Garbage chaos in Rosdorf: Record revenue on the old glass container!

Garbage chaos in Rosdorf: Record revenue on the old glass container!

A picturesque location on the rasew path in Rosdorf has turned into an unpleasant focus in the past few weeks. Not only glass bottles are stacked around the old glass containers, but also all sorts of rubbish. Fill bags, smashed bottles and even a dried fir tree can be found there, as the Göttingen Tageblatt reports. Residents report ever worse conditions in which illegal garbage such as old lamps, sofas and aquariums are simply unloaded.

The misery is not new and runs across different locations. A look at the problem shows that Rosdorf is not alone. Complaints about overflowing containers and garbage deposits are also stacked in other places in Germany. Readers from Karlsruhe, for example, report on Glascontainers who have not been emptied for weeks, and visibly overcrowded old clothing containers. Customers must again stand up for the inadequacies of the waste disposal companies without being reacting accordingly.

weak cleaning and inadequate reactions

Since the beginning of the year, the old glass containers have no longer been in the parking lot of the Rewe supermarket, but were transferred to former parking bays on the Raseweg. Here they should be better in the fore, but the cleanliness problems remain. Rosdorf's mayor Sören Steinberg (SPD) reports irregular cleaning by the commissioned company Fehr-Knettenbrech, which frustrates residents. Despite complaints, they do not reach anyone on the specified telephone number, and emails remain unanswered. Some feedback from the municipality indicates that an exception is when the community itself picks up the garbage.

Another point that tightens the situation is the location of the containers away from the main shopping times, which, according to Steinberg, has a negative impact on illegal waste disposal. It remains a mystery why other locations in the region can handle the problem more effectively. In Bovenden and Duderstadt, the citizens also fight for similar garbage problems among the old dresses and glass containers.

Hope for change

residents hope for more public attention to improve the situation. An example of how other communities deal with this problem shows that it is possible. Cities are increasingly relying on higher fines and innovative technical surveillance in order to hold garbage sinners into account. In Berlin, for example, throwing away a cigarette tip costs up to 250 euros. In Thuringia, punishments for illegal disposal can even be up to 10,000 euros. Video surveillance on containers has also proven itself and could be a solution for Rosdorf, where citizens have been waiting for an improvement in their environmental relationships for months.

Despite all efforts, the hope of many residents remains that something will happen soon. The problem is known across the district and numerous citizens have already raised their voices. It remains to be seen whether solutions are found - the need for action is undisputed.

For further information on the general problems with overcrowded containers, interested readers can read the contribution of BNN and learn more about other outstanding examples that also indicate the fight against illegal waste disposal, as described in the municipal portal.

• Göttinger Tageblatt
• BNN
• Kommunal