AWB Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb des Landkreises Fürstenfeldbruck
AWB is the municipal waste-management undertaking of the district of Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria, Germany, operating recycling centres, collection services and a construction-debris landfill.
Last updated September 26, 2026
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Overview
AWB Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb des Landkreises Fürstenfeldbruck — commonly shortened to AWB or AWB-FFB — is the public-law waste-management body for the district of Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria, Germany. It is run as an Eigenbetrieb, a municipal undertaking owned by the district rather than a private company, and it fulfils the statutory duties of a public waste-disposal authority (öffentlich-rechtlicher Entsorgungsträger) for the district's residents. Its remit covers the collection and handling of residual household waste, bulky waste, biowaste, garden waste, recyclable materials and problematic or hazardous household waste, as well as the marketing of collected recyclables. The AWB operates a dense network of facilities across the district. According to its own information, this includes more than 280 small recycling centres (kleine Wertstoffhöfe), 19 large recycling centres, nine plastics collection points and 14 garden-waste collection points. In the town of Fürstenfeldbruck it runs a Wertstoffbörse, a reuse shop selling second-hand goods, and in the municipality of Jesenwang it operates a construction-debris landfill (Bauschuttdeponie) together with a waste acceptance point. The organisation employs more than 260 people. As a municipal undertaking, AWB is not a listed company and does not pursue profit in the manner of a private waste-management group; its purpose is to provide reliable, legally mandated waste services to citizens of the district. Its public-facing activity is communicated through its website, which publishes current topics such as the modernisation, relocation and reopening of small recycling centres, job vacancies, special collection campaigns and changes to payment procedures at its facilities. The AWB therefore functions both as a public-service provider and as a recognisable local brand for waste and recycling services in the Fürstenfeldbruck area.
History
AWB Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb des Landkreises Fürstenfeldbruck is the public-law waste-management body for the district of Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria, Germany. It is organised as an Eigenbetrieb, a form of municipal undertaking that is legally part of the district administration but managed with its own budget and operational structure. In this capacity it acts as the öffentlich-rechtlicher Entsorgungsträger — the public waste-disposal authority — for the district, a role assigned to districts and independent cities under German waste legislation. The organisation's core mandate is to organise and operate the municipal waste-management system for the district's residents. Its service portfolio includes residual waste collection, bulky waste disposal, biowaste collection, garden waste collection, recyclables collection and marketing, and the collection of problematic or hazardous household waste. These services are delivered through a combination of kerbside collection rounds and a network of citizen-facing facilities. Over time AWB has built a substantial infrastructure across the district. According to its own description, it operates more than 280 small recycling centres, 19 large recycling centres, nine plastics collection points and 14 garden-waste collection points. In the town of Fürstenfeldbruck it runs a Wertstoffbörse, a reuse shop that sells second-hand goods, supporting waste prevention and reuse alongside recycling. In the municipality of Jesenwang it operates a construction-debris landfill and a waste acceptance point, giving the district controlled capacity for mineral construction waste. The AWB employs more than 260 staff. Its public communication, centred on its website, regularly reports on operational developments such as the modernisation, relocation and reopening of small recycling centres, recruitment for facility management roles, special collection campaigns such as document shredding, and changes to payment procedures at its landfill. This ongoing programme of facility upgrades is presented as a way to secure long-term disposal reliability and improve service for citizens. As a municipal undertaking, AWB is not a listed company and has no shareholders in the private-market sense; it is owned by the district of Fürstenfeldbruck and accountable within the district's public administration. Its history is therefore less a story of commercial expansion than of the steady build-out and maintenance of a public waste-management service in a growing Bavarian district.
AWB announces that payment processing at the construction-debris landfill will change from 1 September 2026.
AWB schedules document-shredding campaigns in September at the large recycling centres in Emmering, Gröbenzell and Germering.
AWB advertises the position of deputy manager for the recycling centres in Maisach, Egenhofen and Althegnenberg.
AWB publishes a status update on the modernisation, relocation and reopening of several small recycling centres in the district.
Products and positioning
Public-law municipal waste-management undertaking serving the district of Fürstenfeldbruck; service-oriented, citizen-facing provider of legally mandated waste and recycling services.
Residual waste collection (Restmüllabfuhr)
Collection of residual household waste that cannot be recycled.
Bulky waste disposal (Sperrmüllentsorgung)
Disposal service for large household items.
Biowaste collection (Bioabfallsammlung)
Collection of organic waste for composting or energy recovery.
Garden waste collection (Gartenabfallsammlung)
Collection of garden and green waste.
Recyclables collection and marketing (Wertstoffsammlung und -vermarktung)
Collection of recyclable materials and their sale into recycling markets.
Problematic waste collection (Problemmüllsammlung)
Collection of hazardous or problematic household waste.
Recycling centres (Wertstoffhöfe)
Network of over 280 small and 19 large recycling centres for citizens to deliver recyclables and waste.
Construction-debris landfill (Bauschuttdeponie)
Landfill for construction debris in Jesenwang, with an associated waste acceptance point.
Reuse shop (Wertstoffbörse)
Shop in Fürstenfeldbruck selling second-hand goods to promote reuse.
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