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Your selected location: Emsland

Which place to enter?

The location is used to determine the responsible office for the selected administrative service. In most cases you can enter your place of residence to find the competent authority. However, there are also cases in which a different location must be specified. Here are some examples:

Birth certificateYou want to get married and need a birth certificate. You live in Hanover, but you were born in Celle. You must therefore state your place of birth, i.e. Celle.

Business registrationYou would like to register a business in Braunschweig. Your place of residence is Hanover. You must therefore state the location of your future business, i.e. Braunschweig.

Apply for a building permitYou would like to build a house in Wunstorf and therefore apply for a building permit. Her place of residence is currently Hanover. You must indicate the place where the house is to be built. In this case it is Wunstorf.

Wild garbage disposal


If you want to report "wild waste", contact the lower waste authority of your city or county.

"Wild waste" refers to waste that is illegally deposited in the open countryside, in forests or along streams, as well as in public places outside the designated waste containers.

These can be, for example, household and bulky waste, construction waste, construction site waste, car wrecks, but also excess excavated soil (loose and solid rock that is excavated or removed during construction work). It is also considered "wild garbage" if the waste has been covered with earth.

The dumping of "wild garbage" is prohibited and constitutes an administrative offence. It can be fined.

If the perpetrator of the "wild waste" can be determined, he will be charged for the disposal costs incurred.

Which documents are required?

Documents may be required. Please contact the competent authority.

What are the fees?

Fees may apply, please contact the relevant authority.

Process flow

Please report "wild garbage" to the lower waste authority of your place of residence. This will take care of the disposal.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Deadlines may have to be observed. Please contact the competent authority.

Applications / forms

Description of the site

if applicable, photos of the place where the body was found

As a property owner, you usually also have to take care of the disposal of waste that has been deposited on your property against your will.

In addition, the public waste management authorities are responsible for the disposal of "wild waste".

Author

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Who should I contact?

The responsibility lies with the county, the municipality, the joint municipality and the city. The report can also be made to the police.

Responsible authorities


Landkreis Emsland - Fachbereich Umwelt
Address: Ordeniederung 1 , 49716 Meppen
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Postal address: Post Office Box 15 62 , 49705 Meppen
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Telephone: 05931 44-0
Fax: 05931 44-3621
Transport Connection:
Station Haltestelle Kreishaus
Bus: 993
Building Access
elevator available, wheelchair-accessible

Contact

Andrea Thomes
Telephone: 05931 44-1532
Room:
B 532
responsible for:

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)