Vienna in winter: Illegal salt spreading threatens city trees and the environment!

Vienna in winter: Illegal salt spreading threatens city trees and the environment!

The city of Vienna is currently facing serious allegations because, according to the Greens, salt was illegally spread near trees and unsealed areas. The banned sodium chloride was detected in samples that the Greens took and analyzed last winter at Yppenplatz and in Rathauspark. This practice not only endangers the trees, but also damages the vegetation and the soil, as the analyzes confirm. The city was responsible for winter service for these areas, but there are allegations that the city does not sufficiently comply with the winter service regulations, which is always disputed by the responsible magistrate today.at.

City of Vienna under pressure

The Green Party's environmental spokeswoman, Huem Otero García, expressed concern about the lack of control over salt spreading and called for the current regulations to be improved. The current winter service regulations do not sufficiently protect the trees and measures must be taken to protect the city vegetation. Although the city claims that it is just private companies violating the salt spreading ban, the results of the samples show otherwise oe24.at reported.

The demands include a comprehensive step-by-step plan for winter service, in which, for example, salt-free, blunting agents are to be prescribed for sidewalks and cycle paths. The Greens express particular concerns about the dangers that salt spreading poses to both trees and animals, especially dogs. These could suffer skin irritations and injuries from the chemical substances. The city administration must now ensure that all regulations are adhered to in order not to endanger the health of the city's trees and the safety of the animals.