RHEINHESSEN – sofas that are somewhere in the field, or televisions that are simply unloaded in front of locked gates: the closure of the recycling depots in the Mainz-Bingen district has not been without consequences. Illegal garbage deposits in the district are piling up, and citizens also want to be able to dispose of their green waste somewhere.
The efforts of some local politicians in the past few weeks have affected – but only partially. At least the green cutting areas should be open again from Saturday, April 11, as is clear from a press release from the district administration – but with restrictions and initially only once a week, on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Other valuable materials will still not be accepted.
It goes on to say: “”The currently require clearance regulations to combat the corona pandemic could otherwise not be guaranteed at the recycling depots, because Access to the containers is often narrow and confusing, and contact with one another is difficult to avoid.” That also applies to the staff, who usually have to give more advice and control to avoid incorrect filling.
FROM BACHARACH TO GUNTERSBLUM
The eight recycling centres operated by the district’s waste management company will open for the first time for the delivery of green waste on Easter Saturday, April 11, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. These are Bacharach, Bodenheim, Gau-Algesheim, Guntersblum, Ingelheim, Nieder-Olm, Oppenheim and Undenheim. Also, green waste will be accepted from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Easter Saturday in the biomass plant in Essenheim. There is an alternative in Bingen for the delivery of green waste in Bingen-Dietersheim, company premises at Lehrer-Mohr-Strasse 20, on April 11, from 8 a.m. The two collection points operated by Veolia in Welgesheim and Bingen-Kempten will be on Saturday, April 18 April open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The reactions of the mayors to the decision of the district administration are positive overall, but with a clear but. The opening of the green cutting areas is “great, but of course only half the battle”, says Claudia Blasius-Wirth, Mayor of Guntersblum. “The fact that the other valuable materials cannot be released is still a huge problem.”
In Nierstein, there had already been problems with illegal waste disposal. The current situation further exacerbates the problem, says Mayor Jochen Schmitt. It is incomprehensible to him that furniture is simply dumped in the district instead of having bulky waste picked up. Schmitt thinks it is a good idea that at least the green cutting areas are opened again. However, the problem with the other valuable materials has not yet been solved.
According to local mayor Rene Adler, there is currently “no dramatic worsening” in Nackenheim, where there have also been problems with illegally deposited waste in the past. He considers the decision to close the recycling centres to be understandable because it is about protecting people. However, opening the green cutting areas is a good idea under certain conditions. The mayors largely agree on this.
“People with a small garden have no way of creating their compost,” says Mommenheim’s local manager Hans-Peter Broock. “If we can hand over our green waste, it will help us a lot.” From his point of view, opening the green waste spaces again is a big step forward. According to Dirk Hasenfuss, Mayor of Nieder-Olm, it is understandable that citizens should now tidy up their homes and take care of the gardens. They had to be allowed to dispose of the waste properly. Now that the green cutting areas are opening again, he is expecting a lot of people there, which needs to prepare the best as possible. The AWB asks to only drive up in urgent cases and to stay in the car while waiting.
Also, only customary amounts of green waste in the size of a trunkload should be delivered District Administrator Dorothea Schafer requests that the offer be used responsibly so that it can be maintained in the next few weeks – until the health situation improves and the usual opening hours can be reintroduced.
