City cleaning - BSR with around 500 employees on duty on New Year's Day
Around 500 employees of the Berlin city cleaning service (BSR) will be on duty on New Year's Day to clean up the capital after New Year's Eve. Around 180 vehicles such as sweepers and collection trucks will be on standby for the special operation, as BSR announced on Friday.
The clean-up work is mainly planned for busy areas of the city, including the area around the New Year's Eve party at the Brandenburg Gate and on the New Year's running track on Unter den Linden. Other focal points are Kurfürstendamm, Schönhauser Allee and Hermannplatz. On January 2, the rest of the city will then be cleared of New Year's Eve waste as part of the regular city cleaning service.
According to BSR, it collected around 520 cubic meters of waste on New Year's Day 2023. In particular, firework batteries, firecracker and rocket remnants as well as bottles, cups and disposable packaging were removed.
BSR is expecting a lot of New Year's Eve waste again this year - and a lot of firework batteries. However, these are too large for the suction chutes of the sweepers and therefore have to be collected by hand. "If you want to make the BSR employees' work a little easier, you should therefore dispose of burnt-out firework batteries separately yourself," said BSR in a statement. Empty bottles should also not be left on the streets due to the risk of injury.
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- Despite the efforts of BSR's 500 employees on New Year's Day, the area around the Brandenburg Gate and other busy locations in Berlin will still require additional city cleaning due to the accumulation of New Year's Eve waste, including burnt-out firework batteries and empty bottles.
- As part of their New Year's Day operation, the Berlin city cleaning service (BSR) will focus on the removal of waste in particular areas of the city, such as the New Year's Eve party location and the running track, as well as Kurfürstendamm, Schönhauser Allee, and Hermannplatz.
- In order to ensure the efficient and safe collection of waste on New Year's Day, BSR strongly recommends that citizens dispose of burnt-out firework batteries separately and avoid leaving empty bottles on the streets, which pose a risk of injury to both city cleaning personnel and the public.
- In light of the expected high volume of New Year's Eve waste, including firework batteries, BSR has mobilized around 180 vehicles such as sweepers and collection trucks to assist in the clean-up, in addition to its regular city cleaning service which will resume on January 2.
- In an effort to protect the environment and promote sustainability in Berlin, the city cleaning service (BSR) encourages citizens to consider reducing their waste production and properly disposing of waste throughout the year, including during celebratory events such as New Year's Eve.
Source: www.stern.de
