Are your trash and recycling bins too dinky or are they much larger than you need? While the first situation leaves you wondering what to do with your excess waste, the latter could impact your budget much more than
necessary.
If you’ve taken over a house or apartment from another family larger or smaller than your own, your trash cans may need to be “right-sized.” Your monthly trash bill is based on the size of your bins. If they are larger than you need, you’ll be paying the higher rate for volume you don’t use. Although you won’t be penalized for having bins that are too small, you’ll always be overflowing and trying to manage to cram in more than will fit.
Right-sizing your bins is done pretty easily by contacting the waste company through your landlord, a German-speaking friend or the local German American Community Office or Army Community Service.
Your bin size choices range from 60 liters for single occupant or couple, 90 liters for a couple with pets, 120 liters for small to medium families and 240 liters for large families.
The types of bins offered in your community also vary since some communities separate waste more or less than others. For example, you may have bins for paper, trash and bio-degradable waste, and you may collect light fractions in yellow bags and glass in gray bags.
When and what type of waste are collected vary from one village to the next. Here again, your landlord, neighbors or the German American Community Office may be helpful in figuring out what wastes to put out on what days.
In Kaiserslautern, the German American Community Office can be very helpful for city and outlying village pick-up information. The number is 0631-363-3010. The ACS Information and Referral number is 0631-3406-4093 or 493-4093. The Find-It Guide or Housing Referral Office can also be helpful in finding appropriate contact information for your area.
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Are your trash and recycling bins too dinky or are they much larger than you need? While the first situation leaves you wondering what to do with your excess waste, the latter could impact your budget much more than
necessary.
If you’ve taken over a house or apartment from another family larger or smaller than your own, your trash cans may need to be “right-sized.” Your monthly trash bill is based on the size of your bins. If they are larger than you need, you’ll be paying the higher rate for volume you don’t use. Although you won’t be penalized for having bins that are too small, you’ll always be overflowing and trying to manage to cram in more than will fit.
Right-sizing your bins is done pretty easily by contacting the waste company through your landlord, a German-speaking friend or the local German American Community Office or Army Community Service.
Your bin size choices range from 60 liters for single occupant or couple, 90 liters for a couple with pets, 120 liters for small to medium families and 240 liters for large families.
The types of bins offered in your community also vary since some communities separate waste more or less than others. For example, you may have bins for paper, trash and bio-degradable waste, and you may collect light fractions in yellow bags and glass in gray bags.
When and what type of waste are collected vary from one village to the next. Here again, your landlord, neighbors or the German American Community Office may be helpful in figuring out what wastes to put out on what days.
In Kaiserslautern, the German American Community Office can be very helpful for city and outlying village pick-up information. The number is 0631-363-3010. The ACS Information and Referral number is 0631-3406-4093 or 493-4093. The Find-It Guide or Housing Referral Office can also be helpful in finding appropriate contact information for your area.