Community center in Baalborn (“Bürgerhaus”)

Kehrstraße

67678 Mehlingen

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Bulk waste is collected upon request

Each household registered for waste disposal has the opportunity to have bulk waste picked up twice a year (up to 5 cubic meters per pickup).

You‘ll be notified of the pickup date in writing approx. 10 days after your request. The usual waiting time is approximately 3 weeks.

Contact information for requests

Phone: 0631 7105500 or 0631 7105250

Fax: 0631 7105449

E-Mail: sperrmuell(at)kaiserslautern-kreis.de

In Mehlingen, garbage is collected on Thursdays. The collection day for the district Baalborn is Tuesday.

Non-recyclable waste (black can) is picked up with the yellow bags (recyclable materials) every other week, alternating with biodegradable waste (brown can). Please place the can at the curb before 6 a.m. on the collection day.

Paper waste (blue can) is collected every 4 weeks with the brown cans. Please place the can for paper waste at the curb before 6 a.m. on the collection day.

Please check the schedule for the Mehlingen community to find out the specific dates for the collections of the different kinds of waste.

WASGAU supermarket

Rosenhofstraße 10

67677 Enkenbach-Alsenborn

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You may not discard energy-saving bulbs, batteries or appliances with fixed batteries here! Please remove replaceable batteries before putting a device in the container.

The waste management of the County Administration Kaiserslautern compiled a very helpful Garbage Guide. The printed brochure is available at the Ramstein town hall and a digital version can be downloaded here.

There is also a handy Garbage Guide KL County-App in English for the Kaiserslautern Military Community. The App includes the amended refuse collection plans, a reminder function for the collection days and a lot of general information about the waste management. Download the app here.

Collection point

You can dump organic waste that cannot be composted in your garden in Mehlingen:

Industrial zone “Am Wasserturm“

67678 Mehlingen

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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

Locations

Friedrichstr

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Hauptstr.

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Am Wasserturm

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Mehlingen Baalborn - Steinstr.

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Drop-off hours

Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. - 7 p.m.

It is not permitted to discard glass at other times. Particularly not on Sundays or 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

Collection point and dates

Hazardous waste includes everything that is harmful for humans, animals or the en­vironment. For reasons of public safety it is not collected together with other waste. 

Hazardous waste may under no circumstance be disposed of in household garbage cans or toilets.

Private households can take small amounts of hazardous waste free of charge to the hazardous waste truck (“Umweltmobil”). The hazardous waste truck also accepts small electric appliances.

Once a month the hazardous waste truck stops in Mehlingen at the village center. Please check the schedule for the Mehlingen community to find out the dates and hours of the stops.

What can be taken to the hazardous waste truck

Paints and varnishes, all types of batteries, medicine without packaging, pesticides and wood preservers, leaches, acids, diluents, other toxins and hazardous substances and chemicals.

Recycling center ZAK (Zentrale Abfallwirtschaft Kaiserslautern) in Kaiserslautern

Kapiteltal

67657 Kaiserslautern

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Opening hours

Monday to Thursday: 8 a.m. – 12 a.m. and 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Friday: 8 a.m. – 12 a.m. and 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Saturday: 8 a.m. – 12 a.m.

Contact information

Phone: 0631 341170