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Apply for the installation of certain containers, swap bodies, and portable rental toilets

Aufstellung von bestimmten Containern, Wechselbehältern und transportable Miettoiletten beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
If you are a business operator wishing to commercially place certain containers, Wechselbehälter (swap bodies), and portable rental toilets on streets, paths, and squares, you can apply online for the necessary exception permits (framework exception permit and location exception permits), including the regulation of Sondernutzung (special use of public land), through a Simplified Procedure. Procedure • The Straßenverkehrsbehörden (road traffic authorities) of Berlin's Bezirksämter (district offices) approve, upon application, participation in the Simplified Procedure for the placement of Wechselsammelbehälter (swap collection containers). • To use the online service, you need an Unternehmenskonto (business account, MUK) with a valid ELSTER certificate. • The application and the request for the individual (specifying) location exception permits are submitted exclusively online. • The authority reviews the applications; the approving Bescheide (notices) are delivered exclusively in electronic form to your Unternehmenskonto (MUK). • At regular intervals, a payment request is issued for the fees set in each individual case ("Sammelabrechnung" / collective billing).

Book an appointment

Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)

Requirements

• The swap containers (Wechselsammelbehälter) are placed exclusively using the so-called drop-off method (Absetzverfahren). • The placement period is a maximum of 30 days After that, a new application is required even for the same location. • The maximum size of the area used per location must not exceed the dimensions of 2.50 m wide x 8.00 m long and a height of 3.00 m. • A maximum of three swap containers will be placed at one location Three containers/swap containers or three portable rental toilets • At an approved location, either portable rental toilets or swap containers/containers may be placed. A mixed permit arrangement is not permitted. • For the online application: registration/login via Mein Unternehmenskonto (MUK) (My Business Account) You need a valid Elster certificate (Elster-Zertifikat, from the Elster tax authority portal) for your business.

Documents you need

• Application for the placement of certain containers, swap bodies and portable rental toilets Please submit the application online, using your company's Elster certificate.

Fees

Administrative fees • 11,00 Euro: per location-specific exemption permit • none: for the framework exemption permit Special use fees • variable: costs are calculated accordingly (see Annex 2 SNGebV under Legal basis)

Legal basis

• Straßenverkehrs-Ordnung (StVO – Road Traffic Regulations) § 46 para. 1 no. 8 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvo_2013/__46.html • Berliner Straßengesetz (BerlStrG – Berlin Roads Act) § 13 gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=StrG_BE_!_13 • Sondernutzungsgebührenverordnung (SNGebV – Special Use Fee Regulation) Annex 2 – Value Level Classification | valid from: 01.01.2025 gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-SoGebVBEV5Anlage2

Processing time

2 weeks

Further information

• FAQ zum neuen Fachverfahren Wechselsammelbehälter (FAQ on the new specialized procedure for Wechselsammelbehälter [exchangeable waste containers]) (Senatsverwaltung für Mobilität Verkehr, Klimaschutz und Umwelt [Senate Department for Mobility, Transport, Climate Action and the Environment]) www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/_assets/verkehr/service/formulare/faq_ • Kurzübersicht zur Antragsbearbeitung Wechselsammelbehälter (Brief overview of application processing for Wechselsammelbehälter [exchangeable waste containers]) (Senatsverwaltung für Mobilität Verkehr, Klimaschutz und Umwelt [Senate Department for Mobility, Transport, Climate Action and the Environment]) www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/_assets/verkehr/service/formulare/kurz • Kartendarstellung der Wertstufen gemäß Sondernutzungsgebührenverordnung (SNGebV) Anlage 2 (Map showing the value levels [Wertstufen] under the Sondernutzungsgebührenverordnung [SNGebV, Special Use Fee Ordinance], Annex 2) (Geoportal Berlin) <https://gdi.berlin.de/viewer/main/?MAPS={"center":[389920,5819697],"zoom":3}&LAYERS=[{"id":"hintergrund_default_grau","visibility":true,"transparency":0},{"id":"wertstufen:wertstufen","visibility":true,"transparency":0}]>

Who is responsible

The road traffic authority (Straßenverkehrsbehörde) of the district in which it is put up.

Responsible for you

Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.

Original

German original

Service number 354154 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/354154/