Heat wave in Erfurt: garbage disposal starts two hours earlier!

Heat wave in Erfurt: garbage disposal starts two hours earlier!

The summer heat is noticeable: From July 1, 2025, the Erfurt extreme temperature increases await people and nature. As Thüringen24 has reported an official heat warning. In order to ensure health protection to the employees of the garbage disposal, the disposal times have recently been brought forward: from Tuesday and Wednesday, the vehicles start at 6 a.m. instead of 7 a.m. as usual. The Stadtwerke Erfurt ask the residents to provide their garbage cans on the previous evening.

heat periods are increasingly becoming longer and more intense. A current analysis of erfurt.de that the weather conditions have changed drastically due to climate change. In recent years, maximum temperatures above 40 ° C have been registered, such as the record heat summer 2018 and 2019. Densely built-up city spaces are experiencing a high level of overheating, which particularly challenges city life. In 2019, the city council of Erfurt already decided to adapt an extensive catalog of measures to adapt to the climatic changes. The focus here is on preventive health protection. The population is informed about heat-related risks and receives support via a heat telephone that has been available on 0361 655-44893 since mid-June.

The growing challenge of the heat waves

But why are we increasingly confronted with such extreme weather conditions? An article on eea.eu explains the greatest climate-related threat to the health of the European population represent. From 40 ° C, many regions are now affected, and due to the increasing summer temperatures, the risk is particularly evident for vulnerable groups such as older people and children. We have to prepare for a changed environment.