Waste management activities; notification

As a collector, transporter, trader and broker of waste, you must report this activity to the competent authority. If you carry out this activity with hazardous waste and are exempt from the permit requirement, you must enclose additional documents with your notification.

If you have already reported your activity and your details have changed significantly, you must report it again.

The notification obligation applies to both national and cross-border waste shipments.

You must report the activity to the competent authority if you wish to collect, transport, trade or broker waste.

• Your company number(s) under waste legislation as a collector, carrier, broker or dealer of waste (if already issued to you)
• the transaction number of your first notification (only if you want to create a change notification)
• Your business registration (if there is an obligation to register a business)
• an excerpt from the commercial, association or cooperative register (if an application has been made)
• If you are exempt from the permit requirement for handling hazardous waste: Your waste management company certificate or your registration certificate as a certified EMAS company (if your company has a corresponding certification)
• proof of business and environmental liability insurance (if such exists)
• Proof of the expertise of the persons responsible for the performance and supervision of the operation

• Notification of collectors, carriers, traders and brokers of waste
• Information sheet for collectors, transporters, dealers and brokers of waste in accordance with §§ 53 ff. Closed Substance Cycle Waste Management Act (KrWG)

  Notification requirement for collectors, transporters, dealers and brokers of non-hazardous waste in accordance with Section 53 KrWG Permit requirement for collectors, transporters, dealers and brokers of hazardous waste in accordance with Section 54 KrWG

• if measures are required pursuant to Section 53 (3) sentence 1 or sentence 3 KrWG: 150 to 3,000 EUR
• otherwise: 25 to 100 EUR

• § Section 53 (1) of the Act on the Promotion of the Circular Economy and Ensuring the Environmentally Sound Management of Waste (Closed Substance Cycle Waste Management Act - KrWG)
• § 7 ff. Ordinance on the Notification and Permit Procedure for Collectors, Carriers, Traders and Brokers of Waste (Notification and Permit Ordinance - AbfAEV)

If you take up an activity or change essential information about your activity, notify the competent authority. Also submit the required documents.

The authority will send you a confirmation of your notification and can

• dependent on conditions,
• and/or limit them in time,
• or subject to conditions or
• prohibit them completely.