The man arrived, parked, and as if it was the most natural thing in the world, began to unload bags from the car. Six bags were placed next to the bins, after which the driver got back behind the wheel and drove away.

The highway manager can’t help repeating enough that highway rest areas are not garbage dumps. The MKIF Zrt. this year alone, it cleared 125 tons of illegal garbage instead of others, there was an engineering department where 75 tons of such garbage was generated in 5 days.

THE NORTH STOPS #71 – Traffic safety in everyday life

THE NORTH STOPS #71 – Traffic safety in everyday life One case among many… This won’t be an accident, it’s a traffic culture. He arrives, parks and, as if it were the most natural thing in the world, begins to unload bags from the car. Six bags are placed next to the bins and as if he had done his job well, the driver gets in and drives off. Of course, you could say how neat it is that you packed it next to the trash can, but the highway rest area is not a garbage dump. We can’t say it enough. The dustbins at the rest areas are there to dispose of the waste generated during the trip. Not because anyone brings their trash from home to us. Many, many people do this: this year alone, we had to clean up 1⃣2⃣5⃣ tons of illegal garbage piles, instead of others. There was engineering where we removed 75 tons of such garbage in 5 days. These are typically waste from small gardens or construction sites, but there was a hunter who also threw away the remains of animal carcasses after dismembering game (this is considered hazardous waste anyway). And although thanks to last year’s expansion, it is now possible to collect waste selectively in ¾ of our rest areas, but this does not always happen without error. Everything ends up in the selective waste collectors in such a way that the waste can no longer be taken to the selective collection points, the paper, plastic or glass that is otherwise collected separately can go into the communal garbage as contaminated (How often the garbage is collected in which rest area varies depending on the traffic .We are constantly monitoring this.). In 2023, we collected 2⃣4⃣7⃣3⃣ tons. The more than 120 truckloads of garbage come from several places: from the bins of rest areas up to several times a week, from the elimination of illegal garbage heaps, in addition, three times a year we walk along the 1237 km main track to pick up trash thrown from cars along the track we collect it and there are the pieces of rubber left on the track. Of this, we collected 73 tons last year alone, and more than 40 tons were collected from wrecks and car parts after accidents. We ask that, if you stop at a rest stop, put the trash in the bin and leave order after yourself, also in the washroom! And don’t throw the trash out of the car while driving, that’s what the trash cans at the rest areas are for. For your information: here and in all cases where the rest area camera records something like this, we will report the incident to the authorities, together with the camera footage and license plate number. Let’s work together for our environment and protect nature! We are on track. Together, with you!

Posted by MKIF Zrt. – The country’s way on Monday, October 21, 2024

These are typically waste from small gardens or construction sites, but there were hunters who got rid of the remains of animal carcasses after dismembering game in this way.

In all cases where the camera at the rest area records something like this, the highway operator reports the incident to the authority along with the camera footage and license plate number.