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City life | Jul 08, 2025

Wild landfills pose dangers to humans and the environment

The disposal of green waste and garden waste as well as waste from forestry in the riparian areas of rivers and streams, as well as deposits and constructions of all kinds on public water property, can have serious consequences.

 

Due to the increased occurrence of waste disposal and deposits next to rivers and streams throughout the district, the Lienz building district office, on behalf of the public water property administration, the federal water engineering administration, and the East Tyrol water association, requests sensitization of the population.

 

Grünschnitt und Garden waste prohibited, as neophytes develop particularly quickly on these and spread further.Garden waste and cuttings are prohibited as neophytes develop rapidly on them and spread further.

 

It is also worrisome that outside of settlement areas, the banks of rivers and streams are often misused for storing timber and disposing of large quantities of branches and tree bark.

 

This destroys the existing bank. In addition, after the timber"s removal, many branches and bark remain in the form of large accumulators on the bank browsing. The storage of timber and the disposal of advanced waste in the embankment area of ​​rivers and streams has a significant risk of explanation. Up to at least 5 meters inland inland of the head of the embankment, the bank areas of deposits and buildings of all kinds must be kept free. "In exceptional cases, the public watergust of permission and- depending on the facts- at the authority around water and nature conservation law allocation can be applied to the authority," explains Johannes Nemmert, head of the Lienz construction district.