Illegal garbage dumps in Gammertingen: Fight against the garbage chaos!

Illegal garbage dumps in Gammertingen: Fight against the garbage chaos!

Mozartstraße, 72663 Gammertingen, Deutschland - In Gammertingen, the problem of illegal garbage deposits is still actively addressed. According to a report by Schwäbische Zeitung there is now a trilingual information and large stones at the end of Mozartstraße, which are supposed to serve, to combat the illegal disposal of garbage. According to Mayor Andreas Schmidt, the situation has decreased somewhat compared to the summer, but the problem remains. The administration is working on investigating those responsible for waste disposal and has already conducted discussions with residents and landlords to raise awareness of the problem.

The area at the end of Mozartstrasse has been a hotspot for illegal garbage deposits for several months. The situation was particularly acute in July when scrapage of scrap and tires were stored on the edge of the meadow. Car wrecks have already been prevented with the large stones set up by the building yard. Two cars and a scooter were also removed this year, but the vehicle owners could not be determined. The municipality bears the disposal costs for the vehicles. Small waste remains a problem, with glass bottles can be found in the undergrowth. There are several yellow sacks around the sign, some of which were torn open, as well as blue paper bins. An idea of ​​fencing the area was rejected because the police warned that illegal garbage deposits would only shift. The building yard regularly monitors the situation and removes large amounts of garbage as soon as they are unloaded.

illegal waste disposal in Baden-Württemberg

Illegal waste disposal is not an isolated problem in Gammertingen, but a widespread phenomenon in all of Baden-Württemberg. As reported on swr.de , the municipalities are often burdened with the costs for the elimination of illegal garbage, since the polluters can often not be determined. The increase in illegal garbage deposits on meadows, in forests and cities is considered alarming. In the district of Sigmaringen, 217 tons of illegal garbage have been collected in the past five years, which caused costs of around 500,000 euros last year. This shows the enormous financial pressure that illegal waste disposal exerts on the municipalities. It is estimated that the disposal costs for illegal garbage burden taxpayers in Baden-Württemberg with several million euros annually.