Entsorgungsbetriebe der Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden

Entsorgungsbetriebe der Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden (ELW) is the municipal waste management and wastewater utility of Wiesbaden, the capital of the German state of Hesse. It was established on 1 January 1997 from the former municipal departments for wastewater disposal, waste disposal and street cleaning/winter service. As a städtischer Eigenbetrieb (a municipally owned public-law enterprise), ELW is wholly owned by the City of Wiesbaden and operates under its own commercial and technical management. ELW's responsibilities cover the full municipal waste cycle: collection of household and commercial waste, operation of the Dyckerhoffbruch landfill and a large transfer station for Wiesbaden's household waste, biowaste and recyclables, recycling yards and small acceptance points, street cleaning and winter service, and the disposal of hazardous waste. In addition, the Stadtentwässerung division operates, monitors and maintains the 800 km Wiesbaden sewer network, including the listed Salzbachkanal, and treats wastewater in two company-owned treatment plants with a total design capacity of 550,000 population equivalents. The company employs over 850 people from 21 nations, according to its own website, while the German Wikipedia article cites around 700 employees. It is certified as an Entsorgungsfachbetrieb (specialist waste management company). ELW also runs a central workshop that maintains more than 300 of its own vehicles and up to 500 city vehicles, handling over 9,000 orders per year, and it trains apprentices in waste management, wastewater technology, vehicle mechatronics and other trades. ELW positions itself as an environmental service provider rather than a pure disposal operation. Its stated goals include sustainability, climate protection, renewable energy generation, gradual conversion of its fleet to alternative drives, and public education on waste avoidance and recycling. It publishes a customer newsletter (formerly the print magazine orange), offers guided tours of the landfill and the Salzbachkanal, and supports school classes and volunteer clean-up campaigns. The company is led by Betriebsleiter Markus Patsch, who has headed ELW since 2015.

Entsorgungsbetriebe der Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden (ELW) was created on 1 January 1997 by combining the previously separate municipal departments for wastewater disposal (Abwasserbeseitigung), waste disposal (Abfallentsorgung) and street cleaning/winter service (Straßenreinigung/Winterdienst). The new entity was organized as a städtischer Eigenbetrieb, a form of municipal enterprise under German public law that allows the city to run commercial operations with a degree of managerial and accounting autonomy while remaining fully owned by the municipality. From its founding, ELW has been responsible for the core municipal waste and wastewater services of Wiesbaden. Its waste management division operates the Dyckerhoffbruch landfill, where a large transfer station for Wiesbaden's household waste, biowaste and collected recyclables is also located. The logistics division handles waste collection across the city, including recycling yards and similar acceptance points, as well as street cleaning, winter service and fleet maintenance. The Stadtentwässerung division operates, monitors and maintains the 800 km Wiesbaden sewer network, including the listed Salzbachkanal, and treats wastewater in two company-owned treatment plants with a total design capacity of 550,000 population equivalents. Over the years, ELW has expanded its public communication and education activities. Until 2022, the customer magazine orange was distributed free of charge to all Wiesbaden households; it was then replaced by an online newsletter. The company also publishes information brochures on operational topics and on the rights and obligations of Wiesbaden residents. It offers public tours of the Salzbachkanal once or twice a year ("Tag des offenen Kanals") and maintains two educational trails at the Dyckerhoffbruch landfill: a pond trail for primary school children and a more detailed landfill trail. ELW supports Wiesbaden schools with free guided tours of the main treatment plant or the landfill, provides materials on disposal topics, and materially and financially supports cleanliness campaigns by school classes. It also participates in training fairs and supports annual volunteer clean-up campaigns such as the Dreck-weg-Tag and Sauberhafter Schulweg. ELW continuously offers apprenticeships in a range of professions, including Fachkraft für Kreislauf- und Abfallwirtschaft, Fachkraft für Abwassertechnik, Fachkraft für Rohr-, Kanal- und Industrieservice, Elektroniker (energy and building technology), Industriemechaniker (operating technology), Kfz-Mechatroniker (utility vehicles), Kaufmann für Büromanagement, Fachinformatiker, Bauzeichner and Fachkraft für Lagerlogistik. The company is certified as an Entsorgungsfachbetrieb. Its central workshop maintains over 300 of its own vehicles and up to 500 city vehicles, handling more than 9,000 orders per year, and trains up to two young people per year. Markus Patsch has been Betriebsleiter of ELW since 2015. Under his leadership, the company has articulated a goal of transforming from a pure disposal operation into an environmental service provider, emphasizing sustainability in ecological, economic and social terms. This includes modern technology at the treatment plants, gradual conversion of the fleet to alternative drives, generation of renewable energy, and a broader responsibility for the cleanliness of the city, alongside disposal security, economic efficiency, employer attractiveness and fair fees.

• ELW founded from the former municipal departments for wastewater disposal, waste disposal and street cleaning/winter service.

• Markus Patsch becomes Betriebsleiter of ELW.

• Customer magazine orange discontinued; replaced by an online newsletter.

Municipal environmental service provider focused on waste management, wastewater treatment, recycling, renewable energy and public education for the City of Wiesbaden.

• Waste collection and disposal services

  Collection of household and commercial waste, biowaste, recyclables and hazardous waste, including operation of recycling yards and small acceptance points.

• Dyckerhoffbruch landfill

  Landfill and transfer station for Wiesbaden's household waste, biowaste and recyclables.

• Wastewater collection and treatment

  Operation, monitoring and maintenance of the 800 km Wiesbaden sewer network and two treatment plants with 550,000 PE total capacity.

• Street cleaning and winter service

  Keeping municipal streets and squares clean and providing winter service.

• Central workshop

  Maintenance and repair of over 300 own vehicles and up to 500 city vehicles, handling over 9,000 orders per year.

1. 1Startseite: ELWelw.de
2. 2Über uns: ELWelw.de
3. 3Zentralwerkstatt: ELWelw.de
4. 4Abfallentsorgung: ELWelw.de
5. 5Entsorgungsbetriebe der Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden – Wikipediade.wikipedia.org
6. 6Entsorgungsbetriebe der Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden – Wikidatawikidata.org