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Waste, noxious substances and emissions
Do you want to dispose of a special waste material? Proper waste disposal
and systematic reduction of noxious substances and emissions protect the environment
and the climate. Here you will find government services and information about proper
handling of various kinds of waste, emissions and noxious substances.
There are 29 services for Waste, noxious substances and emissions
If you want to dispose of hazardous waste as a company, you must apply for a waste disposal number for each of your business premises under certain conditions.
If you are a company that produces hazardous waste, you must apply for a waste producer number for each relevant operating site under certain conditions.
If you wish to construct, expand, or operate Deutsche Bahn facilities and this involves an impact on water bodies, you must apply to the Federal Railway Authority for a permit under water law.
If you would like to apply for accreditation as an expert under the Federal Program for Energy Efficiency in Agriculture and Horticulture, you can do so through the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE).
If you dispose of waste or are involved in disposal processes for which you must keep proper records and a register, you can apply to the competent authority for exemption from this obligation to keep records and/or registers.
You would like to know whether there is a suspicion of contaminated sites or harmful soil changes on a property? If so, you can request information from the register of contaminated sites from the relevant authority.
If you want to manufacture devices with radioactive substances or systems for generating ionizing radiation that may be operated without a permit or notification, you can apply for a type approval.
Do you discharge wastewater into a body of water? Then you must pay a levy to the respective federal state. You should submit the declarations required for the assessment of the levy to the competent authority.
Please do not touch explosive ordnance or found ammunition, leave the ammunition in the position in which it was found. There is a danger to life. Report the find immediately to the police (emergency call 110) or the local regulatory authority and follow the instructions.
Federal railway facilities may only be constructed, modified, or dismantled with the approval of the Federal Railway Authority. If your rights or interests are affected by the planned project, you may notify us of this.
If you are an expert approved for the Federal Program for Energy Efficiency in Agriculture and Horticulture and would like to update your approval or personal information, you can submit a request to the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE).
If you would like to report "litter", please contact the lower waste authority in your town or district.
"Wild waste" is waste that is illegally deposited in the open countrysid...
If you wish to have your accreditation as an expert for the Federal Program for Energy Efficiency and CO2 Reduction in Agriculture and Horticulture revoked, you can apply for revocation with the Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food.
Would you like to collect non-profit or commercially recyclable waste, so-called recyclables, from private households? Then you must notify the competent authority at least three months before the start of collection.
