Stadtreinigung Hamburg MoLo Hubs

Recycling Yard

Stadtreinigung Hamburg (SRH) is the municipal solid waste and cleaning company and in charge of collecting, transporting and treating waste from approx. 1 Mio. households in Hamburg. With about 4.200 employees the concern SRH offers full-service in separat waste collection, urban cleanup and many other tasks for communal and private clients.

Currently the waste is either being collected at the households (but only residual, organic, paper and packaging materials) or citizens have to transport it to one of the city's twelve recycling yards. This faces a challenge especially when it comes to the much-needed development of car-free districts and mobility transition. SRH will bring this challenge to the MoLo Hubs and, as a public service provider, share the relevant expertise to jointly test viable solutions as part of the project.

Key Challenge

The waste management is currently handled by household collection (causing waste truck traffic) or recycling yards in industrial areas (causing car traffic)
No available solutions for newly developed car-free districts / neighbourhoods in the city

Realised Experiments

Stadtreinigung Hamburg (SRH), opened the city’s second EcoHHub station. The new EcoHHub Station in Hamburg Altona combines shared mobility options with modern waste collection structures, enabling residents to manage waste and resources in an environmentally friendly and efficient way - close to home and without the need for a car.

Additionally, various Stadtreinigung products, like bio-waste bags, yellow recycling bags, and other items, are available either for free or for a small fee. A total of 96 compartments are available for both drop-off and pick-up.

The waste disposal offerings at EcoHHub Altona are further complemented by a collection container for cooking oil and fats, as well as depot containers for electronic waste and old textiles. Access to the container is available via bank card, and using the drop-off and pick-up compartments requires both a bank card and a mobile phone. The EcoHHub is powered by a photovoltaic system on the roof.