Day trippers leave a lot of rubbish – salzburg.ORF.at

The discarded mask is the symbol of the garbage problem in the crisis. The real corona rubbish looks different, however: the mountain and nature watch documents handkerchiefs, plastic bottles and beverage cans every day. Especially on sunnier days. Then there are a particularly large number of day trippers. Alexander Leitner, head of the mountain and nature watch, says that a lot of people are currently pushing their way into nature – the lake areas in particular are very popular: “Unfortunately, people who take drinks, food and handkerchiefs just carelessly throw away the packaging do not dispose of it at the next rubbish bin. “

There are enough rubbish bins

There would be enough rubbish bin for all the legacies. Nevertheless, small amounts of rubbish often end up in nature – a phenomenon that experts call littering. This is particularly problematic in nature reserves, such as at Bayrhamer Spitz on Wallersee. Because sooner or later the rubbish ends up in the lake, says Leitner: “The animals then have problems with it in that they can get stuck, sometimes they also eat the rubbish. The problem of microplastics is well known – the animals absorb it. “

Delivery service packaging in the city

In the city of Salzburg, discarded packaging from delivery services is making the magistrate’s employees more and more work.
Marika Reichenberger from the street cleaning department of the city of Salzburg said: “It’s extreme on the streets. Especially in beautiful places where people meet. Most of the rubbish remains lying around and is not taken back with you. “

While littering has increased with day trippers in some communities, it is an ongoing issue in others. More and more of the Tauern Cycle Path in Pfarrwerfen is left lying around, complains Bernhard Weiß, Chairman of the Pongau Waste Management Association: “Littering is a topic that concerns us all year round. On hiking trails, in parking lots and along the streets. It is of course an environmental problem on the other We communities, of course, also asked to bring it back to order and clean. That costs money. ” Exactly how much it costs is not known. In any case, not only the communities pay the price, but also the flora and fauna.

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