Viennese WasteWatcher: Number of records against trash flood!

Viennese WasteWatcher: Number of records against trash flood!

Wien, Österreich - Vienna remains a model model for cleanliness and quality of life. The MA 48 Wastewatcher WasteWatchers, which have been active for many years, have again achieved impressive results in 2024. On April 2, 2025, City Councilor Jürgen Czernohorszky and five district heads took stock of the activities of the WasteWatcher and the challenges of the past few years. Vienna is one of the cleanest and livable cities worldwide, which is significantly due to the tireless work of this group.

In 2024, the WASTEWATCHER were used 14,000 times. 12,157 organ penalties were imposed and 1,290 ads were reimbursed. In addition, they conducted around 7,000 information talks to promote awareness of cleanliness. Together with the magistrate's directorate or the police, 150 focus campaigns were carried out in order to target dirt. A new team that is specifically responsible for the problem of illegal bulky waste was also launched, since the advertisements have increased by 790 percent due to illegally deposited bulky waste.

increased measures and personnel topping

The legal basis for the activities of the WASTEWATCHER was created in 2008. You are authorized to request ID cards, to pronounce warnings, to impose organ penalties and to reimburse advertisements. The amount of the punishments is significant: an organ mandate costs 50 euros, while advertisements can cost up to 2,000 euros. The punishment for throwing away waste from the car is at least 100 euros. The criminal charges taken are reinvested directly in cleanliness measures.

innovations and future prospects

The conference "Clean City", at which future issues such as the national implementation of the EU's departure plastic guidelines and innovation approaches in waste management were discussed, strengthened the exchange in the field of urban sovereignty. Jérôme Lefèvre from Bonnorange emphasized the positive impulses, which were conveyed by the event. Topics such as the use of artificial intelligence to improve urban soiling were emphasized as future -oriented. Walter Schneider from Bonnorange gave examples of successful implementation in other cities that have already used sensors and algorithms to effectively emphasize waste containers.

The need to cooperate between city administrations, technology providers and citizens was recognized as crucial for future success in urban soil. A joint call to implement these innovative solutions could help to cope with the challenges in waste management in the long term.

for Vienna, the continuous improvement of the cleanliness standards remains a central task that goes far beyond the efforts of the WASTEWATCHER. With the planned measures and the support of new technologies, the Viennese citizens could continue to live in a clean and livable city in the future.

Further information on the successful work of the WasteWatcher can be found on wien.orf.at and more information about the "clean city" conference can be on Obladen-akademien.de