The Salzgitter SRB has announced that parts of the pirate playground at Salzgittersee will be renovated from 18.05.2026.

The large wooden palm trees need to be replaced for reasons of stability. The ageing timbers on the climbing ladder to the slide tower will be removed. The small pirate ship on the east side of the playground will be replaced by a new ship and a climbing sculpture will also be erected.

Parts of the playground will not be playable for the duration of the renovation and renewal work and until the foundations have hardened.

The closure of the sections is expected to be lifted from 30.06.26.

The municipal management asks for your understanding for the restrictions.

Parts of the Ritterburg playground in Gebhardshagen need to be renovated.
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Load-bearing components of the wooden structure are affected by fungal decay, meaning that the facility is no longer safe to use in the long term.

The construction work for the renovation of the Ritterburg playground will begin on May 12. Construction fences will be erected around the entire construction site to ensure safety. The playground cannot be used during the construction phase. Access for pedestrians and cyclists will be restricted.

The work is weather-dependent and is expected to last until the beginning of July 2026. The city of Salzgitter asks for your understanding.

This spring, the City of Salzgitter's municipal management company (SRB) extensively renovated the four somewhat outdated barbecue areas on Salzgittersee. The paved areas on the meadow at the pirate playground, on the eastern shore towards Café del Lago, at Reppnersche Bucht and on Humboldtallee near the Sepia diving club were provided with additional equipment.

Benches and tables were set up at all barbecue areas and a rotating steel barbecue was installed in each case. The existing robinia wood seats were replaced. In addition, the old concrete ash containers were removed and replaced with robust steel rings. The concrete cubes in the middle of the barbecue areas are still available for use with your own barbecues.

The SRB asks that the new equipment is treated with care so that many more users can enjoy it. The barbecue areas are available to all citizens free of charge and without registration.

The SRB (Städtische Regiebetrieb) has announced that trees will once again have to be removed from the Hagenholz forest area in Thiede this winter. The basis for this is the City of Salzgitter's statutory duty to ensure public safety.

The trees, which have already been marked, currently pose a danger to visitors to the forest and the neighboring buildings. Due to dead treetops or unstable crown sections, there is a risk of branches breaking off or entire trees falling over uncontrollably. In order to continue to ensure safety in this important recreational forest - especially in the area of the paved circular paths - these felling operations are unavoidable. In this context, the city administration would like to point out that typical forest hazards are always to be expected away from the paved paths.

Period and restrictions

The necessary work is scheduled to take place in the fifth or sixth calendar week of 2026. It will be carried out by a specialist company and is expected to take several days. During this time, access to the forest will be restricted. Visitors are urgently requested to observe the barriers set up in the affected parts of the forest and not to endanger their own safety.

Sustainable management and certification

The Hagenholz is managed in accordance with the legal requirements of the Federal and State Forest Act. The primary objective is to maintain the forest in a healthy and stable condition as a habitat for a species-rich flora and fauna in the long term. This is ensured by close cooperation between the "Niedersächsische Landesforsten" (Liebenburg Forestry Office) and the SRB. In addition, the entire municipal forest has been certified in accordance with the international forest certification system PEFC since 2023. This means that management is subject to independent monitoring, which ensures compliance with high ecological, economic and social sustainability standards.

For reasons of sustainability and resource conservation, the municipal waste management company (SRB) has no longer been printing waste calendars since the turn of the year 2025 / 2026, thereby making a contribution to climate protection.

Most of the printed waste calendars were distributed together with the distribution of yellow bags, which will also no longer be distributed with the introduction of the yellow garbage can.

How can citizens find out about collection times?

For years, the SRB has offered citizens a comprehensive and well-functioning waste app. This provides the collection dates on the smartphone and can be reminded of the collection dates one day in advance and receive push notifications if unforeseen events postpone the collection rounds.

MyMüll.de reliably reminds you of every disposal date. The free app is quick and easy to set up: Enter the street, select the type of waste or recyclables, set the reminder time. And that's it.

The app also reliably navigates you to the nearest recycling container. The app can be downloaded at the following link: https://www.salzgitter.de/leben/srb/abfallkalender-online.php (opens in a new tab)

The collection dates can also be found on the Salzgitter city website with individual street selection at the following link: https://www.salzgitter.de/leben/srb/abfallkalender-online.php (opens in a new tab)

By entering the collection location, a weekly calendar can be created with all disposal dates for this address. It is also possible to display and print all dates as an annual list.

If you don't have a smartphone or computer, you can ask for help from others or ask the SRB.

The SRB's waste advisory service will be happy to help on 05341/ 839 3741.

In accordance with the cemetery statutes, the Municipal Management Company (SRB) of the City of Salzgitter announces that the following graves in the municipal cemeteries will be leveled: Graves of the year 1995 and children's graves of the year 2005 as well as the urn graves of the year 2005.

The parts of the cemetery affected by the clearing will be marked with signs. Some of the designated graves will be marked with signs.

Elective graves of the above-mentioned years are also affected by the intended removal, provided that the resting periods of the graves have expired. All those entitled to use elective burial plots are advised to check the limited term in the certificate of acquisition with regard to a possible extension.

It can be viewed here below or requested in writing from the SRB municipal management company at Korbmacherweg 5 in Lebenstedt.

All used batteries and rechargeable batteries (including button cells) must not be disposed of in residual waste, but at appropriate collection points (e.g. in used battery collection boxes in shops). Small electrical appliances and small lithium-ion batteries can also be disposed of at the mobile hazardous waste collection point or the hazardous waste collection point at the Diebesstieg landfill.

Particular attention must be paid to the proper disposal of used batteries and accumulators containing lithium, as there is a high risk of fire. Incorrect disposal can lead to internal and external short circuits due to thermal effects or mechanical damage. A short circuit can lead to fire or explosion and have serious consequences for people and the environment.

Further information can be found at

www.umweltbundesamt.de/umwelttipps-fuer-den-alltag/elektrogeraete/batterien-akkus (opens in a new tab)

The SRB has noticed an increase in the volume of waste paper and cardboard at the public container sites and would like to point out that it is prohibited to place cardboard and other waste next to the containers. For this reason, cardboard boxes in particular should be carefully torn or folded before being placed in the waste paper containers so that no volume is wasted.

Nowadays, many people order goods online that are delivered in cardboard packaging. This often large packaging is causing increasing problems for the SRB in the container collection of waste paper on the recycling islands.

"The actual weight in the collection bins is falling and the amount of waste paper collected in Salzgitter has been steadily decreasing in recent years. However, the collection effort is increasing as paper containers on the recycling islands have to be emptied more frequently because they become clogged with large cardboard boxes," reports Dietrich Leptien, Operations Manager of the SRB.

Operations Manager Dietrich Leptien explains: "Cardboard is often dumped unshredded at the recycling container sites. Soaked or mixed with other waste, it can no longer be recycled and is lost as an important raw material for paper recycling. In rain and wind, the waste paper softens and becomes unusable or flies around, polluting the environment. This cannot be the aim of sustainable waste management."

Where possible, the SRB has installed additional paper containers on the recycling islands in recent months and shortened the emptying and cleaning intervals. "However, we will reach the limits of our possibilities at some point," Leptien points out.

The SRB also offers household paper collection in the blue paper garbage cans. The household waste paper garbage can is available in 120 liter and 240 liter container sizes. The storage of paper, cardboard and cardboard packaging is hygienically safe. The blue paper garbage cans, which are provided to households in Salzgitter free of charge, are emptied every month as scheduled. The application is made in writing to the SRB by the property owner.

If you have any questions about paper disposal, please contact the SRB's waste advisory service by telephone on 05341/839 3741 or by e-mail: abfallberatungstadt.salzgitterde (opens in a new tab).