What does it cost to have Bauschutt (construction rubble) disposed of?

What does rubble disposal cost?

The price per cubic metre is 30–60 €/m³ and includes everything that happens between your pile of rubble and the Wertstoffhof: carrying, loading, driving, unloading and the fee at the drop-off point. You pay no separate travel charge and no disposal fee on top.

Why the range is twice as wide as for other items: a cubic metre of rubble weighs over a tonne. Whether it lies in the yard next to the vehicle or comes down bucket by bucket from the third floor with no lift makes a difference of hours in the effort.

• Route to the vehicle — right at the yard entrance, or through the hallway and stairwell and across the back yard
• Floor and lift — every floor without a lift costs time, and rubble cannot be carried in one trip
• Condition — tidy in one pile or spread out among tools, packaging and bits of furniture
• Purity — pure rubble is considerably cheaper at the drop-off point than mixed construction waste
• Quantity — below one cubic metre we charge by effort, because getting there and dropping off take just as long

We give a fixed price after seeing photos. One picture of the pile and one of the route outside are enough in most cases — after that the figure is set, and it does not change if the carrying takes longer than expected.

Cubic metre or tonne — how is it charged?

Waste disposal firms and landfills charge by weight, we charge by volume. For you that is the simpler measure: a pile can be estimated, a weight cannot. If you still think in tonnes, you need a rough conversion value.

Pure rubble — concrete, brick, mortar, tiles — weighs between 1.5 and 1.8 tonnes per cubic metre. Light material such as plasterboard or aerated concrete is well below that, wet excavated soil above. That is why the conversion value is a guide and not a basis for billing: we would only charge by it if you expressly want that.

What is construction rubble — and what is not?

The question sounds academic, but it decides the price at the drop-off point. Mineral, unmixed rubble is recycled and is cheap. As soon as anything else is mixed in, the whole load counts as Baumischabfall (mixed construction waste) and costs many times as much.

Are tiles rubble? Yes. Ceramics, earthenware and tiles belong to mineral rubble and may go into the same load as concrete and bricks. The problem is not the tile but what is stuck to it: tiles with insulation, plastic sheeting or a lot of adhesive attached quickly fall into the more expensive category. Chipping off old tiles is charged at 15–20 €/m² and removal at 30–60 €/m³.

Bauschutt, Bauabfall, Baumischabfall (rubble, construction waste, mixed construction waste) — the three terms get mixed up in everyday use. Bauschutt is purely mineral. Bauabfall is the umbrella term for everything that arises on a building site. Baumischabfall is precisely the mixture that results when nothing was separated during collection — and that is the expensive variant.

Container (skip) or collection?

We do not supply containers. We come with the van, carry the rubble out and drive it away — and we say openly when that is the worse solution for you.

• Up to about four cubic metres — collection is usually cheaper and quicker. No parking space, no permit, no container standing in the way for days
• From about five to six cubic metres — a container is worthwhile, especially if rubble accumulates over several days and you want to fill it yourself
• No space in front of the building — in inner-city locations a container needs a Sondernutzungserlaubnis (special-use permit) for the pavement or the street. That costs a fee and lead time; the van needs none of it
• You cannot carry it yourself — a container is of little use if the rubble is on the third floor. That is exactly why we come

The second difference is risk: an open container on the street is regularly filled by strangers. What then ends up in it, you pay for — and at the rate for mixed waste. With a collection, exactly what you showed us is taken away.

Concrete, stone, tiles — and what we do not take

We dispose of concrete and natural stone like any other mineral rubble, at 30–60 €/m³. Heavy single pieces are no problem as long as two people can move them — larger pieces of concrete have to be broken up on site, and we say so beforehand because it takes time.

What often comes up in the same job and can go along at the same time: bulky waste (Sperrmüll) at 40 €/m³, old wallpaper at 5–20 €/m², clearing whole rooms at 20–40 €/m². There is no travel charge within 50 km of Leipzig. For longer distances we quote one total price from your photos, travel included. If you need additional hands, we provide them at 25 €/hr per person.

Also not included: paints and varnishes, solvents, waste oil, tar paper and insulation materials suspected of containing harmful substances. These are hazardous waste with their own disposal route. Everything else we discuss by WhatsApp or e-mail before we set off.

How it works

• Send photos — one picture of the pile, one of the route outside. By WhatsApp or e-mail
• Fixed price — usually the same day, based on the photos and what you tell us about the floor
• Appointment — often within two to three days, on Saturdays too if you wish
• Removal — we carry, load and drive away; leaving the place swept clean is part of the job
• Receipt — on request you get the drop-off receipt from the disposal site with the invoice

The last point is not just a formality. Whoever hands over waste remains responsible for it being disposed of properly — with landlords and property managers, someone eventually asks about it. A quote without an invoice and without proof is therefore not a cheap quote but a loose end.