Rethinking required!

Replacing disposable plastic items with disposable items made from "bioplastics", paper, wood or other renewable raw materials shifts the problem. Cultivation areas and resources are limited, even for renewable materials. Disposal is also problematic. Printed or coated papers can often neither be used for paper recycling nor biodegraded. Bioplastics are not uniformly labelled and often contain additives - they can therefore neither be recycled like conventional recyclable materials nor actually biodegrade, as is often advertised. Decomposition takes longer than is intended for organic waste. In turn, the necessary temperatures are not reached in home composting.

The newly introduced reusable waste obligation is part of the solution. Instead of supposedly environmentally friendly disposable items, long-lasting products are used that are recycled in a controlled manner at the end of their life cycle.

One problem is still the incentive. It is convenient to use disposable items.

In view of rising costs, it would be advantageous for households if they could reduce their financial burden by producing less waste. This is also possible without "smart bins".

Fair waste charges thanks to automatic scanning and container tracking:

Using mobile smart devices and the modular MONA LOGA system, it is possible to record and document which bins have been put out and collected. The automatic feedback to the scheduling department enables fair billing. Different collection schedules are also conceivable, so that waste disposal companies can plan resource-saving routes with just one click.