Bernburg. Disposing of green waste close to home with the help of the Salzlandkreis District Public Works Department – a total of 32 towns and villages in the Salzlandkreis are currently making use of this opportunity to offer residents an additional free collection service during the campaign period, which runs until the end of November. Operations Manager Dirk Trappe explains that all interested towns and local authorities have been provided with green waste bins, which are emptied no more than once a week. However, after almost two weeks, the District Public Works Department has noted that the new procedure has still not been accepted by all towns and local authorities. The district public works department has documented how, in several towns, green waste from municipal areas has once again ended up in the green waste bins, which, in accordance with the regulations, may only be made available to residents.
Operations Manager Dirk Trappe explains: “If green waste from public areas is disposed of via the district council’s green waste bins, there may no longer be enough space for residents’ green waste as part of the regular collection service.” He calls on the relevant city and local authorities to comply with the legally required separation of so-called ‘source areas’ in the interests of residents. “We are also available to local authorities as a partner. In accordance with our articles of association, we will dispose of the green waste generated for a fee, if that is what is required.”
In spring and autumn, the Salzlandkreis District Public Works Department offers private households an additional option for disposing of the extra green waste generated during these periods, rather than relying solely on the brown bin. To this end, the District Public Works Department provides green waste containers in those towns and parishes that report a need for them. In the past, however, this service was mostly also used by towns and local authorities to dispose of green waste from public areas via these containers. “This was, and remains, neither in accordance with the regulations nor economically viable for the District Public Works Department in the long term,” says Operations Manager Dirk Trappe.