Waste fees; payment

In Bavaria, waste disposal is the responsibility of the districts and independent municipalities. In principle, there is an obligation to use municipal facilities for waste from private households, among other things. In order to carry out their duties effectively, the authorities can join together to form special-purpose associations or commission a private third party, including a limited liability company (GmbH), to carry out the actual waste disposal.

The public authorities regularly refinance themselves through waste disposal fees. In addition to ongoing operating costs, these also include the annual depreciation of investment costs and provisions for future renovation costs.

When calculating the fees, the public authorities have a certain amount of leeway as to the extent to which they charge uniform fee rates or separate fee rates for different services (e.g. organic waste garbage cans, bulky waste disposal). The relevant user and fee statutes of the respective facility providers are decisive.

You can obtain more information about the waste fees in your municipality from your district administration office or your independent city.

The fees are levied by means of a fee notice, against which an objection and/or action for annulment is permissible. Once the notices have become final, corrections are regularly at the discretion of the responsible authorities.

The amount of the waste fees is determined by statute.