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SCANDAL! Waste quantities are exploding – fees remain unchanged!
The GOA waste report 2024 for Ostalbkreis shows increasing amounts of waste and a stable financial situation; Annual surplus: 2.65 million euros.
SCANDAL! Waste quantities are exploding – fees remain unchanged!
A wave of INCREDIBLE numbers and sensational revelations is brewing in GOA's latest release! Waste management is at a catastrophic level, while household waste levels are skyrocketing, leaving citizens uneasy. According to the frightening financial reports for 2023 and 2024, which were revealed on Schwäbische Post, residents can look forward to an annual surplus of around 2.65 million euros, while the waste fees are surprising could remain stable! But wait, what does this mean for our environment?
The amount of household waste increased to a shocking 25,266 tons in 2024 - an increase of 844 tons compared to the previous year! Even bulky waste has come to the fore with 11,551 tons and an increase of 474 tons. Is this the tip of the mountain of waste threatening our streets? Hard to believe!
A worrying increase!
With a shocking look at the waste statistics, it becomes clear that organic waste has grown enormously and has already reached 11,541 tonnes for 2024 - an increase of 418 tonnes! Even the amount of waste paper saw a small increase, which begs the question: Where does all this waste end up?
But that's not all! Green waste has reached a new high of 38,921 tonnes with an alarming increase of 5,647 tonnes! And the electronic waste? There was also a worrying increase here, with values 640 tonnes higher. Amid all this shocking data, we ask ourselves: Who cares about our precious planet?
The shocking news: Wild garbage!
The situation becomes even more explosive when you consider the increase in litter, which rose by a frightening 10 percent in 2024 compared to the previous year! The images of littered parks and streets inevitably threaten to burn themselves into our minds. Is this the price of our modernization?
Tragically, the sharp increase in disposal and transport costs cannot be overlooked. In light of increasing amounts of waste, financial burdens are accelerating like an avalanche. Despite a turnover of 52,534 million euros in 2024, which represents an increase of an alarming 45.5 million euros compared to 2023, the question remains: how long can this continue?
A look into the bleak future
The GOA has invested over 11.9 million euros in significant projects, including bio-bins, vehicles and new facilities. But how much new capacity can we really afford? Given the forecast decline in volume deliveries in the commercial sector and rising personnel costs following collective bargaining, we must seriously ask ourselves whether we and the environment can withstand this pressure.
This is not just a local problem! According to Umweltbundesamt, there are over 3,400 plants for the processing and disposal of waste in Austria, while the amounts of waste in not so distant neighboring countries are also increasing alarmingly! Where is this crazy trend taking us and what will happen to our recycling rate, which is at 59.8 percent but could soon be put under pressure by the challenges?
As we face this flooded ocean of trash, all that remains is hope that we can turn things around before the trash consumes us!
Anyone who thinks that all of this isn't alarming enough should take a look at the current statistics from the Federal Environment Ministry and see for themselves how worrying the situation really is. Our environment needs immediate action before it is too late!