“In/visible city? That’s my point!” says Martina Ableidinger at the reSITE 2017: In/visible City conference. In Vienna, she has been working on the topic of waste management for the last 12 years and she is the head of Waste Prevention & External Affairs at the Municipal Department of Vienna. In her presentation, she talks about the relationship between well-functioning waste management and the prospering cities vis-a-vis economies.
Every city produces waste. Every citizen produces waste all the day. Vienna is not an exception. The city has 1.8 million inhabitants. It is an internationally renowned city for being clean, and providing its citizens with the high quality of life. The city has one of the most innovative waste management systems not only in Europe but also worldwide. In her presentation, Martina Ableidinger explains in detail about the system called “the hierarchy of waste management.” And, she gives details of how the city authorities approach the waste issue as an opportunity for developing more energy and cost efficient environmental technologies, i.e. collecting higher quality recycling materials and turning the trash into a key resource for heating.
Vienna has an inspiring story of how the city authorities raise awareness and engage citizens in the various processes of reuse, minimisation and prevention strategies. 48er Tandler project is one of them. It is a store in which items like bicycles, furnitures, hometrainers etc. in good condition are collected from the city’s waste system, are fixed, and offered back to citizens at very reasonable prices. Listen to the all inspiring stories how Vienna takes overall responsibility of its waste.
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reSITE is an international nonprofit platform based in Prague. We work at the intersection of architecture, urbanism, politics, culture, and economics. We act as a catalyst for social action and innovative leadership.
We encourage an exchange of ideas about making cities more livable, competitive and resilient. We protect and promote public space, architecture, and sustainable development in cities.
Why? To stimulate action for sustainable urban design and therefore better cities. We stand for public space.
