Disposal and recycling of waste and recyclable materials in Berlin – from collection and logistics to in-house processing.
BR Berlin Recycling GmbH
Berlin-Mitte (headquarters) · Berlin-Westhafen · Berlin-Spandau (CP plant & SOLA) · Berlin-Neukölln (WUB) · Berlin-Adlershof · Berlin (Saturnstraße, Blockdammweg, Hultschiner Damm)New on Amplifa
About Berlin Recycling
BR Berlin Recycling GmbH is a waste disposal and recycling company based in Berlin and a 100% subsidiary of the Berlin City Cleaning Service (BSR). Since 2000, the company has collected, sorted and recycled more than 250,000 tonnes of waste and recyclable materials annually for private households, businesses, the housing industry and major customers, with over 500 employees and around 150 waste collection vehicles. The range of services includes kerbside collection and recycling of waste paper, cardboard and waste glass, container services for non-hazardous and hazardous waste, certified file and data carrier destruction in accordance with DIN 66399, clearance services and event waste disposal. With its own facilities – including a chemical-physical treatment plant (CP plant) for contaminated wastewater and emulsions, an interim hazardous waste storage facility (SOLA), a roofing felt processing plant (DPAA), the Westhafen glass yard and the paper sorting plant of WUB Wertstoff-Union Berlin – Berlin Recycling covers the entire value chain from bin service to recycling at nine Berlin locations. The company is a certified waste management specialist operation (Entsorgungsfachbetrieb) and is certified under ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 and 50001.
- Site
- Berlin
- Processes
- On-site file destruction (mobile file destruction according to DIN 66399), Chemical-physical wastewater treatment (neutralisation, acid splitting, oxidation, precipitation), Interim storage of hazardous waste (interim hazardous waste storage facility SOLA), Paper collection and recycling (waste paper baling operation), Waste glass collection and transhipment (Westhafen glass yard), Container service for non-hazardous and hazardous waste, Event and function waste disposal (bin provision to waste disposal), Clearance / collection service (clearing out, dismantling, disposal)
- Materials
- Asbestos, Asbestos cement, Artificial mineral fibres (KMF), Glass wool, PUR foams, XPS polystyrene (Styrodur), Roofing felt (fibre-containing), Oil-water mixtures
- Certificates
- Waste management specialist operation (EfbV), DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, DIN EN ISO 14001:2015, DIN EN ISO 45001:2023, DIN EN ISO 50001:2018, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2023, ISO 50001:2018
- Founded
- 2000
- Employees
- over 500
- Industries
- Private households, Businesses (hotels, restaurants, construction, trades), Housing industry / owners' associations (WEGs), Major customers, Events/functions
- 01
Bin provision and collection
- 02
Collection logistics with over 150 vehicles
- 03
Sorting and transhipment (waste paper baling operation, Westhafen glass yard)
- 04
Processing (CP plant, DPAA, paper sorting plant)
- 05
Interim storage of hazardous waste (SOLA)
- 06
Recycling and disposal
- 07
Documentation and proof verification (KrWG/NachwV)
Waste, Processes and Treatment
Chemical-physical wastewater treatment
Treatment of oils, fats, emulsions, landfill leachate and heavy-metal-containing wastewater through neutralisation, acid splitting, oxidation and precipitation.
Roofing felt processing
Processing of fibre-free, bitumen-containing as well as fibre-containing roofing felt and composite materials.
Interim storage of hazardous waste
Acceptance and secure interim storage of asbestos, KMF (artificial mineral fibres), PUR/XPS insulation and contaminated building materials.
Waste paper baling operation
Baling and transhipment of waste paper and waste plastics at Westhafen for return into the material cycle.
Waste glass transhipment
Colour-separated acceptance of white, brown and green glass as well as flat glass in Berlin.
File destruction
Certified, also mobile, destruction of files and data carriers on site at the customer's premises.
Locations in Berlin
Headquarters Monumentenstraße, 10829 Berlin
DEHeadquarters and administration
- Customer portal
- Digital services
Westhafen site, 13353 Berlin
DEGlass transhipment, waste paper/waste plastics baling operation, Westhafen glass yard
- Lot size
- over 47,000 t of waste glass p.a. (collected group-wide)
- Materials
- Waste paper, waste plastics, waste glass
- Baling operation for waste paper/waste plastics
- Westhafen glass yard
CP plant & SOLA, Freiheit 24–25, 13597 Berlin
DEChemical-physical wastewater treatment and interim hazardous waste storage facility
- Lot size
- CP plant permitted for 33,000 t/a
- Materials
- Oil-water mixtures, emulsions, landfill leachate, asbestos, KMF, PUR/XPS insulation
- Chemical-physical treatment plant (reaction tanks)
- Chamber filter press
WUB Wertstoff-Union Berlin, Lahnstr. 31, 12055 Berlin
DEPaper sorting and recycling plant (consortium Berlin Recycling/Remondis)
- Materials
- Waste paper, cardboard, boxboard
- Paper sorting plant (2012)
Berlin site
DESites at Saturnstraße, Blockdammweg (container repair), Rudowerstraße and Hultschiner Damm (logistics)
- Container repairs
- Logistics locations
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-site file destruction (mobile file destruction according to DIN 66399)Testing | – | – | – | – | Files, Paper, Data carriers |
| Chemical-physical wastewater treatment (neutralisation, acid splitting, oxidation, precipitation)Surface | – | – | – | 33,000 t/a | , Oil-water mixtures, Emulsions, Landfill leachate, Sewer cleaning wastewater, Edible oils and fats |
| Interim storage of hazardous waste (interim hazardous waste storage facility SOLA)Casting | – | – | – | – | Asbestos (cement), Insulation with KMF / glass wool, Insulation PUR foams / XPS polystyrene (Styrodur), Roofing felt - fibre-containing, Contaminated insulation, Fibre-containing roofing felt |
| Paper collection and recycling (waste paper baling operation)Casting | – | – | – | 250,000 t/a (entire company) | Waste paper, Cardboard, Boxboard |
| Waste glass collection and transhipment (Westhafen glass yard)Casting | – | – | – | – | White glass, Brown glass, Green glass, Flat glass |
| Container service for non-hazardous and hazardous wasteCasting | – | – | – | – | Construction rubble, Concrete, Mixed construction waste, Asphalt, Excavated soil, Wood, Garden waste, Commercial waste, Metal scrap, Asbestos, Roofing felt, Glass wool / KMF, Electronic scrap, Packaging, Bulky waste, Tyres, Films, Mattresses, Books |
| Event and function waste disposal (bin provision to waste disposal)Casting | – | – | – | over 60 events per year | Mixed waste, Packaging |
| Clearance / collection service (clearing out, dismantling, disposal)Casting | – | – | – | up to 10 m³ (fixed-price packages) | Bulky waste, Books, Films, Commercial waste, Cardboard/paper/boxboard, Packaging styrofoam, Electronic scrap, Mobile phones/tablets, Hard disks, Boilers, Wooden pallets, Mattresses, Tyres, Mixed packaging |
| Roofing felt processing (DPAA)Casting | – | – | – | – | Roofing felt fibre-free (bitumen-containing), Roofing felt fibre-containing, Roofing felt composite materials |
| Wastewater laboratory analysis / laboratory-scale testing of treatment processesTesting | – | – | – | – | Wastewater |
| Treatment of non-hazardous waste (baling operation for waste paper and waste plastics)Casting | – | – | – | – | Waste paper, Waste plastics |
| Container repairsAssembly | – | – | – | – | Steel |
7 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | – | Freiheit 24-25, 13597 Berlin (entrance Werkring) |
| Chamber filter press (sludge dewatering) | – | – | – | – | CP plant, Freiheit 24-25, 13597 Berlin |
| Paper sorting plant (WUB Wertstoff-Union Berlin) | – | – | – | 2012 | Lahnstr. 31, 12055 Berlin |
| Roofing felt processing plant (DPAA) | – | – | – | 2009 | – |
| Baling operation for waste paper and waste plastics | – | – | – | – | Westhafenstr. 1, 13353 Berlin |
| Mobile file destruction plant (DIN 66399) | – | – | – | – | on site at the customer (Berlin) |
| Waste collection vehicles | – | 150+ | – | – | Berlin / Brandenburg |
Additional services
Certifications and Quality
Berlin Recycling is a certified waste management specialist operation (Entsorgungsfachbetrieb) and operates an integrated management system according to ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 and 50001. The discharge of treated wastewater from the CP plant is self-monitored and compliance with limit values is periodically checked by an accredited external laboratory.
| Evidence | Headquarters Berlin |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | |
| ISO 14001:2015 | |
| ISO 45001:2023 | |
| ISO 50001:2018 | |
| Waste management specialist operation (EfbV) |
History & Milestones
- 2000
Foundation of the company “brs GmbH” as a 100% subsidiary of the Berlin City Cleaning Service
- 2001
Certification as a waste management specialist operation
- 2004
Contract partner of the Duales System Deutschland (DSD) for the glass fraction in the Berlin area
- 2005
Renaming of “brs GmbH” to “Berlin Recycling GmbH”
- 2007
Certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000, TOP JOB award winner
- 2008
Quality Award Berlin-Brandenburg
- 2009
Opening of a roofing felt processing plant
- 2010
10th anniversary, certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2008
- 2011
Acquisition of a chemical-physical plant, takeover of title sponsorship of the BERLIN RECYCLING Volleys
- 2012
Consortium Berlin Recycling / Remondis, opening of the WUB paper sorting plant, expansion of the company headquarters
- 2014
VDGN certification at “excellence” level, certification according to DIN EN ISO 14001:2009
- 2015
Opening of the Westhafen glass yard, first electric vehicle, energy audit according to DIN EN 16247-1
- 2017
Certification according to DIN EN ISO 14001:2015 and DIN EN ISO 9001:2015
- 2018
Launch of BR Crowd (www.br-crowd.de)
- 2019
Introduction of the MobilApp
- 2020
20th anniversary, #ZusammenStehen campaign
- 2022
Launch of the sustainability initiative #BERLINERLUFT, first climate-aware match day
- 2023
Tree plantings #BerlinerLuft, part of Lollapalooza Berlin
- 2024
Move into MALL of BR, first ZERO WASTE match day
- 2025
Rebranding, 25th anniversary, BR workshop vehicle