Entsorgungs-Betriebe der Stadt Ulm

Entsorgungs-Betriebe der Stadt Ulm (EBU) is the municipal environmental utility of the City of Ulm in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It has operated as a kommunaler Eigenbetrieb — a municipal own operation, a legal form used for city-owned utilities in Germany — since 1 January 1996. As an Eigenbetrieb it is not a separate stock corporation but an organisational unit of the city, owned and controlled by the City of Ulm. It is therefore a public-sector, state-owned entity rather than a private company. EBU's remit covers four broad service areas, all reflected in the navigation of its official website: Abfall (waste), Abwasser (wastewater), Gewässer (water bodies) and Stadtreinigung (street cleaning). In waste management it carries out residual-waste, organic-waste, paper and bulky-waste collection, with up to ten refuse vehicles on the road each day. To enable proper waste separation it operates seven recycling centres (Recyclinghöfe), seven garden-waste sites, nineteen chipping/shredding sites (Häckselplätze), a construction-debris landfill and more than 130 container locations. In wastewater management it plans, builds and maintains around 610 km of sewer channels and roughly 60 stormwater basins, and it handles industrial wastewater and backflow protection. Under Gewässer it is responsible for the maintenance and construction of water bodies in Ulm and for flood protection. Under Stadtreinigung it provides general street cleaning and winter service. According to its own 'Über uns' page, EBU employs around 250 people and generates annual revenue of more than 45 million euros, with a balance-sheet volume of nearly 145 million euros. The organisation is a regional public waste-management company serving the city and its immediate surroundings. EBU presents itself to residents through a service portal branded myEBU, and offers practical services such as a swap-and-give-away marketplace (Tausch- und Verschenkmarkt), waste-avoidance tips, collection calendars, fee information, an Abfall-ABC disposal guide, downloads and FAQ pages. Its public-facing communications emphasise modern solutions, a clean city, and the maintenance and construction of Ulm's water bodies, including flood protection that operates around the clock.

Entsorgungs-Betriebe der Stadt Ulm (EBU) has operated as a kommunaler Eigenbetrieb — a municipal own operation of the City of Ulm — since 1 January 1996. This legal form places the utility directly within the city administration as a special city asset rather than as a separate private or stock company, meaning the City of Ulm is both owner and controlling authority. Over the decades since its establishment, EBU has built out the environmental infrastructure of Ulm. Its waste-management operations today include residual-waste, organic-waste, paper and bulky-waste collection, supported by a network of seven recycling centres, seven garden-waste sites, nineteen chipping sites, a construction-debris landfill and more than 130 container locations. Its wastewater division plans, builds and maintains roughly 610 km of sewer channels and about 60 stormwater basins, and also handles industrial wastewater and backflow protection. Its water-body division is responsible for the maintenance and construction of Ulm's water bodies and for flood protection, while its street-cleaning division provides general cleaning and winter service. By its own account, EBU employs around 250 people and generates annual revenue of more than 45 million euros with a balance-sheet volume of nearly 145 million euros. The organisation continues to present itself as a modern, service-oriented municipal utility, offering residents digital tools such as the myEBU portal, a swap-and-give-away marketplace, an Abfall-ABC disposal guide, collection calendars and fee information.

• EBU begins operating as a kommunaler Eigenbetrieb of the City of Ulm on 1 January 1996.

Municipal environmental utility providing waste, wastewater, water-body and street-cleaning services to the City of Ulm and its residents.

• Residual waste collection

  Collection of residual household waste, with up to ten refuse vehicles on the road daily.

• Organic waste collection

  Collection of organic/biowaste.

• Paper collection

  Collection of waste paper.

• Bulky waste collection

  Collection of bulky waste (Sperrmüll).

• Recycling centres (Recyclinghöfe)

  Seven recycling centres for separated waste; opening hours may be restricted.

• Garden waste sites

  Seven garden-waste sites.

• Chipping sites (Häckselplätze)

  Nineteen chipping/shredding sites; Ulm chipping sites reopen 3–25 October, with the Böfingen site remaining closed.

• Construction-debris landfill

  A construction-debris landfill (Bauschuttdeponie).

• Wastewater network

  Planning, construction and maintenance of around 610 km of sewer channels and about 60 stormwater basins.

• Water-body maintenance and flood protection

  Maintenance and construction of Ulm's water bodies and flood protection.

• Street cleaning and winter service

  General street cleaning and winter service.

• myEBU portal

  Customer service portal for residents.

1. 1EBU - Entsorgungs-Betriebe der Stadt Ulmebu-ulm.de
2. 2EBU | Über unsebu-ulm.de
3. 3Entsorgungs-Betriebe der Stadt Ulmwikidata.org