AWG Wuppertal
| Waste Management Company mbH (AWG)
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| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1976 |
| Seat | Wuppertal , North Rhine-Westphalia |
| management | Martin Bickenbach Conrad Tschersich |
| Number of employees | about 450 |
| Branch | Waste management |
| Website | awg.wuppertal.de |
The waste management company mbH Wuppertal , shortly AWG Wuppertal , is a municipal company of waste and waste management in the North Rhine-Westphalian city of Wuppertal .
The shareholders of AWG Wuppertal are the WSW Wuppertaler Stadtwerke , Stadtwerke Remscheid , Stadtwerke Velbert and the cities of Wuppertal and Remscheid . AWG operates the Wuppertal waste-to-energy plant .
history
In 1970 the Wuppertal city council decided to set up a waste incineration plant because the disposal capacities within Wuppertal were exhausted by landfills . The owner of the waste incineration plant was "MVA Wuppertal GmbH", founded in 1976, in which the city of Wuppertal held 75% and the city of Remscheid 25%. In the same year, the 126 million German Mark expensive facility was inaugurated. In 1990 the company was renamed AWG Abfallwirtschaftsgesellschaft mbH Wuppertal .
With the conversion of the local garbage system in 1983 - the private metal garbage and ash bins were replaced by free large plastic garbage bins , and a garbage fee per inhabitant was also charged from then on - the waste-to-energy plant also reached its capacity limit, so that from 1988 a cross-city waste management concept was promoted in the Bergisch city triangle . Since then, recycling centers have been set up, a bulky waste collection system has been set up, and greater sensitivity has been created for usable raw materials such as glass or paper. When the company Duales System Deutschland was founded , many large rubbish bins in households were replaced by the smaller plastic rubbish bins that are still common today . During the same period, the collection of waste glass , metals, pollutants , electrical appliances , Christmas trees and organic waste began .
In the mid-1990s, the cities of Wuppertal and Remscheid sold their shares in AWG to their respective local municipal utilities. In 1997 the Wuppertaler Stadtwerke transferred 4.5% of the shares to the Stadtwerke Velbert. In 1999 a contract was signed between AWG and the US “AWG Leasing Trust ”. By leasing the AWG to American companies, American tax laws were used, which brought the AWG 38.5 million DM and thus saved the consumer from a sharp increase in fees, which would have become necessary due to rising environmental standards.
Since 2002, waste has been recycled and disposed of by the EKOCity association , to which the cities of Wuppertal, Remscheid, Bochum and Herne , the Ruhr regional association , the Recklinghausen district and the Ennepe-Ruhr district belong. In addition to the AWG, this association also includes the AGR waste disposal company in the Ruhr area and the USB Umweltservice Bochum .
On July 1, 2016, the previous head of the waste management department, Martin Bickenback, took over the management of AWG from Wolfgang Herkenberg.
Holdings
Recyclable logistics
Since 2004, AWG has been involved in WLG Wertstoff Logistik GmbH together with a medium-sized private waste management company . The company deals with the collection and transport of waste and recyclable materials.
Recycling Wuppertal
The WVW recyclables recycling Wuppertal GmbH was founded in 2003 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the AWG and provides mainly logistical and personnel services in connection with the collection and transportation of waste and recyclables, as well as the treatment and recycling of waste in the territory of the shareholders of the AWG.
AUTOonline
After the merger of AWG with the former B + B Autorecycling GmbH in 2002, AWG took over a minority stake in AUTOonline GmbH Informationssysteme in Neuss . It also operates an internet platform for determining the residual values of automobiles.
Wuppertal Marketing
AWG is one of 26 founding members and shareholders of Wuppertal Marketing GmbH, which was founded in 2005 .
tasks
Garbage collection
In the context of waste disposal, the AWG offers a gray bin , yellow bin , blue bin and organic bin as well as bulky waste collection and numerous depot containers.
- Gray bin
The residual waste bin that is emptied weekly is called the gray bin . The volume of the gray bin can be reduced by 25% or 50%, which can lower waste fees for private households. Almost all waste that cannot be disposed of in one of the other bins or in bulky waste is considered residual waste.
- Yellow bin
The yellow bin is intended for packaging made of plastic , metal or composite packaging that is marked with the green dot for recycling . No fees are charged for this bin, but "incorrect" disposal is punished with fines. Since different packaging materials come together here, these are separated and recycled by the AWG.
- Blue bin
Since 2007, the free blue bins for cardboard and paper for private households have been emptied every four weeks . The container sizes available are 120 liters, 240 liters and 1.1 m³. In addition to the previous 31,000 blue tonnes, there are over 440 depot containers for waste paper in the city as well as the five recycling yards.
- Compost bin
The biobin for garden and green waste is emptied every fortnight. The garden and green waste is disposed of at the Society for Composting and Recycling in Velbert . The compost can be obtained at the recycling yards in Wuppertal for a flat rate of 10 euros per year.
- Bulky waste
The AWG Wuppertal offers free bulky waste collection for private households four times a year . The dates will be announced in advance in the company's collection calendar. A bulky waste express service can be ordered for an additional charge .
Depot container
There are depot containers for waste glass and waste paper at over 440 locations throughout the Wuppertal urban area, at over 170 locations there are also containers for old clothing, textiles and shoes and at almost all depot locations there are containers for small electrical appliances. Through the targeted collection of small electrical appliances at the depot, around 560 tons were collected in the first half of 2012 alone.
Pollutant collection
The AWG Wuppertal offers a mobile and stationary collection of pollutants. The mobile pollutant collection takes place over the Wuppertal city area five days a week at 14 different locations. The stationary collection of pollutants is offered at the Elberfeld recycling center.
Recycling yards
In Wuppertal, AWG operates five recycling yards in Barmen , Küllenhahn, Langerfeld , Sonnborn / Varresbeck and Uellendahl , which are open five days a week. Free and chargeable waste are accepted. The free waste fractions include electronic scrap , batteries , waste paper , old clothes , metal scrap as well as fluorescent tubes and energy-saving lamps ; bulky waste , construction waste and green waste are recycled for a fee . Pollutants can also be given off at the Elberfeld recycling center.
Book boxes can be found at all five recycling yards . Instead of disposal, books that are no longer required can be placed here and taken out by others if they are interested. The book boxes work according to the Givebox system .
In 2005, around 140,000 residents took advantage of the recycling yards.
Car recycling
The AWG operates a car recycling facility . It buys and sells used and accident vehicles, sells used vehicle parts and dismantles vehicles and promises environmentally compatible recycling and recycling of at least 95% of the materials.
Waste incineration plant
In the waste incineration plant, the former waste incineration plant, AWG produces regenerative electricity and district heating in combined heat and power . Since the last renovation in 2014, the system has been state-of-the-art in Germany.
engagement
For several years now, the AWG has been lending free inflatables to schools, day-care centers and sports clubs for events. In Wuppertal Zoo , the AWG took over the sponsorship of the elephant Numbi since of 2003.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Waste management company Wuppertal: The company AWG. Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
- ↑ AWG shareholders at awg-wuppertal.de, accessed on June 13, 2016
- ↑ Garbage history Wuppertal on awg-wuppertal.de, 2006 (PDF)
- ↑ WLG Wertstoff Logistik GmbH at awg-wuppertal.de, accessed on June 13, 2016
- ↑ WVW Wertstoffverwertung Wuppertal GmbH on awg-wuppertal.de, accessed on June 13, 2016
- ↑ WMG Wuppertal Marketing GmbH at awg-wupperta.de, accessed on June 13, 2016
- ↑ Die Graue Tonne on awg-wuppertal.de, accessed on June 13, 2016
- ↑ The Yellow Bin on awg-wuppertal.de, accessed on June 13, 2016
- ↑ 30,000 tons for waste paper in Westdeutsche Zeitung of November 6, 2007
- ↑ Die Blaue Tonne on awg-wuppertal.de, accessed on June 13, 2016
- ↑ The organic waste bin at awg-wuppertal.de, accessed on June 13, 2016
- ^ A b Wuppertal waste management company: Recycling yards. Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
- ↑ Bulky waste collection at awg-wuppertal.de, accessed on June 13, 2016
- ^ The paper & glass collection at awg-wuppertal.de, accessed on June 13, 2016
- ↑ The collection of old clothes on awg-wuppertal.de, accessed on June 13, 2016
- ↑ Distribution of small electrical appliances at awg-wuppertal.de, accessed on June 13, 2016
- ↑ Electronic waste: AWG now collects double the amount in the Westdeutsche Zeitung of July 29, 2012
- ↑ Pollutants on awg-wuppertal.de, accessed on June 13, 2016
- ↑ New - The AWG Book Box (PDF)
- ↑ Autorecycling at awg-wuppertal.de, accessed on June 13, 2016
- ↑ AWG committed at awg-wuppertal.de, accessed on June 13, 2016