Recycling system comprising at least one collection container having a collection space and having at least one feed opening through which recycling material is thrown into the collection space, at least one sensor unit for detecting the recycling material to be thrown into the collection space, and at least one evaluation unit, which is connected to the at least one sensor unit via a data connection, wherein the at least one sensor unit monitors a monitoring space located in front of the feed opening in such a way that the recycling material entering the monitoring space can be detected, wherein the at least one sensor unit is designed in such a way that data can be generated with the at least one sensor unit, which data comprises information about said recycling material entering the monitoring space, and wherein the data can be transmitted to the evaluation unit via the data connection, wherein the evaluation unit is designed in such a way that the data can be further processed to obtain information about the state of the collection container or about the state of the recycling material thrown into the collection container, wherein the data comprises the number of recycling material deposited, the evaluation unit being designed in such a way that the filling level of the collection container can be determined on the basis of the detected number of recycling material deposited, wherein the collection container is assigned purpose data which references the type of recycling material to be collected, wherein on the basis of the type of recycling material to be collected and the detected number of recycling materials inserted, the determined filling level can be corrected by a correction factor associated with the purpose of the collection container; or wherein the evaluation unit is designed such that for each recycling material inserted, the volume of the inserted recycling material can be determined on the basis of the detected data, and wherein the evaluation unit being further designed such that the filling level of the collection container can be determined on the basis of the detected volumes, the collection container being assigned purpose data which references the type of recycling material to be collected, wherein the determined filling level can be corrected by means of a correction factor assigned to the purpose of the collection container on the basis of the type of recycling material to be collected and the determined volume of the recycling material. at least one collection container having a collection space and having at least one feed opening through which recycling material is thrown into the collection space, at least one sensor unit for detecting the recycling material to be thrown into the collection space, and at least one evaluation unit, which is connected to the at least one sensor unit via a data connection, wherein the at least one sensor unit monitors a monitoring space located in front of the feed opening in such a way that the recycling material entering the monitoring space can be detected, wherein the at least one sensor unit is designed in such a way that data can be generated with the at least one sensor unit, which data comprises information about said recycling material entering the monitoring space, and wherein the data can be transmitted to the evaluation unit via the data connection, wherein the evaluation unit is designed in such a way that the data can be further processed to obtain information about the state of the collection container or about the state of the recycling material thrown into the collection container, wherein the data comprises the number of recycling material deposited, the evaluation unit being designed in such a way that the filling level of the collection container can be determined on the basis of the detected number of recycling material deposited, wherein the collection container is assigned purpose data which references the type of recycling material to be collected, wherein on the basis of the type of recycling material to be collected and the detected number of recycling materials inserted, the determined filling level can be corrected by a correction factor associated with the purpose of the collection container; or wherein the evaluation unit is designed such that for each recycling material inserted, the volume of the inserted recycling material can be determined on the basis of the detected data, and wherein the evaluation unit being further designed such that the filling level of the collection container can be determined on the basis of the detected volumes, the collection container being assigned purpose data which references the type of recycling material to be collected, wherein the determined filling level can be corrected by means of a correction factor assigned to the purpose of the collection container on the basis of the type of recycling material to be collected and the determined volume of the recycling material.