Residual waste, organics, the yellow bag, paper — every bin, every date, plus the recycling centre, bulky waste and the hazardous-waste van in the Stade district. The collection dates for your own street come from the district (link below) — every other answer is here.
Collection days depend on your street — Stade is split into several collection districts. The Stade district provides a free online calendar: enter your street, see all the dates, save them as a PDF, subscribe by ICS in your phone’s calendar or set a reminder for the evening before.
The Stade district has four fixed waste streams — each with its own bin or bag. Collection follows the calendar strictly; put full bins out at the kerb by 6 p.m. the evening before.
🕒 In the town of Stade usually every 2 weeks (in outlying areas sometimes every 4 weeks).
✅ Yes: ash (cold), hygiene articles, vacuum bags, animal litter, broken crockery, heavily soiled packaging.
❌ No: organic waste, paper, packaging with the Green Dot, glass, electrical items, batteries, hazardous waste, rubble.
🕒 Usually every 2 weeks; in summer (April to October) weekly in some areas.
✅ Yes: fruit and vegetable scraps (peel included), coffee grounds with the filter, tea bags, eggshells, bread, small amounts of cooked leftovers, grass cuttings, leaves, small prunings.
❌ No: plastic bags (including “compostable” ones), nappies, ash, bones, cat and dog mess, glass, metal, fabric, vacuum bags.
🕒 Usually collected every 4 weeks (every 2 weeks in most streets within Stade itself).
✅ Yes: light packaging made of plastic, metal and composites: yoghurt pots, film, tins, drink cartons, tubes, aluminium trays, polystyrene packaging.
❌ No: genuine recyclables that are not packaging (a frying pan, toys, CDs) do NOT belong here — they go to the recycling centre. Nor do: packaging with food residue that has not been rinsed, nappies, glass, paper.
🕒 Usually collected every 4 weeks.
✅ Yes: newspapers, magazines, leaflets, catalogues, letters, cardboard and boxes (flattened), egg boxes, wrapping paper without foil.
❌ No: coated paper (thermal till receipts), wallpaper, tissue paper, greasy pizza boxes, drink cartons, photographs.
Not everything fits in a bin. Here is how to dispose of the rest properly in Stade:
The Stade district recycling centre takes almost everything that does not fit in the household bins: bulky waste, electrical appliances, rubble (limited amounts), old timber, metal, garden waste and hazardous waste. Some streams are free for households in the district, others are chargeable.
The address, opening hours and current charges are published by the Stade district — the information changes from time to time, so we link straight to the official page:
Recycling centres — Stade district ↗
The hazardous-waste van calls at fixed stops in Stade and across the district several times a year. You can hand in household quantities of hazardous waste free of charge: paints, solvents, pesticides, acids, old medicines, energy-saving lamps and batteries. The district publishes new dates every year — residents also receive them by post with the collection calendar.
Within Stade itself usually every 2 weeks, in the wider district every 4 weeks — the exact day depends on your collection area. To be precise: open the collection calendar above and enter your street.
There is no collection on public holidays — it moves to the next working day. The online calendar takes this into account automatically. All the collections in the following week usually shift by one day as well.
No. Ash — even completely cooled wood ash — belongs in the residual waste. Organic waste is composted, so it must not contain any combustion residue.
In the Stade district you have to book bulky-waste collection — it is not picked up automatically. Book online or by phone with the district waste department; the date is confirmed in writing.
In the blue paper bin, broken down. If you are moving house and have a lot, a trip to the recycling centre pays off — cardboard is free there.
No. Even if the packaging promises “biodegradable”, in the district’s composting plant they do not break down quickly enough and are sorted out. Use paper bags or newspaper to line the organic bin instead.
The rules summarised here apply to the Stade district (as of 2026). What is legally binding is always the current publication of the district waste department. Please always check your own collection dates in the online collection calendar.
