Freiburg (dpa/lsw) – It should be a warning against the flood of garbage on Freiburg’s streets: An art installation with around 4,500 kilos of waste caught fire during the night for reasons that are still unclear. On the Wiwili Bridge, also known as the Blue Bridge, the fire department extinguished burning garbage bags in the early hours of the morning, the police said.
The plan was to show the – now damaged – installation on the bridge arches in the immediate vicinity of the main train station until Thursday. Now it should be dismantled again on Friday, a city spokesman reported. There was damage to the paintwork on the bridge.
According to the city, the four tons of waste corresponds to the amount that is thrown onto the ground by people every day and then swept up by local street cleaners. In the fight against wild garbage, Freiburg also launched a new series of posters and videos. “We are on the right track, but there is still a lot to do,” said the non-party mayor Martin Horn, according to a statement.
The mountain of rubbish has been a thorn in the side of the municipality with over 230,000 residents, which values its environmental image, for years. Town hall boss Horn could also be seen on posters – coffee running down his face. According to the city administration, there is a risk of hefty fines: throwing away so-called small products such as cigarette butts, handkerchiefs, paper cups and chewing gum can cost 100 euros. Even broken glass costs twice as much.
The residents of the southern Baden metropolis are actually considered to be particularly exemplary when it comes to waste. Last year there was an average of 106 kilos of household and bulky waste per resident, which was the lowest value among the large independent cities in Baden-Württemberg. According to the waste balance, the national average was 134 kilos. Mannheim, bottom of the class, even weighed 228 kilos.
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