Warf production in Saxony-Anhalt: decline ensures environmental awareness!

Warf production in Saxony-Anhalt: decline ensures environmental awareness!

What is going on in waste management in Saxony-Anhalt? A lot has happened here in recent years, especially in the amount of garbage that produces households. As the Süddeutsche Zeitung has been reported since the pandemic decreased continuously. In 2023, at 453 kilograms per inhabitant, it was only slightly over the previous year and thus below the peak values of 2020 and 2021, when the waste quantities were almost 474 kg and 477 kg per capita.

A remarkable decline has been recorded since 2017; This year, 462 kg per inhabitant was recorded. The municipalities collected a total of around 971,000 tons of budget waste in 2023. These are different types of waste, including house and bulky waste, organic waste as well as packaging and other value materials. This development is not only due to a growing environmental awareness of the population, as federal speaker Janine Korduan notes, but also to changes in the packaging offer. However, Korduan points out that the waste quantities are still extremely high.

new regulations for waste separation

Another aspect that could be important for the future is the new regulation that comes into force in 2025. From this year, valuables such as organic waste, wood or plastic are no longer allowed to land in residual waste. This measure could further promote waste prevention and separation in the households.

The statistics for waste management are not easy to analyze, since house and bulky waste are not recorded separately. A problem that must also be addressed in the commercial area, because a large part of the waste is already being created in front of the cash register. Here, increased measures are necessary to effectively reduce the garbage.

landfills and their classification

A central element in waste disposal are the landfills organized in different classes in Saxony-Anhalt. According to the information of the Ministry for the Environment , waste is classified in different landfill classes depending on the pollutant content. There are currently several above -ground landfills, while a special sub -agony can be found in the salt rock. Disappeared landfills are now even actively used by using waste as building materials for work -based work.

future of waste management

Waste management in Germany overall shows interesting trends. As the Statisticians on their topic, the topic of plastic waste is becoming increasingly important. This falls under the category "Mixed packaging / recycling materials" and is recorded in the waste disposal plants. The statistics indicate that numerous different types of waste will play an even stronger role in the future, so that those responsible are required to develop innovative solutions.

A look at the numbers shows that there is a lot in the argene in Saxony-Anhalt but also progress. Waste policy faces new challenges, and it remains exciting to observe how the waste quantities and the consciousness of the population will develop in the coming years.