Overview

Collection

recycling Centre

Container

Other types of collection

Skip rental

Information

Accepted

Construction waste must be sorted into the following types:

  • Rubble: stones, paving slabs, flagstones, bricks, roof tiles, earthenware, porcelain, ceramics, toilets, shower trays, sinks, floor tiles, earth, gravel, sand, rocks
  • Plaster: gypsum, lime, plasterboard, composite plasterboard
  • Hollow-core concrete: blocks and slabs (aerated concrete, autoclaved concrete sold under the brand names Ytong, Thermopierre, Hebel, Multipor, Xella, etc.)
  • Plate glass: window panes, glass bricks, mirrors, wire glass, safety glass
  • Plexiglas
  • Insulation materials: boards, preformed polystyrene components and chips (Styropor®), glass wool and mineral wool, polyurethane foam (only clean insulating materials can be recycled)
  • Cladding: flat or profiled Eternit® sheets, other materials containing asbestos (materials containing asbestos must be wrapped in plastic for transportation. To avoid damaging your health, do not break or cut materials containing asbestos.)
  • Roofing materials
  • PVC waste: cable sheaths, cable ducts, roller shutters, ceiling cladding
  • Scrap metal: bathtubs, gutters, radiators, door frames, oil tanks, wheelbarrows, saucepans, old tools
  • Old wood: construction and demolition timber, door and window frames, floorboards, beams, pallets, crates, wooden furniture
  • Bulky objects: carpets, plastic floor coverings, Heraklith, Skobalith, awnings, skirting boards
  • Chemicals: paints, glues, detergents, etc.
Not accepted

Mixed waste

Mixed municipal household waste

Soiled insulating materials

Collection type

Resource Centre

The Resource Centre has separate containers for home demolition, conversion, and clearance waste.

The maximum volume of waste accepted by the Resource Centre is 1 m3.

If you are planning to renovate or clear out your home, please notify the Service Hygiène IN ADVANCE to find out the best way to dispose of your waste.

Rent a large-capacity skip

Large-capacity skips are provided for the separate collection of large quantities of mixed municipal household waste and/or recyclable materials, such as bulky items, paper and cardboard, old glass, scrap iron and other metals, timber, worn tyres, organic garden waste, plastics, rubble, etc.

Talking trash: what goes where

Not sure what bin to use? Need help figuring out where to put something specific?
Check out our guide: Recycling A to Z.


Contact
the department

Contact details

48, route d'Arlon
L-1140 Luxembourg

Opening hours

Monday–Friday

from 8:00 to 16:00