Office furniture disposal in Berlin
An office downsizes, a practice moves or a floor is refitted: then desks, cabinets and chairs have to go. We dismantle and dispose of them, but the cabinets must be empty before we come.
Files first, then furniture
- Files containing personal data must not simply go in the paper recycling. Have them destroyed in line with data protection rules beforehand by a document destruction service. We do not do this.
- Check retention periods: under commercial and tax law, some business records must be kept for many years. Clarify this before clearing out.
- Computers and storage media: deleting or removing hard drives is a matter for your company or your IT.
- Have keys ready: filing cabinets and pedestals are often locked. Locked furniture is hard to carry.
Included in our fixed price
- Dismantling desks and desk systems, taking down and carrying empty cabinets
- Wood, metal and electrical items separated and disposed of properly
- Dates Mon–Sat by arrangement, with a no-parking zone on request
Collections start from €250. Send photos or arrange a free viewing, and you get a written fixed price.
Typical office furniture
Desks & tables
Single and corner desks, height-adjustable desks, conference tables and standing tables.
Pedestals & cabinets
Mobile pedestals, filing cabinets, suspension file cabinets and shelving, emptied and unlocked.
Chairs & the rest
Office chairs, visitor chairs, coat stands and the kitchenette furniture.
Only by arrangement: safes and strongboxes are very heavy and not bulky waste. We do not remove partition walls, ceiling lights or permanently fixed installations. Clearing whole offices, practices or shops: business clearance.
Who may take what where?
- Office, practice, shop: the BSR recycling centres do not accept waste from offices and businesses. For small, household-type amounts a business may in some cases use the BSR's paid bulky waste collection under the BSR statutes; ask them. Larger amounts need a waste contractor or a company like us.
- Private home office: a desk or office chair from your flat is bulky waste from a private household. The recycling centre accepts it free of charge, which is cheaper than our collection.
- Furniture in good condition: can often be sold or given away. By arrangement we pass it on to charities.
Good to know
Under the General Data Protection Regulation, companies must protect personal data appropriately, also when throwing it away. The DIN 66399 standard covers the destruction of files and storage media. Ask the service provider about the security level and a written certificate of destruction.
General information, not legal or tax advice.
Sources (as of November 2026, without guarantee; mostly in German): BSR – acceptance conditions at the recycling centres (no commercial waste) · BSR – waste management statutes · General Data Protection Regulation (Art. 5 and 32) · § 257 HGB – retention of records · Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Clearing while the business keeps running
Not every office closes in one go. Often one team moves first and the rest follows, or only some rooms become free. Then we clear in stages and agree with you which rooms are due on which day. On request we work on Saturdays so the business is not disrupted during the week.
Office chairs with gas lifts, desks with electric height adjustment and lockable pedestals are normal work for us. The desk electrics go separately for electrical disposal. If keys for the pedestals are missing we can usually still open them, but it takes longer, so gather the keys beforehand.
Questions about this topic
Do you also destroy our files?
No. Please have files with personal or confidential data destroyed beforehand by a document destruction service. We then clear the empty furniture.
May I take office furniture to the recycling centre?
Not from an office, practice or shop; the BSR recycling centres do not accept commercial waste. Furniture from a private home office can be handed in there free of charge.
Can you also clear outside business hours?
We work Monday to Saturday. If the business should not be disturbed, we set the date by arrangement, for example on a Saturday.
Can you clear on Saturdays?
Yes. We work Monday to Saturday. If the business runs during the week, we are happy to schedule the clearance for a Saturday.
Request a quote
Tell us briefly what it is about. We reply by e-mail in English, usually the same working day.