From Hildburg Bruns
Berlin is fighting for a clean capital with new technology. But a lot of things don’t work so well yet.
►Recycling centers plus: In Gradestrasse (Neukölln), opening hours have been extended to twelve hours a day (except Sunday). Since no more customers come despite a lot of advertising, it is currently not being expanded to other farms.
►Re-use stores: 30 shopping centers were contacted asking whether waste-reducing behavior could be demonstrated on four to five days each – only three malls expressed interest, for example. B. at a mobile exhibition, recipes with leftover food, repair workshops.
►“Ordnungsamt-Online” app: Last year there were 115,449 reports in so-called concern management. A decrease of ten percent! In Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg and Mitte there were around 5,000 reports each. Most frequently reported month: January.
Syld Islam (50, restaurateur): “There are enough trash cans. People just don’t care, it’s annoying. The rest of Germany is cleaner too.” Photo: Peter Müller
The biggest dirty sins in Berlin
From the BSR’s perspective, the following problems in waste disposal are the most pressing:
1.Illegal waste dumping (bulky waste, electronic waste, other rubbish such as blue bags)
2.Illegally dumped construction waste
3.Throwing away disposable packaging (e.g. drink cups, menu trays, pizza boxes)
4.Throwing away glass bottles
5.Cigarette butts flicked away
6.Throwing away bottle caps
7.Dog poop left lying around
8th.Illegally dumped garden leaves on public streets
9.Incorrect waste separation
Agnes Raguse (36, graphic designer): “Some places are really very dirty. I definitely didn’t choose the corner where I live for nothing…” Photo: Peter Müller