Big Bags for Demolition and Hazardous-Substance Remediation

Waste stream and regulations: what goes in which bag

Demolition and remediation produce several waste streams that differ in regulations, packaging and labelling. The table assigns them to our item groups. It does not replace your company's risk assessment.

The waste's route in four stations

For asbestos waste, TRGS 519 (version 28 February 2025) describes the whole route in no. 18. Four stations matter for packaging:

1. Collecting and providing (no. 18.1): the waste goes into suitable, securely closable and labelled containers, kept separate from asbestos-free waste. No dust may be released when picking up. Our bags close with skirt, lid or closing strap, carry the warning print from the factory and have four lifting loops for moving.
2. Labelling (no. 18.1 (4), (5)): the hazard symbol must be applied before the first filling; labelling follows TRGS 201 and REACH Annex XVII Appendix 7.
3. Transporting (no. 18.2): the load must be secured so that no fibres are released. The dangerous-goods classification (ADR, GGVSEB) is checked by the waste disposal company or dangerous-goods safety adviser; our items are not designated as UN packaging.
4. Depositing (no. 18.4): only in approved facilities; the containers must not be destroyed.

The detailed version with item tables and two examples of acceptance conditions is on the page Asbestos big bags and sacks.

Which design for which task

• Big bags for fragments, rubble and coarse waste: 90 × 90 × 110 cm with 1,000 to 1,250 kg load capacity, 135 × 135 × 130 cm for larger quantities.
• Sheet bags for corrugated sheets and stackable components: 260 or 320 cm long, 1,500 kg load capacity, load spread over two circumferential straps.
• Container bags for large quantities in roll-off containers: 620 to 750 cm long, with lid and crane eye.
• PP flat bags for small quantities by hand: 70 × 110 to 140 × 220 cm, optionally with PE liner.

What to clarify before ordering

Acceptance points set their own requirements. In its leaflet (as of 1/2025) the Stade district states a maximum of 750 kg per big bag; the Schweinfurt district (customer information of 20 July 2023) excludes container big bags. So ask your waste disposal company in advance about the type of packaging, maximum weight per bag and required labelling. We deliver by the pallet; how many pieces a pallet holds is given per item in the table and in the data sheet, for example 350 pieces of BBA90 or 3,200 pieces of PPFBA70 per pallet. From 5 pallets per order and motif you can add your company logo; the warning print remains visible.

Questions from practice

Sources and date

• TRGS 519 “Asbestos: demolition, remediation or maintenance work” (BAuA), version 28 February 2025, no. 18.1, 18.2, 18.4.
• TRGS 521 “Fibre dusts” (BAuA): work with old mineral wool.
• TRGS 201 “Classification and labelling for activities involving hazardous substances”; Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH), Annex XVII, Appendix 7.
• Stade district, leaflet as of 1/2025; Schweinfurt district, customer information 20 July 2023.
• Item data: product data sheets of DS SafetyWear Arbeitsschutzprodukte GmbH.

As of: 23 October 2026. German original technically reviewed by Dennis Alexandrakis on 23 October 2026; this English version is a translation of it. General technical information, not legal advice. The item's data sheet, the regulations cited and the requirements of your client or waste disposal company are authoritative.