Collecting Christmas tree: Vienna ready for environmentally friendly energy!

Collecting Christmas tree: Vienna ready for environmentally friendly energy!

From December 27, 2024, 588 Christmas tree collection points will be available for citizens in Vienna, where they can hand over their Christmas trees free of charge. These collection points remain open until January 18, 2025. One crucial point is that the trees should previously be freed from all jewelry in order to avoid waste and to promote reuse. In order to pursue the waste problem sustainably, the Christmas trees can also be disposed of at 13 manure areas in Vienna all year round. Every tree that is handed over there contributes to environmentally friendly energy production in the city, since they are used in a state -of -the -art waste incineration plant, as on vienna.at reported.

sustainable energy from Christmas trees

The thermal recycling of the Christmas trees cast is not only an extremely effective waste management, but also makes a significant contribution to the energy supply in Vienna. Last year, over 138,000 trees with a total weight of 665 tons were collected and one of the most modern waste incineration plants in Europe. The energy that arises during combustion is used by Vienna Energy to produce electricity and district heating. This climate -neutral energy is sufficient to supply about 1,200 households with electricity and around 2,200 households with district heating for a month. This measure shows how important it is to act environmentally consciously even after the holidays, reports Wienerbezirksblatt.at .