Overview
- The Senate unveiled the “Einfach abstellen hat seinen Preis” public-awareness effort targeting unlawful street dumping of bulky items.
- Fines for illegal disposal were increased last year, and the new campaign is intended to bolster enforcement and public awareness.
- The environment administration logged almost 200,000 citizen reports of illegal waste in 2025, averaging more than 500 per day.
- Cleanup spending exceeded €13 million in 2025, up from roughly €10.3 million in 2024, when BSR removed about 54,000 cubic meters of illegal deposits, an eight percent rise from 2023.
- BSR highlighted legal options including 14 recycling yards, a bulky-waste pickup service, free neighborhood collection days, and the Tiptapp transport-help app, as Senator Ute Bonde condemned dumping as harmful to communities and nature.