HerforstSpangdahlem Air Base
WASTE MANAGEMENT
Battery collection point
Wertstoffhof Sehlem
Am Orschbach 1
54518 Sehlem
Opening Hours
Monday - Friday: 8.30 a.m. - 4.45 p.m.
Saturday: 8.30 a.m. - 11.45 a.m.
Bulk waste
Bulk waste is collected upon request and includes waste wood, electrical appliances, and metal parts.
Each household registered for waste disposal has the opportunity to have bulk waste picked up up to 6 times a year (up to 5 cubic meters per pickup).
Please place the bulk waste on the curb before 6 a.m. on the collection day but not before the day prior 6 p.m.
Contact information for requests
Phone: 0651 9491414
E-Mail: abfall-telefon@art-trier.de
Collection dates
In Herforst, garbage is collected on Tuesdays or Fridays.
Non-recyclable waste ("Restmüll"; black can) is picked up every other week on Fridays.
Recyclable materials ("Gelber Sack"; yellow bags) and paper waste ("Altpapier"; blue can) are collected every 4 weeks on Tuesdays.
Please place the respective waste can at the curb by 6 a.m. on collection day.
Check the waste collection schedule to find out the specific dates for the collection of the different kinds of waste.
Garden clippings
Collection point
You can dump organic waste that cannot be composted in your garden at:
Herforst
L46 towards Trier, across entry Herforst
Speicher
Am Sportplatz
54662 Speicher
Waste separation
To ensure high-quality compost, it is essential that the collection point is not contaminated by other waste.
What you may dump:
- clippings of trees and hedges, trunks and root stocks without soil with a max. diameter of 40 cm
- grass clippings
- leaves
- plants
- plant parts
What you may NOT dump:
- biodegradable waste such as fruit, vegetables, food leftovers
- construction waste
- grave decorations
- non-recyclable waste
- pet litter
- root stocks and hedges exceeding 40 cm diameter
- stones
- straw and hay
- timber and furniture wood
- used clothes
- windfalls
- wooden fences
Opening hours
Daily without restriction
Contact information
Phone: 06575 1323
Glass containers
Location in Herforst
Römerstraße 37
54662 Herforst
Drop-off hours
Monday - Saturday: 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.
It is not permitted to discard glass at other times. Particularly not on Sundays and German holidays.
Correct separation
Please put glass without lids, screw caps or corks, separated by color into the designated containers. Dumping glass, paper or other waste on or near the containers is prohibited and will be penalized as an administrative offense.
What goes in the glass container
Clean and empty non-returnable glass bottles, flasks and jars
Glass of other colors: Please put glass that isn’t white, brown or green into the container for green glass.
What does NOT go in the glass container
chinaware, stoneware, glass panels/window panes, light bulbs, leaded glass, vases, heat-resistant glass
Recycling center
Wertstoffhof Trier
Metternichstraße 35
54292 Trier
Opening hours
Monday - Saturday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Contact information
Phone: 0651 94912510 or 0651 94912511