our nature is a habitat and not a garbage dump Why does garbage have no place in nature?
Because our valley is not a rubbish dump, but the living room of cows, ibexes and eagles, for example! Cigarette butts, handkerchiefs and plastic bottles fit in there just as well as flip-flops on the Widderstein. So be the hero of this story: pack up your rubbish, take it back with you and make sure that our mountains remain wild, healthy and wonderful - for you, for us and for future generations.
It's down to the nitty gritty take part!
Collect rubbish in the countryside, put it in a jar and put it on the shelf. As a thank you, you will receive a cool cloth rubbish collection bag or a pocket ashtray at the tourist information centre in the Walserhaus. Not collected anything yet? You can also pick up a CleanUp collection bag there.
This does not belong on the menu of our animals! the 3-course menu from the edge of the road
1st course Starter
A cigarette butt salad, fresh from our side valleys, is served as a starter.
2nd course Main course
The main course consists of a mix of tempos aged for at least five years from the mountain forests and fresh pieces of plastic from the roadside.
3rd course Dessert
The lovingly prepared dog bag dessert is collected daily from the fields of our farmers, processed and served.
We wish you "bon appétit"!
04.07. - 13.07.2025 Allgäu CleanUp Days
During the week of sustainability, PATRON e.V. is calling for the Allgäu-wide CleanUp Days: from 4 to 13 July, volunteers will be setting out beyond the borders of the Allgäu to free nature from rubbish? Will you be there in Kleinwalsertal?
More Informations
Watch the video and live the change! Rubbish stays by your side!
CLICK THE ANSWERS & FIND OUT! Guess what! How long does it take to rot?
Banana peel
- rotting time: half a year
- correct disposal: organic waste or compost
A banana peel takes a surprisingly long time to decompose in nature. However, if disposed of correctly, it can still be really useful: In organic waste it becomes biogas, in compost it becomes nutrient-rich soil for gardens and nature. So simply pack up the banana peel on your next hike - and dispose of it in an environmentally friendly way.
Cigarette butts
- rotting time: five years
- correct disposal: residual waste
A cigarette butt takes up to five years to decompose! But that's not all: when it rains, nicotine residues enter the groundwater via the surface water. Just one stub can contaminate up to 1,000 litres of water with nicotine - a neurotoxin that makes habitats dangerous for small aquatic animals. So please don't throw it away carelessly - take the stubs with you in a pocket ashtray, for example, and dispose of them in your accommodation or at home in the residual waste.
Chewing gum
- rotting time: five years
- correct disposal: residual waste
Did you know that chewing gum is largely made of plastic? This means that they not only decompose extremely slowly - they also break down into microplastics over time. This microplastic ends up in our waterways via wastewater or through abrasion and permanently pollutes the environment. So: chewing gum does not belong on the floor, but in the residual waste.
PET BOTTLE
- rotting time: 300 years
- correct disposal: deposit or plastic waste
A carelessly discarded plastic bottle remains in nature for centuries. It is still there when we are long gone - hard to imagine, isn't it? So always take empty bottles with you and dispose of them properly. This is the only way they can be recycled and turned into new products - instead of polluting our environment.
GLASS BOTTLE
- rotting time: 4,000 years
- correct disposal: glass waste
Glass remains in nature for up to 4,000 years - practically forever. What's more, glass splinters are dangerous - for humans and animals. And yet glass is easy to recycle. If you dispose of it correctly, it can be turned into a new bottle - again and again.
Alpine Protection Association for Vorarlberg & Austrian Alpine Protection Association Action "Clean Alps"
The Alpine Protection Association for Vorarlberg has been organising the "Clean Alps" campaign together with the Austrian Alpine Protection Association for over 50 years.
Since then, well over four million litres of waste have been collected and disposed of across the federal states.
For the first time, the campaign will also take place in Kleinwalsertal over four days at the end of July 2025.
Collect rubbish together! LANDSCAPE CLEANING OF THE MUNICIPALITY
The Vorarlberg landscape clean-up took place for the 11th time on 26 April 2025 in Kleinwalsertal. Over 40 volunteers from young to old collected 80kg of rubbish.
Many thanks to everyone who took part!
