Overview

Collection

curbside

Frequency

weekly

Container

Brown bins

Information

The law of 9 June 2022 stipulates that it is prohibited to mix or treat biowaste and green waste together with plastics, whether biodegradable or not.

Accepted

Kitchen waste, leftovers (cooked and uncooked), fruit, vegetables, potatoes, coffee grounds, teabags, bread, food that is spoiled or past its use-by date, meat, fish, etc.

Non-woody garden waste, turf, grass, weeds, vegetables, windfall fruit, flowers, hay, leaves, straw, pot plants (without soil or pot), dung from small animals without litter, etc.

Paper bags (only if used as waste bags for organic waste)

Peelings wrapped in newspaper

Not accepted

Household waste, cigarette butts, fats and oils, sweepings, sanitary towels and tampons, ash and coal, etc.

Woody garden waste, hedge clippings, tree and shrub trimmings, clippings of roses, hedges and bushes, wood chippings, soil from plants, treated woods, etc.

Paper, napkins, tissues, waste paper, etc.

Cat litter, diapers, etc.

Bags, packaging and other items made of biodegradable plastic

Collection type

Curbside collection

Organic waste is collected from your home once a week using the brown bins.

Links

More information on curbside collections
View the collection schedule for your address
Order or cancel a bin with or without lock

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.

Recycling A to Z

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Contact details

48, route d'Arlon
L-1140 Luxembourg

Getting there by bus

Nicolas Simmer Quai 2


Nicolas Simmer Quai 1


Opening hours

Monday–Friday

from 8:00 to 16:00