The kindergartens and schools were once again particularly active, with 1,363 children and 3,672 pupils out and about from March 17 to 21 cleaning their surroundings of waste and garbage.

On Saturday, March 22, around 2,098 citizens were out and about picking up litter and garbage from public areas, grass verges, paths and roadsides. It was not just the classic litter such as cigarette packets and food packaging. Unfortunately, some hazardous waste such as paint and varnish, engine oil, car batteries, gas bottles, bulky waste and 105 tires were also found. Hazardous waste in particular is always a particular danger to the environment and also to wildlife. The unauthorized and environmentally hazardous disposal of waste can be punished with heavy fines. Many hazardous wastes and electrical appliances can be disposed of free of charge at the Diebesstieg waste disposal facility.

A total of 7,133 volunteers from 24 districts took part in the spring clean-up and the campaign week and collected 4.63 tons of waste, which was disposed of properly by the municipal waste management company (SRB).

The SRB would like to take this opportunity to thank all participants for their commitment to the spring clean-up, without which it would not have been possible to achieve this level of performance.

The result of the spring clean: 4.63 tons of waste were collected this year. That's an average of 0.65 kilograms of waste for every participant.