The waste management company Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb Landkreis Emsland (AWB) has so far fitted around 170,000 residual waste and organic waste garbage cans with a chip and a white so-called identification sticker. The identification sticker attached to the side of the bin indicates that the bin is fitted with a chip. The waste disposal vehicles have also been equipped with the necessary readers, meaning that the identification system has been in regular operation since July 2015. This means that from now on, only residual waste and organic waste garbage cans with a chip will be emptied.
After all residual waste and organic waste garbage cans were fitted with a chip in a nationwide campaign in 2014, all paper garbage cans and paper containers will be fitted with a chip between March and May 2020.
Over the coming weeks and months, all property owners will be successively informed in writing. The AWB asks all citizens to provide paper garbage cans and paper containers for chip equipment on the date specified in the letter. This also affects paper garbage cans that are labeled with a logo, for example of a charitable organization (Kolping, Cape Kids). Landlords are asked to inform their tenants accordingly and to ensure that the paper bins used at the rental property are ready for fitting on time. As soon as the white identification sticker with the year 2020 has been affixed to the left-hand side of the bin, equipping is complete. Of course, the paper bins can be filled as usual during the equipping phase.
The chip equipment of the paper garbage cans is primarily used to keep an inventory of all paper bins used in the district of Emsland. This makes it possible to trace where paper garbage cans are located, which ones may have been mixed up or whether and when they were emptied. The so-called identification system for waste garbage cans basically enables more efficient collection planning, better utilization of the collection vehicles, thereby reducing CO² emissions and improving customer service. Despite falling revenues from the marketing of waste paper, the introduction of a waste fee for privately used paper garbage cans and paper containers is not currently planned.
Residual waste, organic waste or paper garbage cans that have not yet been registered can be registered at the customer center by calling 05931 599 699.
To enable the chip to be read out smoothly, please make sure that the bins are ready for emptying with the lid opening facing forwards (towards the street), thank you.
The so-called identification system offers numerous advantages:
The chip only contains a unique identification number and no personal data.
All residual waste, organic waste and paper garbage cans have been given their own identification number so that they can be clearly assigned to a property or property owner in future. The garbage cans have been fitted with a chip for this purpose. This enables automatic identification of the bin during the emptying process. This means that waste garbage cans can no longer be mixed up in future.
First of all, an improved service for you as our customers. In future, it will be possible to see where approved waste garbage cans are located, which garbage cans may have been lost or mixed up or whether and when a waste garbage can was emptied. This information is important in order to be able to quickly and reliably answer any questions you may have about discrepancies in waste collection. In the interests of all fee payers, the system also leads to more fairness in terms of fees. In future, only waste garbage cans equipped with a valid chip will be emptied. So-called black garbage cans will therefore not be emptied in future. Last but not least, the identification system ensures more efficient collection planning and thus reduces costs.
Only a container identification number is stored in the chip, which will be read out in future when the container is emptied and which can only be assigned in connection with the data stored with the AWB. It does not contain any personal data
No, you need a special device for this; moreover, only a container number is stored in the chip and no personal data
For example, ask one of your neighbors for this small favor.
No, please place the waste garbage cans directly at the boundary of the property so that it is not necessary to enter them.
The chips are made of plastic and are resistant to moisture, heat and frost. As they are mounted horizontally, they are not damaged during cleaning.
Visibly printed on the white sticker are: a container number, the container size and type of waste as well as the street name, house number and place of residence. The bin number is also shown as a barcode.
The waste disposal vehicles are equipped with a special reader. During the dumping process, the data is compared with the container data stored at the AWB. The system automatically recognizes waste containers that are not registered or that are provided for collection more than once on the same day.
The identification system has been in operation since July 2015.
This is how the identification system works: The waste disposal vehicles are equipped with a special reader. During the emptying process, a comparison is made with the container data registered with the AWB. The system automatically recognizes residual waste, organic waste and paper garbage cans that are not registered or that are provided for collection more than once on the same day. Waste garbage cans without a chip will no longer be emptied in future. In the interests of all fee payers, the identification system therefore also leads to fairer fees.
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