Walks, visits to the playground, sports activities: The summer days draw people back to the numerous parks and green spaces in Aachen. As temperatures rise, so does the enthusiasm for barbecues. The parks are heavily frequented and many visitors bring barbecues and drinks with them. However, burnt-out disposable barbecues, packaging, disposable crockery and drinks cans and bottles are often left lying around after the barbecue. Anyone who does this is committing an administrative offense. This can be punished with a fine of 55 euros or more.

Aachener Stadtbetrieb requests that barbecue utensils brought along are disposed of correctly after use and not left lying around. For this purpose, event garbage cans have been set up in the parks, especially at the designated barbecue areas. If these are already full, visitors are asked to dispose of their garbage at home.

The waste watchers from the municipal services are also out and about in the green spaces and parks these days to raise awareness among visitors.