Waste separation is becoming uniform – and yet not

From January 1, 2023, plastic waste will be collected uniformly in Austria. And yet the same thing does not go into every yellow bin.

Wien. Almost everyone can tell a story regarding it. About the parents who came to visit from Salzburg and then littered the plastic garbage can in Vienna with empty yoghurt cups. The ones in Vienna didn’t even belong there. Or the mother in Upper Austria, who asked in astonishment whether the daughter in Vienna had forgotten how to separate the rubbish because she threw the empty pack of cream cheese in the rubbish bin. Unwashed at that.

Yes, it was easy to argue regarding waste separation up to now. What was due to the different regulations in the federal states. A new law aims to change that. From January 1st, 2023, i.e. on Sunday, plastic waste will be collected uniformly in Austria. To the relief of many. If only there weren’t a few traps.