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The employees of the municipal services have been called out on a warning strike on Wednesday, March 12. This may have an impact on waste collection. It is not possible to calculate which areas will be affected and to what extent in the coming days. Aachener Stadtbetrieb regrets the inconvenience and asks for your understanding in advance.

In areas where waste collection is canceled, the bins are expected to be emptied on the next regular disposal day.

That means for Wednesday, March 12:

• The weekly residual waste garbage cans will be emptied on Wednesday, March 19.
• The emptying of the 2-weekly residual waste garbage cans and the organic waste garbage cans will be postponed to Wednesday, March 26.
• The 4-weekly residual waste garbage cans and paper garbage cans will be emptied on Wednesday, April 9.

Surplus residual waste

In this exceptional situation, surplus waste, i.e. waste that regularly accumulates during this period, may also be provided for collection in the areas affected by the strike on the specified disposal date. The quantity is limited:

Only as many bags may be added as the container volume (residual waste) on site. Example: For a 60-liter garbage can of residual waste, one bag may be added; for a 240-liter garbage can, up to four bags (four times the volume) may be added. It is not permitted to use the collection situation for household liquidations or similar.

It is important that the excess waste is collected in tear-proof bags; for example, standard gray or blue bags between 60 and 120 liters in volume. The municipal company asks that the bags are not filled too heavily due to health and safety reasons.

Note: Standard household waste bags are not suitable for collecting large quantities, as they can easily tear and/or be damaged by animals.

Even in the case of full-service properties, the bags containing the excess waste must be placed on the street for collection by the residents on the collection day. The municipal employees will not collect bags from basements or from garbage can locations that are far away from the street.

Surplus waste from waste paper

Waste paper can be bundled in cardboard boxes and added to the regular paper collection. For health and safety reasons, the additional paper bundles should not weigh more than 25 kg. The waste paper must also be placed on the street independently (like sacks). Alternatively, the recycling centers are also available for additional quantities of waste paper.

If waste management capacities are available, containers will be emptied in advance, depending on the number of staff available.

It is possible that there will be further strike-related restrictions in waste collection and service times at the Eilendorf recycling center, Kellerhaustraße, during the course of the week.