The “Red Basket” for Organic Waste Disposers: The Successful Project Will Continue

Since May of this year, municipal waste management staff have been checking all organic waste bins in Wels for waste. Since then, they have had to issue a “red card” in about 200 cases as a sign of pollutants and contamination.

the Most common mistakes And there were especially in the organic waste bins. Packaging Materialsin some Rare cases Also materials such as construction rubble or glassWaste Management (Municipal Services Department) staff were able to do so. Live chat Many grievances are direct and Explained easily And repair. Often it was simple ignorance Cause of incorrect waste: For example, packaged vegetables were disposed of in the organic waste bin or organic waste was disposed of in plastic bags. In In the vast majority of cases People appeared Insightful And correct the mistakes themselves.

All over 90 percent of cases He was After the “red card” including waste conversation dispose of it properlySo the campaign led to one. Significant decline the missed shots And thus it becomes continuedThis makes composting easier and saves citizens the unnecessary costs of extra effort involved in sorting or even thermally recycling contaminated biomaterials.

To remind you again procedure:It should be per ton with one “red card” Provided that the owners are able to remove the incorrect trash so that it can be emptied in the next organic round. repeat crime The organic container just gets more For additional costs It was emptied of the remaining waste round. In This pollution continues. The city of Wells is obliged to take relevant measures into consideration. Membership Funds As a final result To move in.

City Councillor Thomas Ramstorfer (Waste Management): “I am very happy that the project has started off successfully. The media attention alone has brought about an improvement. We will definitely continue and are currently looking at how we can provide more information in the residential buildings.

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City Councillor Thomas Ramstorfer and municipal waste officer Lukas Eitzemüller hope to reduce the number of perpetrators of organic waste crimes and thus reduce the number of “red cards” in the future.

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