Recycling centers

We operate two recycling centers in Jena. One is located at Löbstedter Straße 56 and the other at Emil-Wölk-Straße 13 a.

Recycling center north - Löbstedter Straße 56

Map of recycling center north
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Peak times

70.515 weighing operations per year - Experience shows that visitors spend an average of 10 minutes at the recycling center. The yard is often very busy at 11 am. In an average week, the beginning and end of the week are busier than the middle of the week.

Current peak times

Jena-North recycling center

Löbstedter Straße 56
07749 Jena
Germany
Phone
03641 4989-500
E-Mail
staedtereinigung@jena.de

Opening hours

1. November 2024 until March 29, 2025
Monday - Friday 08:00 - 18:00
Saturday 09:00 - 16:00

30. March until October 26, 2025
Monday 08:00 - 19:00
Tuesday - Friday 08:00 - 18:00
Saturday 08:00 - 17:00
→ Please note exceptions/holiday regulations!

Virtueller Rundgang auf dem Wertstoffhof Nord

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Lobeda-West recycling center - Emil-Wölk-Straße 13 a

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Lobeda recycling center
Lobeda recycling center
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Current peak times

The following waste/recyclable materials are not accepted here:

  • Asbestos cement
  • Excavated soil (uncontaminated)
  • Wood AIV treated wood (doors, garden fences, garden furniture)
  • Mineral fiber waste

The following waste/recyclable materials are only accepted here in very small quantities:

  • Pollutants from Jena households (e.g. spray foam cans, paints)

Recycling center Jena Lobeda-West

Emil-Wölk-Straße 13 a
07747 Jena
Germany
Phone
03641 4989-500

Opening hours:

Monday - Friday 10:00 - 18:00

Saturday 09:00 - 14:00

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Deliver waste pre-sorted

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Pre-sorting on delivery
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Please pre-sort the waste at home as accurately as possible! This will make disposal cheaper and easier.

  • Wood
  • Bulky waste
  • Excavated soil
  • Building rubble
  • Scrap metal

Notes on acceptance:

  • in normal household quantities
  • Acceptance of hazardous waste from industry
    Hazardous waste from businesses can only be accepted with an appointment made in advance. (Contact: Telephone 03641 4989-500) Disposal is subject to a charge.
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At the recycling center

This is how it works on site:

  1. Park your vehicle on the "scales area" and register at the scales.
  2. Then follow the instructions of the recycling center staff.
    The allocation - where the individual items are correctly disposed of - is carried out by our specialist staff.

    Waste deliverers must provide binding information about the origin and composition of the materials (if necessary also in writing by providing personal details). If external companies or similar deliver to our recycling centers, the client must also be present. Caregivers require a valid power of attorney and a copy of their ID. Family members can drop off bulky waste after presenting a copy of their ID. The prerequisite for this is proof of a power of attorney or guardianship/death certificate/tenancy agreement.
  3. Re-weighing and calculation
    After unloading, a re-weighing takes place. To do this, please park your car on the "weighing area" again and report to the weighing office.
    Billing is based on volume or weight. (in Lobeda-West only small quantities by weight).
    Payment options: in cash or by EC card/credit card
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Jena households can dispose of the following waste and recyclables free of charge .

  • Old medicines
  • Used cooking oil/grease (return with deposit, then exchange at recycling center)
  • Old textiles, e.g. comforters
  • Batteries and rechargeable batteries (tape off Li-ion contacts)
  • Visual display units (TV sets, monitors, etc.)
  • CDs/DVDs
  • Electrical/electronic waste
  • Electric/gas stoves etc.
  • Fire extinguishers (H2O and powder)
  • Pollutants from Jena households² (e.g. construction foam spray cans, paints)
  • Plastics/large-volume plastics (rain barrel, sandpit, garden furniture)
  • Refrigerators (fridges, freezers, etc.)
  • LED/energy-saving/fluorescent lamps
  • Mixed scrap (metals)
  • PVC windows/doors without glass, incl. fittings
  • PVC roller shutters (without shaft and belt)
  • Shrub, tree and green waste from Jena households (not free of charge with reduced basic fee)
  • Bulky waste from Jena households, including trampolines
  • Packaging (paper/cardboard/cartons, Lightweight packaging, glasses, bottles)
  • Washing machines/dryers...

¹ not accepted at the Lobeda West recycling center (E.-Wölk-Str. 13 a) | ² only very small quantities at the Lobeda West recycling center | ³ packed dust/fiber-tight
The examples given are not an exhaustive list and refer to normal household quantities. The final classification is made by the specialist staff.

You can hand in the following waste and recyclable materials for a fee .

  • Asbestos cement¹⁺³
  • Tree, shrub and green waste from businesses/institutions or with a reduced basic fee
  • Tree stumps (trunk wood >25 cm diameter)
  • Construction waste from mineral. Materials (bricks, hollow blocks, masonry, tiles, washbasins, toilet bowls)
  • Construction site waste (mixtures of non-mineral. Materials e.g. tarpaulins, linoleum, pool, wallpaper residues), shower partitions
  • Bitumen mixtures (roofing felt)
  • Excavated soil (uncontaminated)¹
  • Insulation materials made from building polystyrene
  • Vehicle batteries
  • Fire extinguishers (halon, tetra and chlorobromine)
  • Flat glass (window panes, glass shelves, aquarium glass) and PVC windows with glass
  • Acrylic glass
  • Plasterboard
  • Wood A I untreated wood (boards, beams, fruit crates, etc.)
  • Wood A IV treated wood (doors, garden fences, garden furniture)¹
  • Invasive and pest-infested plants (e.g. box tree moth; packed in bags)
  • Air mattresses
  • Mineral fiber waste¹⁺³
  • Stoves with fireclay lining
  • Pool liner
  • Tires with/without rim/tube
  • Bulky waste from businesses/facilities
  • Water-soluble paint residues (leak-proof packaging)
  • Tents...

¹ not accepted at Lobeda West recycling center (E.-Wölk-Str. 13 a) | ² only very small quantities at Lobeda West recycling center | ³ packed dust/fiber-tight

The examples given are not an exhaustive list and refer to normal household quantities. The final allocation is made by the specialist staff.

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The mascot 'Freddy' from Science City Jena Basketball uses the match-free period for a visit to the materials yard.
Where do you take old electrical appliances? How do you separate used glass and what happens to the cardboard boxes? Freddy was able to experience a lot and dispose of even more. Watch the video

Does that sound exciting? There are great offers for kindergartens and elementary school on the topics of recycling and waste disposal. Further information on the page: Environmental education

Material flow
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Material flows at the recycling center

The KSJ collects waste separately and controls the respective disposal routes (e.g. reuse, material recycling, thermal recycling, landfilling). All material flows are recorded. They provide information, e.g. on types of quantities, and form the basis for professional disposal and the development of the infrastructure of the recycling centers.

Over 40 different types of waste are now collected separately at the "Löbstedter Straße" recycling center. Around 98% of the waste at the recycling center can be thermally or materially recycled.

Jena-North recycling center

Löbstedter Straße 56
07749 Jena
Germany
Phone
03641 4989-500
E-Mail
staedtereinigung@jena.de

Opening hours

1. November 2024 until March 29, 2025
Monday - Friday 08:00 - 18:00
Saturday 09:00 - 16:00

30. March until October 26, 2025
Monday 08:00 - 19:00
Tuesday - Friday 08:00 - 18:00
Saturday 08:00 - 17:00
→ Please note exceptions/holiday regulations!