Good news for consumers in Neu-Isenburg: From 1 January, the tariffs for waste disposal will be reduced by a good ten percent. This is what the new waste statute provides for the years from 2023 to 2025, which was on the agenda of the city council last night. The amended statutes were coordinated in advance with the city legal department, and the main commission, finance and digitalization had already ruled in favor last week. Yesterday evening the matter was examined by the municipal councilors for a final decision.
Neu-Isenburg – Waste fees are recalculated every three years. According to the magistrate, the tariffs for waste disposal have been reduced by 10.40 percent compared to the previous period. “Also due to the historically high revenue from the sale of waste paper of 280 euros per ton – the calculation was 50 euros per ton – a high surplus has been obtained, which now has to be returned to the citizens”, explains First City Councilor Stefan Schmitt. As a further reason for the surplus, the relevant press cites “shorter working times for garbage collectors than originally anticipated”.
Assuming Parliament votes yes, the new tariffs will apply from January 2023: Tonnes of up to 40 liters cost €6.04 per month if they are emptied every fortnight, 60 liters cost €9.06 and 80 liters cost €12.08 per month if they are emptied every fortnight. The 120-litre bin costs €18.12 a month, even if emptied every two weeks. The 240-litre rubbish bin costs €36.24 if it is emptied every fortnight and €72.48 a month if it is emptied weekly.
In future, Isenburger will pay 166.10 euros per month for a 1,100-litre waste container that is emptied every two weeks or 332.20 euros if it is emptied weekly. In the event of multiple midweek collections, the fee is the corresponding multiple of the weekly fee.
“Neu-Isenburg has the lowest waste disposal tariffs in the Offenbach district,” Schmitt points out. “We are very happy to be able to offer our citizens relatively low taxes, especially in these difficult times with growing financial burdens everywhere.”
Yesterday the Municipality also provided information on the quantity of waste (see box) and on the methods of recycling. The residual waste collected in Isenburg, for example, is taken directly to the Frankfurt waste-to-energy plant. According to the magistrate, the incineration generates electricity and heat. Organic waste is collected via the organic waste bin and picked up by the utility company (DLB). The collected organic waste is recycled at Rhein Main Biokompost (RMB) GmbH in Frankfurt. Compost soil and biogas are produced in this organic waste treatment plant.
Waste paper is also collected fortnightly via the waste paper bin. The paper collected by the DLB is handled or sorted by a private disposal company in Neu-Isenburg and then sent to a paper mill. The collection of bulky waste is organized in Neu-Isenburg both in the take-back system and in the delivery system (at the recycling center). Electronic devices are also collected through the bulky waste on call and the separate collection centre. As an appointed third party, Rhein Main Abfall GmbH takes care of the comprehensive collection of waste electrical equipment in the district. Supervise the delivery and collection point and organize the self-marketing of waste electrical equipment.
As many as 7,000 tons of household waste a year
To give an idea of the amount of waste that Neu-Isenburg’s approximately 40,000 inhabitants produce each year, the city lists the individual waste fractions. The figures refer to the year 2021. As a result, there was 7007 tons of household waste, or 183 kilograms per inhabitant. For comparison: for the Offenbach district, the value was 137 kilograms per inhabitant. The Huguenot town also produced 1,341 tons of green waste (35 kg per capita, in District 74), 2,224 tons of organic waste (58 kg per capita) and 2,614 tons of paper (68 kg per capita). In addition, 834 tons of wood and 1431 tons of bulky waste (37 kilograms per inhabitant) were disposed of. In 2019, the per capita volume of residual waste in Isenburg was 182 kilograms per inhabitant. There was 52 organic waste, 74 paper and 22 kilograms per capita were collected in the yellow bag (2021: 24).
For other waste collected at the recycling center – such as metals, green waste or wood – there are contractual arrangements with private waste disposal companies. These agreements are concluded by the DLB. “Logistics and costs play a decisive role in the services to be procured,” said the magistrate. hov
