Koronakrisen get norwegians to go more trip than usual, and it is indicated in the Oslomarka.
Bymiljøetaten in Oslo empties the garbage bins up to five times as often as usual, but still towering garbage up. Warden Øystein Kolseth he says, first and foremost, is happy that so many people use the marka, but:
I’m a bit disappointed of the people, ” says warden Øystein Kolseth.
I can understand that people put garbage say, by the side of the tower with the garbage that is already there, but the best is of course to take it home with yourself. If you are able to carry with you a full brusflaske on the way up, so are you able to take it home when it is empty, ” he says.
Naturoppsynsmann Øystein Kolseth think it is fantastic that so many people use marka under koronakrisen, but seems people should have been better to clean up after themselves.
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Outside of the usual teltplassene, there is also more garbage than normal, which leads to overtime and second job for them that fit on the marka.
I come across places where people have made campfires and eating food, and so there is a lot plastsøppel again. Bottles, sjokoladepapir and things like that, ” says the dispatcher.
Every day is 2. pentecost
Kolseth, who have “grown up” in Østmarka and had it as a workplace for over six years, says he’s never seen so much people in marka before.
It is picked many full trash bags with loose garbage in the past. The snow is melting, and garbage that have been there through the whole winter becomes visible. The picture is taken on Monday.
Photo: city of Oslo
– You can compare it with 2. pentecost and knallfint weather. It is like this every day now. It is amazing a lot of people. It is amazing that so many people use marka! But use the garbage bins, and take the garbage home when they are full.
although it is Kolseth and his colleagues who empty the garbage bins, he says the following to markaturistene:
– It is everyone’s duty to keep marka clean and nice. Especially when there are many of the bone, then one must show solidarity.
The popular walking area Jegersberg in Kristiansand also has more traffic than usual, but the trash is not a problem.
Photo: Torgeir Fiskvik Sørensen is Not a problem in the rest of the country
NRK has been in contact with bymiljøetatene in Trondheim, Stavanger, Kristiansand and Bergen, but none of the cities have the same problem as Oslo.
Bymiljøetaten in Stavanger tells that they have up to four times as many people as usual on walks, but that people are good at cleaning up after itself.
In Kristiansand, there has also been much greater demand than usual on the hiking trails, but the garbage has not been a big problem.
– Not something a lot of rubbish, no. It has been absolutely fine, ” says Kurt Tange Jensen, head of operations in Kristiansand parkvesen.
Engangsgriller and the danger of forest fire
Garbage in the nature are never pretty, but now that the snow has melted, it is also flammable. Right now, there are several places in Oslo, with the danger of forest fires, reports the Norwegian Meteorological institute.
the Crowded søppelplasser is flammable, ” says Kolseth.
Engangsgrillen, which many still swear by, is often warm long after turfolket have come home. Together with the large proportion plastsøppel are grills very flammable.
– Engangsgrillen is still verstingen, there is no doubt, ” says Kolseth in Bymiljøetaten.
