Overview
- Bottrop’s waste fee ordinance is approved for 1 January 2026, lifting annual charges to €162.78 (60‑L), €325.56 (120‑L) and €651.11 (240‑L), with street cleaning up about 3.6% and winter service also rising.
- In Cologne, the city projects roughly 12.4% higher refuse charges for 2026, with a Stadtrat decision due on 16 December and example bills showing €68–€71 more for a four‑person household and about €130 more for a 240‑L bin in multi‑family buildings, while street cleaning would rise about 3.45%.
- Large communal and commercial containers face steeper increases, such as Bottrop’s 1,100‑L rate rising to €2,984.26 and 4,500‑L service to €12,208.34 per year.
- Werne’s administration proposes 2026 sewage rates of €3.10 per m³ for Schmutzwasser and €1.29 per m² for stormwater, taking a model household to €787.70 a year, with most rest‑waste bins edging up while some bio‑bin fees dip slightly.
- Officials cite the CO2 levy on waste incineration—calculated at up to €70 per tonne versus €55 previously—alongside tariff‑driven wage increases, pricier disposal and transport, lower recyclables revenue and higher depreciation after asset revaluations.