Where to take old electrical appliances in Vienna?
The City of Vienna accepts household electrical appliances free of charge. Large appliances go to a Mistplatz (recycling centre); small appliances under 50 centimetres along their longest edge can also go to a Problemstoffe (hazardous household waste) collection point.
- ReuseStill working? The 48er-Tandler boxfor further use
- Take it yourselfMistplatz: all household appliancesfree in household quantities
- Take it yourselfSmall appliances: Problemstoffe collection pointsfree in household quantities
- ShopsWhen buying new: take-back in shopsfree when buying new
Rules checked against wien.gv.at · data from 6 November 2026 · Sources
The routes in detail
Still working? The 48er-Tandler boxfor further use
- The box at the Mistplätze takes working electrical appliances such as flat screens, computers and computer accessories, games consoles and video recorders with remote control.
- Fridges and freezers are not suitable for the box.
Source: Handing in intact used goods at the 48er-Tandler box (City of Vienna, MA 48) (in German), 48er-Tandler: handing in intact used goods (in German)
Mistplatz: all household appliancesfree in household quantities
- Large appliances over 50 centimetres along their longest edge, such as washing machines, dishwashers or electric cookers, go to the Mistplatz.
- Fridges and freezers: 2 per delivery, only without food.
- Screens such as televisions, monitors and laptops: 2 devices or device parts.
- According to the acceptance rules, Vienna's Mistplätze are open to people registered as residents in Vienna and to businesses based in Vienna.
Source: Disposing of waste electrical appliances correctly (City of Vienna, MA 48) (in German), Mistplatz-ABC: waste types and quantities (City of Vienna, MA 48) (in German), Mistplatz acceptance rules (City of Vienna, MA 48) (in German)
Small appliances: Problemstoffe collection pointsfree in household quantities
- Small appliances under 50 centimetres along their longest edge, such as hairdryers, blenders or mobile phones, are also accepted at the Problemstoffe collection points.
- Screens under 50 centimetres are only accepted at the Mistplätze and by the mobile collection, not at the permanent collection points at markets.
- Dates of the mobile collection appear only on the official dates page (in German).
Source: Problemstoffe: what counts and where to take them (City of Vienna, MA 48) (in German), Disposing of waste electrical appliances correctly (City of Vienna, MA 48) (in German), Mobile Problemstoffe collection: dates and sites (City of Vienna, MA 48) (in German)
When buying new: take-back in shopsfree when buying new
- Shops with more than 150 square metres of sales area take back the old appliance free of charge when you buy a new one.
Source: Disposing of waste electrical appliances correctly (City of Vienna, MA 48) (in German), Problemstoffe: what counts and where to take them (City of Vienna, MA 48) (in German)
Nearest Mistplatz for your district
According to the dataset, the City of Vienna runs 13 Mistplätze (recycling centres). The table shows, for each district, the Mistplatz with the shortest straight-line distance from the centre of the district's inhabited area. From your address another one may be closer.
| District | Nearest Mistplatz and opening hours | Straight line |
|---|---|---|
| 1010 Innere Stadt | Eva-Zilcher-Gasse 3 (10th)Mo-Sa 7:00-18:00 Uhr | 3.8 km |
| 1020 Leopoldstadt | Mühlwasserstraße 2 (22nd)Mo-Sa 7:00-18:00 Uhr | 3.7 km |
| 1030 Landstraße | Eva-Zilcher-Gasse 3 (10th)Mo-Sa 7:00-18:00 Uhr | 2.3 km |
| 1040 Wieden | Eva-Zilcher-Gasse 3 (10th)Mo-Sa 7:00-18:00 Uhr | 2.3 km |
| 1050 Margareten | Eva-Zilcher-Gasse 3 (10th)Mo-Sa 7:00-18:00 Uhr | 2.7 km |
| 1060 Mariahilf | Kendlerstraße 38a (16th)Mo-Fr 7:00-18:00 Uhr, Sa 8:00-18:00 Uhr mit Einschränkung. | 3.1 km |
| 1070 Neubau | Kendlerstraße 38a (16th)Mo-Fr 7:00-18:00 Uhr, Sa 8:00-18:00 Uhr mit Einschränkung. | 2.7 km |
| 1080 Josefstadt | Richthausenstraße 2 (17th)Mo-Sa 7:00-18:00 Uhr | 2.4 km |
| 1090 Alsergrund | Richthausenstraße 2 (17th)Mo-Sa 7:00-18:00 Uhr | 2.7 km |
| 1100 Favoriten | Eva-Zilcher-Gasse 3Mo-Sa 7:00-18:00 Uhr | 1.9 km |
| 1110 Simmering | Johann-Petrak-Gasse 1Mo-Sa 7:00-18:00 Uhr | 2.0 km |
| 1120 Meidling | Wundtgasse/JägerhausgasseMo-Sa 7:00-18:00 Uhr | 1.6 km |
| 1130 Hietzing | Wundtgasse/Jägerhausgasse (12th)Mo-Sa 7:00-18:00 Uhr | 2.6 km |
| 1140 Penzing | Wientalstraße 51Mo-Sa 7:00-18:00 Uhr | 2.4 km |
| 1150 Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus | Kendlerstraße 38a (16th)Mo-Fr 7:00-18:00 Uhr, Sa 8:00-18:00 Uhr mit Einschränkung. | 1.5 km |
| 1160 Ottakring | Kendlerstraße 38aMo-Fr 7:00-18:00 Uhr, Sa 8:00-18:00 Uhr mit Einschränkung. | 1.1 km |
| 1170 Hernals | Richthausenstraße 2Mo-Sa 7:00-18:00 Uhr | 1.5 km |
| 1180 Währing | Richthausenstraße 2 (17th)Mo-Sa 7:00-18:00 Uhr | 990 m |
| 1190 Döbling | Grinzinger Straße 151Mo-Fr 7:00-18:00 Uhr, Sa 8:00-18:00 Uhr | 2.3 km |
| 1200 Brigittenau | Grinzinger Straße 151 (19th)Mo-Fr 7:00-18:00 Uhr, Sa 8:00-18:00 Uhr | 2.1 km |
| 1210 Floridsdorf | Nikolsburger Gasse 12Mo-Sa 7:00-18:00 Uhr | 2.4 km |
| 1220 Donaustadt | Mühlwasserstraße 2Mo-Sa 7:00-18:00 Uhr | 2.9 km |
| 1230 Liesing | Seybelgasse 7Mo-Sa 7:00-18:00 Uhr | 740 m |
Check opening hours and acceptance rules on the official page before you go, especially before public holidays.
Permanent Problemstoffe collection points
You can drop off small electrical appliances under 50 centimetres along their longest edge here. According to the City of Vienna, collection points at markets do not accept screens.
| District | Address and opening hours (dataset) |
|---|---|
| 2nd | Im Werd ggü 7 (Karmelitermarkt) · MarktMontag bis Freitag von 16:00 bis 18:00 Uhr, Samstag von 9:00 bis 13:00 Uhr |
| 2nd | Wohlmutstraße/Ennsgasse (Vorgartenmarkt) · MarktMontag bis Freitag von 16:00 bis 18:00 Uhr, Samstag von 9:00 bis 13:00 Uhr |
| 6th | Linke Wienzeile ggü 30 (Naschmarkt) · MarktMontag bis Freitag von 16:00 bis 18:00 Uhr, Samstag von 9:00 bis 13:00 Uhr |
| 10th | Eva-Zilcher-Gasse 3 · MistplatzMontag bis Samstag (werktags) von 7:00 bis 18:00 |
| 11th | Johann-Petrak-Gasse 1 · MistplatzMontag bis Samstag (werktags) von 7:00 bis 18:00 Uhr |
| 12th | Ignazgasse ggü 12 (Meidlinger Markt) · MarktMontag bis Freitag von 16:00 bis 18:00 Uhr, Samstag von 9:00 bis 13:00 Uhr |
| 12th | Wundtgasse 79 · MistplatzMontag bis Samstag (werktags) von 7:00 bis 18:00 Uhr |
| 14th | Wientalstraße 51 · MistplatzMontag bis Samstag (werktags) von 7:00 bis 18:00 Uhr |
| 16th | Kendlerstraße 38a · MistplatzMontag bis Samstag (werktags) von 7:00 bis 18:00 Uhr |
| 16th | Yppenplatz ggü 4 · MarktMontag bis Freitag von 6:00 bis 20:00, Samstag (werktags) von 6:00 bis 18:00 |
| 17th | Richthausenstraße 2 · MistplatzMontag bis Samstag (werktags) von 7:00 bis 18:00 Uhr |
| 19th | Grinzinger Straße 151 · MistplatzMontag bis Freitag von 7:00 bis 18:00 Uhr, Samstag (werktags) von 8:00 bis 18:00 Uhr |
| 21st | Floridsdorfer Markt ggü 9-14 · MarktMontag bis Freitag von 7:00 bis 18:00, Samstag (werktags) von 7:00 bis 14:00 |
| 21st | Fultonstraße 10 · MistplatzMontag bis Samstag (werktags) von 7:00 bis 18:00 Uhr |
| 21st | Nikolsburger Gasse 12 · MistplatzMontag bis Samstag (werktags) von 7:00 bis 18:00 Uhr |
| 22nd | Mühlwasserstraße 2 · MistplatzMontag bis Samstag (werktags) von 7:00 bis 18:00 Uhr |
| 22nd | Percostraße 4 · MistplatzMontag bis Samstag (werktags) von 7:00 bis 18:00 Uhr |
| 23rd | Seybelgasse 7 · MistplatzMontag bis Samstag (werktags) von 7:00 bis 18:00 Uhr |
| 23rd | Südrandstraße 2 · MistplatzMontag bis Samstag (werktags) von 7:00 bis 18:00 Uhr |
Mobile Problemstoffe collection by district
The dataset lists 95 sites. Mobile collection only takes place on certain dates; only the City of Vienna publishes them. Official dates
- Hoher Markt ggü 3-4 (1M1)
- Rotensterngasse vor 37 (2M1)
- Gaußplatz vor 3 (2M2)
- Meiereistraße ggü 8 (2M3)
- Kardinal-Nagl-Platz ggü 14 (3M1)
- Kolonitzplatz vor 3 (3M2)
- Am Modenapark ggü 10 (3M3)
- Salmgasse vor 25 (Rochusmarkt) (3M4)
- Klagbaumgasse ggü 11 (4M1)
- Taubstummengasse vor 1 (4M2)
- St.-Elisabeth-Platz vor 2 (4M3)
- Schelleingasse vor 21 (4M4)
- Am Hundsturm ggü 2-4 (5M1)
- Siebenbrunnenfeldgasse ggü 13 (5M2)
- Zentagasse vor 11-13 (5M3)
- Pilgramgasse vor 4 (5M4)
- Schadekgasse ggü 18 (6M1)
- Gumpendorfer Straße vor 118a (6M2)
- Gumpendorfer Straße vor 18 (6M3)
- Mollardgasse ggü 5 (6M4)
- Kirchengasse vor 23 (7M1)
- Westbahnstraße vor 25 (7M2)
- Bernardgasse vor 40 (7M3)
- Neustiftgasse vor 54 (7M4)
- Florianigasse ggü 19 (8M1)
- Skodagasse vor 28 (8M2)
- Lenaugasse ggü 11 (8M3)
- Bennoplatz vor 5 (8M4)
- Julius-Tandler-Platz vor 7 (9M1)
- Alserbachstraße vor 20 (9M1neu)
- Berggasse vor 26-28 (9M2)
- Sobieskiplatz zwischen 4 und 5 (9M3)
- Währinger Straße ggü 48-52 (9M4)
- Otto-Probst-Platz ggü 9 (10M1)
- Troststraße vor 45 (10M2)
- Grundäckergasse ggü 55 (10M3)
- Ada-Christen-Gasse vor 2B (10M4)
- Pernerstorfergasse vor 30 (Viktor-Adler-Markt) (10M5)
- Quellenstraße vor 51-55 (10M6)
- Gottschalkgasse ggü 13-15 (11M1)
- Hasenleitengasse vor 6 (11M2)
- Hoefftgasse neben 7 (11M3)
- Oswaldgasse vor 12 (12M1)
- Bischoffgasse vor 16 (12M2)
- Am Schöpfwerk vor 29 (12M3)
- Schweizertalstraße vor 23A (13M1)
- Nästlbergergasse vor 25 (13M2)
- Auhofstraße ggü 130 (13M3)
- Feldkellergasse ggü 30 (13M4)
- Rosentalgasse ggü 2 (14M1)
- Anzbachgasse ggü 140-142 (14M2)
- Heinrich-Collin-Straße vor 1 (14M3)
- Linzer Straße vor 216 (14M4)
- Zehetnergasse 7-9 (14M5)
- Reithofferplatz vor 5 (15M1)
- Clementinengasse vor 27 (15M2)
- Wurmsergasse vor 35 (Meiselmarkt) (15M4)
- Schwendergasse vor 33 (Schwendermarkt) (15M5)
- Sechshauserstraße vor 39 (15M6)
- Familienplatz ggü 2 (16M1)
- Richard-Wagner-Platz ggü 10 (16M2)
- Musilplatz ggü 15 (16M3)
- Pezzlgasse vor 22 (17M2)
- Sautergasse vor 62 (17M3)
- Diepoldplatz ggü 2 (17M4)
- Herbeckstraße vor 4 (18M1)
- Bischof-Faber-Platz ggü 9A (18M3)
- Türkenschanzstraße vor 1 (18M4)
- Währinger Straße vor 91-93 (Kutschkermarkt) (18M5)
- Michaelerstraße vor 7 (18M6)
- Billrothstraße vor 10 (19M1)
- Billrothstraße vor 79 (19M2)
- Döblinger Hauptstraße vor 72 (19M3)
- Weinberggasse vor 58 (19M9)
- Hannovergasse vor 33 (Hannovermarkt) (20M1)
- Kapaunplatz vor 8 (20M3)
- Allerheiligenplatz ggü 4 (20M4)
- Wallensteinstraße vor 43-45 (20M5)
- Dunantgasse vor 2 (21M1)
- Mitterhofergasse vor 2 (21M2)
- Meriangasse ggü 1 (21M3)
- Berzeliusplatz vor 2 (21M4)
- Kürschnergasse vor 9 (21M6)
- Maurichgasse ggü 16 (22M1)
- Siebenbürgerstraße vor 2-12 (22M2)
- Schüttaustraße vor 57 (22M3)
- Hasibederstraße vor 2 (22M4)
- Gartenheimstraße vor 5 (22M5)
- Hannah-Arendt-Platz zwischen 1 und 10 (22M6)
- Adelheid-Popp-Gasse vor 5 / Zugang Stiege 1 und 2 (22M7)
- Maurer Hauptplatz ggü 10 (23M1)
- Ketzergasse ggü 95 (23M2)
- Anton-Baumgartner-Straße ggü 40 (Erlaaer Schleife) (23M4)
- Breitenfurter Straße vor 360-368 (23M7)
- Gustav-Holzmann-Platz / Scherbangasse-Hödlgasse (23M8)
Addresses and opening hours are quoted in German as published.
Please don't
- Do not give electrical appliances to so-called Kleinmaschinenbrigaden (unauthorised door-to-door scrap collectors). According to the City of Vienna, waste may only be handed to authorised collectors.
- According to the City of Vienna, conventional incandescent bulbs go in Restmüll (residual waste); energy-saving lamps and fluorescent tubes, by contrast, go to the Mistplatz or a Problemstoffe collection point.
Steps to take with you
- Appliance working and complete? Then think of the 48er-Tandler box first.
- Measure the longest edge: under 50 centimetres can also go to a Problemstoffe collection point.
- Empty fridges: only without food, at most 2 per delivery.
- Choose a site from the tables on this page and check opening hours or dates on the official page.
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Frequently asked questions
Yes, according to the City of Vienna, disposing of household electrical appliances at the Mistplätze is free. Commercial appliances go to the Rinter site for a fee.
Screens such as laptops go to the Mistplatz; under 50 centimetres also to the mobile Problemstoffe collection. Working computers are also accepted by the 48er-Tandler box.
The City of Vienna dataset lists 13 Mistplätze (recycling centres) (as of 6 November 2026). The table on this page shows which one is closest to your district.
No. The opening hours shown here are taken from the published data field (as of: 6 November 2026). The official page of the site in question is what counts.
No. The page assigns “Elektroaltgerät (e-waste)” to published routes and names the source. For binding information you contact the competent body of the City of Vienna, and for waste questions in particular MA 48 (the City of Vienna's waste management department).
Sources and date
- Handing in intact used goods at the 48er-Tandler box (City of Vienna, MA 48) (in German), page last updated 10 September 2026, checked by us on 6 November 2026
- 48er-Tandler: handing in intact used goods (in German), checked by us on 6 November 2026
- Disposing of waste electrical appliances correctly (City of Vienna, MA 48) (in German), page last updated 4 November 2025, checked by us on 6 November 2026
- Mistplatz-ABC: waste types and quantities (City of Vienna, MA 48) (in German), page last updated 15 October 2026, checked by us on 6 November 2026
- Mistplatz acceptance rules (City of Vienna, MA 48) (in German), page last updated 28 May 2026, checked by us on 6 November 2026
- Problemstoffe: what counts and where to take them (City of Vienna, MA 48) (in German), page last updated 4 November 2025, checked by us on 6 November 2026
- Mobile Problemstoffe collection: dates and sites (City of Vienna, MA 48) (in German), page last updated 3 November 2026, checked by us on 6 November 2026
- Disposing of Sperrmüll (bulky waste) correctly (City of Vienna, MA 48) (in German), page last updated 28 May 2026, checked by us on 6 November 2026
- Sites and opening hours: Datenquelle: Stadt Wien – data.wien.gv.at, licence CC BY 4.0, retrieved 6 November 2026.
- Not legal advice. The linked City of Vienna (MA 48) pages are authoritative.
Text in italics is quoted as published by the City of Vienna, in German, and is not translated. Location words in addresses: neben = next to, gegenüber or ggü = opposite, vor = in front of, bei = at. In opening hours: Mo, Di, Mi, Do, Fr, Sa, So = Monday to Sunday, Uhr = o'clock, Feiertag = public holiday.
- Bezirksgrenzen Wien (district boundaries) (BEZIRKSGRENZEOGD), Datenquelle: Stadt Wien – data.wien.gv.at, licence CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved on 6 November 2026, data as of 1 September 2026 according to the dataset.
- Mistplätze Standorte Wien (recycling centre locations) (MISTPLATZOGD), Datenquelle: Stadt Wien – data.wien.gv.at, licence CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved on 6 November 2026.
- Problemstoffsammelstellen Standorte Wien (hazardous household waste collection points) (PROBLEMSTOFFOGD), Datenquelle: Stadt Wien – data.wien.gv.at, licence CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved on 6 November 2026.
- Mobile Problemstoffsammelstellen Standorte Wien (mobile hazardous household waste collection sites) (MOBPROBLEMSTOFFOGD), Datenquelle: Stadt Wien – data.wien.gv.at, licence CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved on 6 November 2026.
- Altstoffsammelstellen Standorte Wien (recyclables collection points) (ALTSTOFFSAMMLUNGOGD), Datenquelle: Stadt Wien – data.wien.gv.at, licence CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved on 6 November 2026.