85 percent of Austrians surveyed ensure that their waste is separated. In Vorarlberg and Tyrol, this is 93 percent, according to a study by Marketagent. The older the respondents are, the better they know about waste separation.
While 92 percent of 60 to 78 year olds pay attention to the correct disposal of waste, this figure is only 74 percent among Generation Z, the 14 to 30 year olds. They are significantly less certain about which waste belongs in which bin. Only about one in five young people (24 percent) feel “very safe” when separating waste.
“The older you are, the more likely you are to have to deal with waste separation in your own household. We still need to inform young people better and motivate them to separate,” says Veronika Wüster from the Association of Austrian Waste Management Companies (VOEB), which commissioned the study. However, it is not only a lack of knowledge that fails, but also because not all separated waste is collected immediately.
Respondents for “4-ton system”
The VOEB is therefore committed to a ‘4-ton system’, which 84 percent of respondents also want. This means that every household or residential building has at least four different bins: for residual waste, paper, organic waste and a regular metal and plastic bin. These are then collected immediately.
“This is already being implemented in many communities, but not everywhere, especially not in urban areas (for example, not in Vienna, mind you),” Wüster said. 1,000 people between the ages of 14 and 75 were interviewed for the study.
Source: Krone
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