Clothes and textiles
Wear for longer, swap, repair, hand in properly: what you can do with clothes in Berlin – and the rules for used textiles since 2025.
Do your bit
What you can do yourself in your Berlin flat: sort waste, cut packaging, save water, electricity and heat, look after clothes and devices. Each guide lists its sources and review date and ends with places and events.
Making devices last
Borrow instead of buying, check battery and updates when you buy, repair instead of binning, return old devices properly – electrical goods in Berlin.
Sorting waste in Berlin
Recyclables, organics, paper, glass, residual waste: what goes in which bin in Berlin, the most common mistakes and where everything else goes.
Less packaging, more reuse
A deposit doesn't mean reusable, a reusable option is mandatory for takeaway, tap water is free: how to end up with less packaging in Berlin.
Water in everyday life
Drink tap water, save on hot water, refill at drinking fountains in summer: what really counts about water in everyday life in Berlin.
Saving electricity at home
Fridge, standby, washing and cooking: where the electricity goes at home, which simple steps really help and where to get advice in Berlin.
Heating and airing
How warm each room should be, how to air properly and avoid mould: save heating energy in your Berlin flat without feeling cold.