General info

Waste tax

All foreign citizens who intend to stay in Brno for longer than 3 months have the responsibility to pay the “waste tax” in the same amount as Czech citizens.

The responsibility to pay the fee is placed on individual residents, not landlords or property owners. If utilities are included in your rent, ask your landlord if he or she has also paid the waste tax (it is not usual, though). If not, please follow the easy instructions below.

The waste tax is 900 CZK per person per year.

The fee is paid once a year by May 31.

If you arrive later in a year than that (after May), you are obliged to pay within 15 days after your arrival.

How to pay

Paying can be done online and it is a two-step process:

Step one: Register

New residents register with the Environmental Department.  You can do so online through the BrnoID system, clicking on ‘Waste Tax’.  It’s a useful site and English-friendly. Among other things, it allows you to prepay a šalinkarta (ie. public transport) online.

You create an account (you need only to fill in an e-mail and set a password) and submit a form for reporting the stay of foreigners, including your family members.

  • Foreigners don’t need a Czech personal identification number “rodné číslo”  to register and pay at BrnoId.
  • Residents already registered in the past don’t have to register again – skip this step and proceed to the second step – the payment. Only report a change of address if necessary.
  • If you are unsure whether you have registered yourself in the past, you can check by calling +420 542 174 307 or +420 542 174 310 or by email at odpady@brno.cz. They will be able to look up your details in the registry or cross-check with the Foreign Police registry.

Step two: Pay

Once registered, you can pay:

  • A) through the BrnoID eshop; or
  • B) by transfer to the bank account number 111220022/0800. As the payment’s identification symbol (variabilní symbol), use your identification number (issued by the Czech Immigration office as rodné číslo) or your date of birth (in the format ddmmyyyy); or
  • C) in cash on Šumavská 35, building C, 3th floor, office hours

The waste collection fee is set to 900 CZK.

With the exception of children up to 3 years of age (cannot reach 4 in the current year)  and seniors over 70 years of age (have to reach 70 in the current year) – they don’t pay.

If you arrive later in the year, you pay only for the number of remaining months until the end of the calendar year. (You came in June – you pay for 7 months, ie. 391 CZK)

Moving addresses?

Although the Brno waste collection fee is paid per person (and thus not connected with one particular address in Brno), in the case of foreigners it is advised to announce the change of address.

It can be easily done by sending an email (English will do) containing your new address to odpady@brno.cz.

De-register when leaving (!)

When you finish your stay in Brno, remember to de-register. Fill in a form reporting the end of the stay of foreigners within 15 days of your departure.

FAQ

Is my landlord paying the waste collection fee for me?

  • Your landlord doesn’t have the responsibility to do so. However, some landlords (a minority), do so. Always ask them for evidence, such as information under what “variable symbol” number they paid so your payment can be identified.

What if I arrived later in the year?

  • Pay the appropriate share for the months you are staying, i.e. 900 CZK divided by 12 multiplied by number of months remaining after the month when the obligation arose. You must register and pay the fee within 15 days after the date of commencement or before the end of May.

What if I haven’t paid last year and now I would like to repay?

  • In case you already owe for the previous year(s), you should add the appropriate sum to the current payment. You can pay it all at once to the same account with the same identification number.

I will be moving out before the end of the year. Can I pay less?

  • Generally, you are obliged to pay the full year in advance and before moving out you can claim money back for the remaining months. However, if you sent a hard copy of the registration form with the final date of your stay written in and wired proportional amount, that would be accepted. This is not possible through the online form, though.

Do I have to de-register when leaving Brno or not staying in the following year?

  • Yes. Otherwise, you would be expected to pay onward and your debt would be rising.

How do I de-register / check out?

We are living together with roommates. Do we have to pay for each one of us?

  • Yes, the fee is for each individual.

There are five of us in our family. How many people do I need to register and pay for?

  • Children up to and including the age of 3 and people over 70 do not pay.  The third and subsequent child under 15 years of age or under 26 when studying is not subject to the waste collection fee.

I am moving out but somebody is taking my room. Can I let the fee stand or do we have to cancel one and register the other?

  • You should have your money for the rest of the year reimbursed and the new tenant should register.

What if I don’t pay?

  • You will be required to pay a fine up to three times the yearly fee; failure to pay can be enforced by the seizure of your property.