SCANDAL in the Neckar Valley: Protest against ecological madness on July 18th!
Citizens' initiative in Walheim organized protest against sewage sludge incineration on July 18, 2025. Environmental protection in focus.

SCANDAL in the Neckar Valley: Protest against ecological madness on July 18th!
INCREDIBLE! On July 18, 2025, Walheim will be the scene of a spectacular protest that will heat up people's minds! The citizens' initiative “Citizens in the Neckar Valley” is calling for a massive human chain that will stretch from Walheim town hall to the factory gate of the controversial sewage sludge incineration plant (KVA) at 6:30 p.m. This is more than just a protest - it is a desperate cry against the impending ecological madness that could unravel the environment in the Neckar Valley!
The mayor and citizens are on alert! The partial approval for the construction of the KVA has raised eyebrows - the residents from Walheim, Gemmrigheim, Kirchheim and Besigheim will no longer allow themselves to be paid lip service. Under the banner of the citizens' initiative, they are positioning themselves resolutely against the economic interests of EnBW, which appear to be placed above the health and safety of the population. LKZ reports that the planned incineration plant is viewed by opponents as the result of a catastrophic political failure by the green-black state government!
Toxic threat to the environment
The risks of sewage sludge are shocking! This hazardous waste created during wastewater treatment contains dangerous heavy metals, harmful chemicals and even drug residues. Disposal that pollutes the soil is prohibited! Instead, incineration will become mandatory from 2029. It is SENSATIONAL that many residents recognize the dangers of the KVA: groundwater pollution and the threat of air pollution could have catastrophic consequences for the entire region. taz reveals that even in other regions, such as Bremen, the pressure to build such facilities does not stop, despite massive protests!
EnBW's clientele is kept in the dark while rumors of “label fraud” are heard. Critics demand transparency that does not exist in the current situation. This facility is anything but the solution to our waste problem - the opposite could be the case!
Political outcry!
The Walheim local council is alarmed! Lawsuits have already been filed with the Mannheim Administrative Court. The protest is not just a sign of solidarity, it is a rebellion against the supposed ignorance of political decision-makers! Federal Nature Conservation Union revealed that the mono-incineration of sewage sludge has the worst CO2 balance. Background information shows that most processes for phosphorus recovery are completely ineffective and pollute the environment with unnecessary CO2 emissions!
The citizens' initiative not only sees the new KVA as a source of danger, but also as a Greenist "ecological madness" that contradicts Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann's promise not to support such a project. Are we witnessing the region's biggest environmental scandal?
An event that could perhaps go down as a turning point in the history of the environmental movement - BE THERE and feel the pulse of the protest!