WASTE DISPOSAL CALENDAR 2019 Avoiding, separating and recycling waste Hinweis / important note! Der Abfallkalender 2019 steht auch in The waste disposal calendar is einer englischen Version zur Verfügung. available in English as well. www.usk-kleve.de / Abfallentsorgung und Wertstoffe # Clevesfriendly – the insect-town More details on page 2 # Introduction and news 2019 Dear residents of Cleves, You are now holding the waste disposal calendar We also train young people! Get information about 2019 for the town of Cleves in your hands. You our company on www.usk-kleve.de and about can also download an English version of the waste training opportunities on www.usk-kleve.de/ calendar from www.usk-kleve.de “Abfallentsorgung Ausbildungsberufe. und Wertstoffe“. Apart from that, you can download the waste pick-up date lists in iCal format and transfer We look forward to hearing from you. them to your own electronic calendar. As before, the Umweltbetriebe der Stadt Kleve AöR Kind regards, We train (USK) can offer their proven service in the fi eld of Your young waste disposal to full capacity in 2019, and they are people! your central contact. If you have any questions, do KLEVE not hesitate to get in touch with us through one of the contact addresses that are listed on page 12. We KLEVE USK gladly help you and take up your ideas and sugge- Umweltbetriebe der stions! USK Stadt Kleve - AöR Umweltbetriebe der Stadt Kleve - AöR Cleves – the insect-friendly town A drastic decrease in the amount and range of What can we do against the decrease in insects has been widely discussed lately. It is not insects? only insects; other animal species also disappear more and more noticably. The range of animal spe- The Umweltbetriebe der Stadt Kleve AöR have cies constantly declines. The reasons are, among begun to combat the decrease in insects in the other things, modern agriculture, increasing land town area. So, mead-ows with wild fl owers have sealing, light pollution (which makes animals con- been set up; nesting aids for insects have been fused during the night), and the decimation of installed; more and more green areas have been important living space like meadow orchards, hed- extensively cultivated. More measures are to follow. ges, fallow areas and fringe structures. This living space disappears due to building development, You can also do a lot in your garden, in your front yard intensifying use, neglected care or simply be-cau- and even on your balcony in order to give insects the se of a general and well-meant „sense of order“. living space they need. For more information feel However, it is these small niches that are very sig- free to check our website www.usk-kleve.de. nifi cant. As a result of the decrease, wild as well as Thank you for your support! cultivated plants, for example, get less pollinated; thus, less fruit grow, and the mutual regulation of species is weakened or eliminated. 2 News 2019 Locations of the storage containers for old textiles/shoes: • Brienen, Briener Straße (Fire department) • Kleve, Karl-Leisner-Straße • Donsbrüggen, Mehrer Straße (Church car park) (at Tönnissen-Center) • Griethausen, Postdeich (Sports ground car park) • Kleve, Klever Ring (at Hagebaumarkt) • Keeken, Düffelgaustraße (Sports ground) • Kleve, Königsallee (Exit cemetary car park) • Kellen, Briener Straße (Car park in front of XOX) • Kleve, Ludwig-Jahn-Straße (Car park) • Kellen, Postdeich (KAG school centre) • Kleve, Tichelpark (Car park) • Kellen, van-den-Bergh-Straße • Kleve, Wasserstraße (Car park city hall) (Sports ground car park) • Materborn, Dorfstraße (old fairground) • Kellen, Zur alten Kirche • Materborn, Hamstraße at corner Am Forsthaus (Club home shooting association) • Reichswalde, Dorfanger (Sports ground car park) • Kleve, Albersallee (Hospital) • Rindern, Keekener Straße (Fire department) • Kleve, Böllenstege (Adult Education Centre VHS) • Warbeyen, Hermesplatz • Kleve, Brabanter Straße (USK) • Kleve, EOC car park If additional locations are set up, (at Hoffmannallee/Secondary school) we will inform you accordingly. Note: Regarding the use of the storage containers and the special collection of recyclable material we ask you to place old textiles and shoes ( which should be bundled in pairs) in plastic bags before you put them into storage contain ers or glass disposal boxes. This way they are protected against dampness and dirt. Special collection of recyclable material: Since 2013 USK has regularly been pursuing a special collection Every 8 weeks the recyclable materials are collected, namely system in order to pick up certain types of recyclable material. shortly after the dates for the collection of waste glass (for exact This is done with the help of the glass collection boxes that are dates see the calendar at the end of this brochure). used on the day of disposal. Other than that, the collection boxes n White box: Old textiles and shoes (bundled in pairs), for the disposal of waste glass are to be used for this. packed in plastic bags. n Green box: Assorted small metals (not liquid or combustible metals). n Brown box: Electrical or electronical devices (only small devices) of groups 3 and 5 in accordance with §14 section 1 of ElektroG (information or telecommunication devices, If you use your collection boxes for the disposal of waste entertainment electronics devices, small household devices, glass, the box volume must not be exceeded. As to weight, electrical and electronical tools, toys, sports devices, med- the boxes must be fi lled in a way that they are not damaged ical products, control and surveillance devices, no lighting during transport! devices). “Robbery of recyclable material”: The recyclable materials placed in the boxes are given to the care of USK only. This also goes for bulky waste. Of course, they must not be taken away by other col- lectors, which, however, we in our experience have to reckon with. Should you observe such an incident, please notify USK immediately; if possible, give us data like number plate of the collector´s car or similar information. This is in your interest as the profi t that USK make from these collections go into the waste disposal budget. 3 Which waste goes where? The grey wastebin The green wastebin The grey wastebin takes only the so-called “remaining The green wastebin takes old paper as well as paper waste”, that is, waste that cannot be recycled. and cardboard packaging material. YES, NO, YES, NO, this goes in: this does not go in: this goes in: this does not go in: Only waste which cannot be recycled, n Any recyclable waste that is collec- n Newspapers and magazines n Dirty, fatty and wet paper such as: ted in the green and brown waste- n Catalogues, books, files, journals n Waxed and oiled paper n Fatty, wet paper bins, the glass boxes and the yellow n Any other clean paper n Coated paper or cardboard such as n Vacuumcleaner bags waste bags n Cardboard boxes beverage Pizza packaging n Waxed and oiled paper Hazardous materials such as: n Corrugated cardboard n Yoghurt, margarine and ice-cream n Hygienic paper such as nappies, paper n Batteries n Other cardboard materials boxes handkerchiefs or sanitary towels n Fluorescent tubes, energy-saving n Paper shreds n Parchment paper n Metals covered with non-metallic light bulbs n Wallpaper materials n Paints and coatings Please note the n Vacuum cleaner bags n Video cassettes n Acids and alkalis correct filling of n Hygienic papers such as nappies, n Objects that consist of different n Oils and fats the wastebins! paper handkerchiefs or sanitary types of metal n Insecticides and plant protection towels n Window or mirror glass products n Non-paper material such as inlays n Glass shards, ceramic, porcelain n Chemicals of all kinds in chocolates or cigarette boxes n Leftovers of processed food n Old clothes n Vegetable fats n Construction work debris n Out-of-date medicine n Electrical and electronical scrap 3 n Rests of wallpaper X n Hardened paints and coatings The yellow wastebag The yellow wastebags are intended for packaging that is Do you need yellow made of plastic, metal or composites and that as a rule wastebags? carries the “green dot”. You can get them at the Kleve local city office, at the Kleve waste recycling YES, N0, centre and at the USK headquarters. this goes in: this does not go in: Furthermore, you can get yellow wastebags from the USK personnel on the day the waste paper (green wastebin) is collected. Contact the USK personnel n Metals: n Metals covered with non-metallic directly or leave a corresponding message on the lid of the green wastebin. - Konserven- and beverage cans materials You will find a roll of yellow wastebags in the empty green wastebin. - Closures n Batteries - Aluminium boxes, lids and foil n Packaging that contains hazardous - Spray and coating cans material, such as spray or coating n Composites: cans that contain CFC - Beverage and milk cartons n Silage film - Vacuum packaging n Extremely dirty packaging The brown wastebin - Pizza boxes with aluminium The brown wastebin takes all organic waste, that is, coating waste that can be composted. n Plastics: - Carrier bags YES, NO, - Plastic bags - Dishwasher liquid, washing liquid this goes in: this does not go in: and body care liquid bottles n Compostable garden and green n Leftovers of processed food - Dairy product boxes waste n Material hazardous to nature - Margarine boxes n Tree-cut remains of up to ten n Foreign material such as metals, centimetres in diametre stones, plastics, big and strong The glass boxes n Roots of bushes or similar plants rootwork, household waste n n Waste glass is collected in three boxes for white (clear), Cut grass Animal droppings and bedding n brown and green glass respectively.