KUH bags are available at Coop, Landi, Denner, Aldi and at the RAZ. All discarded food packaging, shampoo bottles, plastic flower pots, plastic buckets and also Tetra-Paks can be collected in the KUH bags. The full KUH bag can be disposed of at the Regional Waste Disposal Centre RAZ on Maurerstrasse 3 or from Monday to Saturday between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. in the container at the Bärenplatz, Akazienweg and Pauli / Blaues Haus collection points. Users are requested to close the door when leaving the respective container.
Waste disposal and management
Ensuring a functioning and environmentally sound waste management system is a major concern of the City of Kreuzlingen.
Waste and rubbish
Current waste calendar (German)
Overview of dates, when and where to put rubbish bags out.
Abfallkalender 2024
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Waste calender 2nd page (English)
Article on the correct way of handling waste.
Waste calender, 2nd page
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Rubbish collection plan (German)
Waste and rubbish collection plan with disposal areas and collection points
Subterranean waste containers (SWC) (Unterflurcontainer, UFC)
Overview of all operational subterranean waste containers in Kreuzlingen. Please use official chargeable waste sacks from KVA Thurgau only.
Flammable and recyclable waste as well as special waste and construction waste from households can be disposed of at the Kreuzlingen Regional Waste Disposal Centre RAZ at Maurerstrasse 3. The centre is operated by the company TIT Imhof AG on behalf of the association Kehrichtverwertung Thurgau.
KUH-Bags
Stefan Braun (environmental representative) and Ernst Zülle (city councillor) (f.l.)
Stefan Braun (environmental representative) and Ernst Zülle (city councillor) (f.l.)
Paper and cardboard
Paper collection dates 2024
Overview of the paper collection dates in 2024.
Daten Papiersammlungen 2024
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When and where to put out the paper and cardboard for collection (German)
Article on the correct way of putting out waste paper and cardboard for collection
Infoblatt Bereitstellung Altpapier
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Green waste
Green waste collection plan
Collection plan for green waste with disposal areas and collection points
Grüngut, Abfuhrplan Kreuzlingen
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Green waste acceptance list (English)
Multilingual overview of what you can and can't put in a green waste bin.
Small bulky items
The collections always take place on the first Tuesday of the month. Small bulky items (e.g. chairs, bedside tables, rolled mattresses etc.) must be placed in a clearly visible position on the street by 08:00 in the morning of the collection day. One small bulky item sticker must be affixed per item. The stickers can be obtained at the Information Desk (City Hall, Hauptstrasse 62).
Animal carcasses
Dead small animals can be handed in without foreign matter (collars, plastic bags etc.) at the carcass collection point at the Regional Waste Disposal Centre RAZ Kreuzlingen at Maurerstrasse 3. Under no circumstances should they be buried in the forest, thrown into bodies of water or taken to the rubbish collection point.