Overview

Collection

large-capacity container

Frequency

Monday-Saturday:

Container

large-capacity containers

Other types of collection

Resource Centre

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: roofing
  • 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
  • Chemical products: paint, glue, detergents, etc.
Not accepted
  • Mixed waste
  • Mixed residual waste
  • Soiled insulation materials

Collection type

Main collection method

Other collection methods

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

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