‘Gelbe Tonne’ or Yellow Waste Bin: any packaging bearing a so called ‘green dot or green point’ would go into this bin.This includes plastic containers,empty milk cartons etc.‘Blaue Tonne’ or Blue Waste Bin:are for papers (newspapers, small cartons, etc.)‘Braune Tonne’ or Brown Waste Bin:are for biodegradable items such as food,etc.‘Graue Tonne’or Grey or Black Waste Bin:basically everything that cannot be disposed of any other way belongs in this bin. It is also referred to as ‘Restmüll‘.