Overview

• The control push is coordinated by the Wir für Bio campaign, which reports participation from more than 100 municipal operators across the country.
• In cities such as Magdeburg and Dessau-Roßlau, crews will leave gravely mis-sorted brown bins standing, attach stickers or bands requiring re-sorting, and give brief guidance at the curb.
• Since May, regulations cap foreign material in organic waste at 3 percent and set a 1 percent limit for plastic to reduce microplastics and safeguard compost and biogas production.
• Waste operators can be sanctioned for delivering over-contaminated loads, and repeated misuse by households can result in costly special emptying; some municipalities are testing AI to detect contaminants.
• Participation is uneven, with Berlin, Bremen, Brandenburg, Saarland and Saxony not joining the checks and Thuringia taking part only in part.