After the renovation of the buildings of the rest stops, we have also started to clean up the green areas. So far this year we have removed more than 8 tonnes of illegally dumped litter. Unfortunately, the eradication of unauthorised litter dumps is an ongoing task, as many people do not use the bins, often bringing their waste from home to the rest area.

New, large (1,500 litre) selective waste containers were installed in 45 rest stops from 1 September, so we now collect waste in around half a thousand containers in 123 rest stops across the country. At the new sites, waste is collected every two weeks, and at the older “waste islands”, depending on the speed of filling up, between 4 and 15 times a year. The old bins are intended to collect metal, glass, PET and paper, while those installed in the new locations are used to collect paper and PET.

Many people are not aware of the large municipal waste bins sunk into the ground at rest stops (but only the road operator or the contractor responsible for cleaning the rest stop can put the bagged waste from the small bins into them, together with the litter bags. Rest stop bins are used to collect waste from the travellers).

The frequency of emptying the large collection containers buried in the ground varies between 2 and 12 times per rest stop per month, depending on how quickly they fill up. To prevent further illegal “waste hills”, we also placed half a thousand prohibition signs across the country. The renewal of the green, outdoor environment of the rest stops does not stop there. More details will follow later in the day.