systems

Partly >>> special disposal via the Sustainability & Energy Management Unit, partly >>> residual waste

Fireproof glassware

Partly >>> residual waste, partly >>> special disposal via Sustainability & Energy Unit

Floppy disks

Partly >>> residual waste, partly >>> data carriers for data destruction

Flourescent tubes

>>> Special waste disposal via Sustainability & Energy Unit

Flower pots and bowls

>>> Residual waste or >>> Yellow bin - depending on material

Flowers

>>> Residual waste or organic waste bin or compost - depending on availability

Foam materials

Partly >>> yellow bin, partly >>> special disposal via technical department

Foil

>>> Yellow bin

Folder with plastic coating

>>> Residual waste

Food leftovers, also cooked

See organic waste

Fruit peels, fruit scraps

>>> Residual waste or organic waste bin or compost - depending on availability

Furniture

Partly >>> internal reuse, partly >>> bulky waste

G

Garden waste

Partly >>> biowaste , partly >>> special disposal via Sustainability & Energy Management Unit

Gift ribbons

Partly >>> yellow bin, partly >>> residual waste

Gift Wrapping Paper

Partly >>> Paper, cardboard, partly >>> Yellow bin

Glass (container glass)

>>> Used-glass container

Glass ashtrays

Partly >>> residual waste, partly >>> special disposal via Sustainability & Energy Management Unit

Glass bottles

See glass (container glass)

Glass tableware

Partly >>> residual waste, partly >>> special disposal via Sustainability & Energy Management Unit

Glass vases

Partly >>> residual waste, partly >>> special disposal via Sustainability & Energy Management Unit

Glasses with screw cap

See glass (container glass)

Glossy brochures, glossy magazines

>>> Waste paper

Glue and adhesive residues

See glue and adhesive residues

Glue and adhesive residues

>>> Special disposal via the Sustainability & Energy Unit

Green waste

See garden waste

H

Halogen bulbs

See incandescent lamps , light bulbs

Handkerchiefs

>>> Residual waste

Hard disks

Partly >>>electronic scrap, partly >>> data carriers for data destruction

Hygiene products

>>> Residual waste

I

Incandescent lamps, light bulbs

>>> Residual waste

Infectious waste

Partly >>> residual waste, partly >>> special disposal via Sustainability & Energy Management Unit

Ink cartridges

See toner cartridges

K

Kitchen paper

>>> Residual waste, or maybe >>> Paper bin

L

Laboratory chemical residues

See chemicals

Laboratory equipment

>>> Special disposal via the Sustainability & Energy Unit

Laboratory glass (heat resistant)

Partly >>> residual waste, partly >>> special disposal via the Sustainability & Energy Unit

Laboratory glassware

Partly >>> residual waste, partly >>> special disposal via the Sustainability & Energy Unit, if applicable also >>> FUndgrube

Lacquer and paint residues

See paint and varnish residues

Leaves

See garden waste

LED lights

See fluorescent tubes

Lithium-ion batteries

>>> Battery collection boxes on the campus of Freie Universität

M

Magnetic tapes

Partly >>> residual waste, partly >>> data carriers for data destruction

Margarine tumbler

>>> Yellow bin

Medicines, Drugs

>>> Special disposal via the Sustainability & Energy Unit, if applicable also >>> residual waste

Memory sticks

Partly >>> electronic scrap, partly >>> data carriers for data destruction

Mercury-containing objects

>>> Special disposal via the Sustainability & Energy Unit

Metal packaging

>>> Yellow bin

Metal pans

>>> Yellow bin

Metal scrap

See metal waste

Metal waste

>>> Special disposal via the Sustainability & Energy Unit

Mirror glass

Partly >>> residual waste, partly >>> special disposal via Sustainability & Energy Unit

Monitors

See computers

N

Napkins

>>> Residual waste, if applicable also >>> waste paper

Newspapers, journals

>>> Paper, cardboard

O

Objects containing asbestos

>>> Special disposal via Technical Department or Sustainability & Energy Unit

Oil-containingy operating materials

See laboratory equipment

Oil-water mixtures

>>> Special disposal via the Sustainability & Energy Management Unit

Organic waste

>>> Residual waste or organic waste bin or compost - depending on availability

P

Packaging made from paper

>>> Waste paper

Packing paper

>>> Waste paper

Paint and varnish residues

>>> Special disposal via the Sustainability & Energy Management Unit

Paper (dirty)

Partly >>> residual waste, partly >>> special disposal via Sustainability & Energy Unit

Paper towels

>>> Residual waste

Paper, cardboard

>>> Altpapier

Photographic chemicals

See Chemi cals

Photos

>>> Residual waste

Pizza boxes

Partly >>> residual waste

Plant protection products

See chemicals

Plants

Partly >>> biowaste, partly >>> special disposal via Sustainability & Energy Unit

Plastic bags

>>> Yellow bin

Plastic bottles (e.g. for washing-up liquids and cleaning agents)

>>> Yellow bin

Plastic bowls

>>> Yellow bin

Plastic containers with harmful residues

>>> Special disposal via the Sustainability & Energy Unit

Plastic film

>>> Yellow bin

Plastic packaging and other plastic waste

>>> Yellow bin

Post-It notes

>>> Residual waste

Printer

>>> IT Officer or >>> Special Disposal via the Sustainability & Energy Management Unit

Protective masks (FFP or medical)

>>> Residual waste

Pulp

>>> Residual waste, if applicable also >>> waste paper

R

Radioactive waste

>>> Special disposal via the Sustainability & Energy Unit

Receipts, cash register slips

>>> Residual waste

Rechargeable Batteries, accumulators

>>> Battery collection boxes on the campus of Freie Universität

Refrigeration equipment

See electrical appliances .

S

Shrub cuttings

See garden waste

Solutions containing heavy metals

See chemicals

Solvent-water mixtures

See chemicals

Solvents

See chemicals

Spray cans

Partly>>> Yellow bin, partly >>> Special disposal via Sustainability & Energy Unit

Stainless steel scrap

>>> Special disposal via the Sustainability & Energy Management Unit

Steel scrap

See metal waste

Sticky notes, Post-Its

>>> Residual waste

Styrofoam packaging

>>> Yellow bin

Suspension files

>>> residual waste

Sweeping rubbish

>>> Residual waste

T

Tea bag, loose tea

>>> Residual waste or organic waste bin or compost - depending on availability

Telecommunications equipment

>>> IT Officer or >>> Special Disposal via the Sustainability & Energy Unit

Tetrapak packaging

>>> Yellow bin

Textiles

>>> Residual waste, if applicable also >>> special disposal via the Sustainability & Energy Unit

Thermal paper

>>> Residual waste

Tin cans

>>> Yellow bin

Toner cartridges

>>> Special disposal via Sustainability & Energy Unit

Tools

>>> Special disposal via the Sustainability & Energy Unit

U

Used glass

>>> Used glass containers

Used oil

>>> Special disposal via the Sustainability & Energy Management Unit

V

Vegetable peelings, vegetable scraps

>>> Residual waste or organic waste bin or compost - depending on availability

Videotapes

Partly >>> residual waste, partly >>> data carriers for data destruction

W

Watering cans

>>> Yellow bin

Window glass

Partly >>> residual waste, partly >>> special disposal via Sustainability & Energy Management Unit

Wood

Partly >>> residual waste, partly >>> bulky waste

Y

Yoghurt cup

>>> Yellow bin