Lower Austria's environmental week: Together for a clean future!

Lower Austria's environmental week: Together for a clean future!

The current environmental week in Lower Austria is celebrated today, on May 30, 2025, and aims to raise public awareness of important environmental issues. During this time, the Lower Austrian environmental associations and regional waste associations are committed to bringing their work and offers closer. As reported ots, emphasized LAbg. Anton Kasser, President of the Lower Austria Environmental Associations, the essential importance of information and a higher awareness of waste avoidance.

The Lower Austria environmental associations act as a central platform for 22 regional waste associations and three statutory cities and are strong for a sustainable, clean future for all Lower Austrians. As part of the environmental week, your year -round measures for responsible waste management and environmental protection are particularly visible.

broad community campaigns for more environmental protection

Special promotions such as the annual spring cleaning encourage thousands of Lower Austrians to actively help shape and beautify their surroundings. In addition, initiatives such as "cleanly festivals" and the practical "pocket cup" campaign are launched, which set a strong sign of the importance of a clean environment. In addition, interested citizens can find free, personal waste advice on the inside, which are aimed at both municipalities and educational institutions.

The digital separating ABC also comes into play from waste management side, which offers valuable orientation for disposal issues. Supporting materials, such as separating leaves, also make it easier to separate waste. This focuses on the reduction in the reduction of the waste amount and the avoidance of harmful effects on the environment and health, goals that, incidentally, are pursued not only in Lower Austria, but also in the entire country within the framework of a comprehensive waste avoidance policy, as reports [https://www.umweltbundamt.de/themen/ Abfall-s-s-dalleurcen/ Abfallwirtschafts avoidance).

Environmental education from small to

Another point that is not neglected in the environmental week is the environmental education that begins in kindergarten. Age -friendly school lessons and materials for educators: Inside, environmentally conscious behavior promotes early. The clarification of food waste, under the motto "Food is too valuable for the bin", is an important part of these educational measures.

The importance of sustainable use of resources is also underlined by the current challenges in the area of ​​waste avoidance. The goal of halving the waste of food by 2030 requires close cooperation between different actors. All actors are included along the value chain so that the goals set can be realized.

Overall, the Lower Austria environmental associations show how important sustainable handling of waste is - because there is something! If everyone contributes to this, we can together make a significant difference for our environment.