Live Talk „100 Ideen für Köln” – Wie kann Köln sauberer werden?

In the organizer's words:

The "100 Ideas for Cologne" series by the "Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger" mobilized many people in the city to reflect, have their say and get involved before last year's local elections. This year, the editorial team is following up on the many good ideas for making our city even more liveable. To this end, we are inviting experts to the podium for a live talk in front of an audience. We want to discuss the feasibility of some of these ideas and talk about topics that are causing a stir in the city.

We start with the question: How can Cologne become cleaner? One of the "100 ideas for Cologne" came from Patrick Adenauer, Managing Partner of the construction and real estate company Bauwens: he wanted the city to appoint "a special representative for cleanliness". At the grand finale of the series last fall on the largest of the KD ships, the 500 guests voted this idea way ahead. In the personal ranking of Torsten Burmester, who shortly afterwards became the new mayor of Cologne, the "special representative for cleanliness" came second behind the "sponge city".

So what about a cleanliness commissioner for Cologne? Would that be the solution to making Cologne cleaner? Or what would it take? We discuss this with former Cologne Cathedral master builder Barbara Schock-Werner and the head of waste management, Thomas Thalau. Also a guest: an AWB employee who ensures that Cologne's streets are kept as clean as possible every day. What does he experience in his job? And what does he think is needed for a cleaner Cologne?

The talk is organized by the "Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger" in cooperation with Sparkasse Köln-Bonn. It will be moderated by Julia Hahn-Klose and Susanne Rohlfing from the local politics team of the local editorial office.

The Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger Workstage, Amsterdamer Straße 192, 50735 Cologne, is easily accessible by public transport (line 13/16, stop Amsterdamer Straße/Gürtel). Free parking is available in the employee parking lot on Amsterdamer Straße, next to the media building.