Collection and sorting guidance
Paper and residual
Residential buildings normally provide paper containers and residual-waste containers.
Glass
Use separate public containers for colourless and coloured container glass.
Packaging and metal
Plastic bottles, metal packaging and cans use the designated yellow collection route.
Bulky and hazardous
Use a municipal waste collection centre for bulky, scrap and hazardous household waste.
Bin and bag colours
Use the labels and instructions supplied by the local service. The colours below apply only within the scope stated for each stream.
Red — Paper
Paper and cardboard
Vienna municipal systemYellow — Plastic and metal packaging
Plastic bottles, cans and accepted lightweight packaging
Vienna municipal systemWhite — Clear glass
Colourless bottles and jars
Vienna municipal systemGreen — Coloured glass
Coloured bottles and jars
Vienna municipal systemBrown — Biowaste
Accepted kitchen and garden biowaste
Vienna municipal systemBlack — Residual waste
Non-recyclable household waste
Vienna municipal systemBefore you dispose of an item
- Separate container glass by colour where indicated.
- Do not place ceramics, mirrors or window glass in bottle-glass containers.
- Check the Mist-ABC for item-specific disposal.