Electrical waste and TV disposal in Berlin
Electrical appliances belong neither in household waste nor in bulky waste. For single appliances there are free options via retailers and the BSR; collection is mainly worthwhile when a lot comes together or heavy screens have to be carried.
These points are your responsibility, even if we collect
- Batteries and rechargeables: anything not built in that can be removed without damage must come out before handing in. This also applies to lamps and bulbs in appliances.
- Lithium batteries: tape over the terminals to prevent a short circuit. Shops that sell batteries take them back in collection boxes.
- Delete data: you are responsible for personal data on computers, phones, hard drives, printers with memory or routers. We do not do the deleting.
- Smart TVs and streaming boxes: sign out of accounts and reset to factory settings beforehand.
Included in our fixed price
- Carrying even large flat screens and heavy CRT TVs, from any floor
- Electrical appliances separated from bulky waste and disposed of properly
- Worthwhile above all together with furniture, a basement or a whole flat
Collections start from €250. Send us photos via WhatsApp and you get a written fixed price.
From hairdryers to TVs
Small appliances
Toasters, kettles, hairdryers, vacuum cleaners, radios, lamps, corded or cordless tools, often by the box from basements and box rooms.
TVs & screens
We carry flat screens, old CRT sets and monitors upright and secured so that no glass breaks.
Computers & office
Computers, laptops, printers, phones and tangles of cable, once you have deleted your data or removed the hard drives.
Not in the standard scope: permanently connected appliances such as a cooker or instantaneous water heater must be disconnected by a qualified electrician beforehand. Night storage heaters may contain asbestos; even the BSR only accepts them after consultation, and only a specialist firm may remove them. Let us know beforehand and we will work out the right way. Large household appliances: fridge & washing machine disposal.
Retailer, recycling centre or collection?
Back to the retailer
Shops with at least 400 m² of sales space for electrical goods, and supermarkets with at least 800 m² of total space if they regularly sell electrical goods, take back small appliances up to 25 cm along the longest edge free of charge, up to three per type, even without a new purchase. They take larger appliances such as TVs when you buy a new one of the same type.
To the recycling centre yourself
The BSR recycling centres accept old electrical appliances from Berlin households in normal household quantities free of charge. For a few appliances in the boot, that is the cheapest way.
Have it collected
Sensible with many appliances, heavy CRT TVs, upper floors without a lift, or when a clearance is due anyway. For a single small appliance our collection is not worthwhile.
Sources (as of November 2026, without guarantee; in German): § 17 ElektroG – take-back by retailers · § 10 ElektroG – removing batteries and lamps · § 18 ElektroG – note on deleting data · Verbraucherzentrale – electrical waste · Verbraucherzentrale – batteries and rechargeables · BSR – waste management statutes · BSR – acceptance conditions at the recycling centres
What happens to old appliances
Old electrical appliances go via the collection points to first-treatment plants. There pollutants such as batteries, mercury-containing lamps or capacitors are removed and the appliances dismantled. Metals, plastics and glass then go for recycling. That is why electrical items must not end up in household or bulky waste.
Energy-saving bulbs and fluorescent tubes contain mercury. They belong in the collection intact and should not break. If you have many, say from an office or workshop, tell us beforehand. We transport them separately from other electrical waste.
Questions about this topic
May I put an old TV out with the bulky waste?
No. In Berlin TVs and other electrical appliances do not count as bulky waste. They go back to the retailer, to the BSR recycling centre or to another collection point for old electrical appliances.
Do you delete the data on old computers?
No, we do not do that. The owner is responsible for deleting personal data. If you are unsure, remove the hard drive beforehand and keep it.
What do I do with loose batteries and rechargeables?
Shops that sell such batteries take them back free of charge, as do the BSR recycling centres for household batteries. Tape over the terminals of lithium batteries beforehand.
Do you take fluorescent tubes and energy-saving bulbs?
As agreed, yes, ideally undamaged. They contain mercury and are collected separately from other electrical waste.
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