EAD accepts special waste at eight locations within the city limits
The municipal services department of the city of Darmstadt (EAD) will again offer a mobile hazardous waste collection service on Wednesday, October 28, and Thursday, October 29, 2026. Residents can drop off small quantities of hazardous waste at a total of eight locations throughout the city.
The mobile hazardous waste collection unit will be making stops in various locations, including the Gervinus district, Arheilgen, Kranichstein, the Waldkolonie, Eberstadt, the Heimstättensiedlung, and Bessungen. It accepts various types of hazardous waste from private households that require special disposal.
Locations and times on Wednesday, October 28th
Gervinusviertel: Wilhelm-Jäger-Straße / Roßdörfer Straße, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Arheilgen: Weiterstädter Straße / Parking lot at the cemetery, 9:45 to 10:45 a.m.
Kranichstein: Meißnerweg / Grundstraße, 11 to 11:45 a.m.
Forest Colony: Dornheimer Weg / Wedekindweg, 12 to 12:45 pm
Locations and times on Thursday, October 29th
Eberstadt: Palisadenstraße, entrance to the cemetery, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Eberstadt: Von-Ketteler-Straße / Carlo-Mierendorff-Straße, 10 to 11 a.m.
Heimstättensiedlung: Heimstättenweg / Pulverhäuserweg, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Bessungen: Heinrichwingertsweg / Küchlerstraße, 2 to 3 p.m.
Which pollutants are accepted?
Various types of hazardous waste from households can be dropped off at the EAD's mobile hazardous waste collection service. These include, for example, paints, thinners, impregnating agents, and wood and rust preservatives.
Cosmetics, spray cans, household and toilet cleaners, and limescale removers are also accepted.
In addition, pesticides, insecticides, mercury-containing thermometers and switches, and energy-saving lamps can be dropped off at the mobile hazardous waste collection point.
Acceptance is limited to smaller quantities.
The hazardous waste collection vehicle will not take this waste
Not all problematic waste can be disposed of via mobile collection. Dispense paints, primers, undercoats, and adhesives are excluded.
Used oil, car batteries and electronic waste are also not accepted at the mobile hazardous waste collection point.
These materials can be disposed of at the EAD's special waste collection point at Sensfelderweg 33.
The opening hours of the collection point are:
Tuesday and Friday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Every first Saturday of the month: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Pollutants must not be switched off in advance
The EAD explicitly points out that special waste must not be left at the respective locations before the start of collection.
The waste must be handed over personally to the staff of the hazardous waste collection vehicle during the specified waiting times.
The most important data
Event: Mobile hazardous waste collection by the EAD
Dates: Wednesday, October 28, and Thursday, October 29, 2026
Locations: Eight collection points in various districts of Darmstadt
Assumption: Small quantities of hazardous waste from households
Important: Personal handover to staff is required. Waste must not be left in advance.
Stationary collection point: EAD, Sensfelderweg 33, Darmstadt
(DARMSTADT – RED/PSD/stip)
