Jena, April 02, 2026 – Kommunalservice Jena (KSJ) is further expanding its commitment to environmental education. With a specially designed environmental house located directly next to the service building, a new learning site is being created to teach children about waste and resources in a practical way.
- Project: Construction of a new environmental house
- Operator: Kommunalservice Jena (KSJ)
- Location: Next to the service building, KSJ Löbstedter Straße
- Target Group: Children and youth
- Purpose: Interactive learning about waste prevention and recycling
From Throwing Away to Understanding
The concept of the new environmental house aims to explain to even the youngest citizens that waste does not simply disappear without a trace after being thrown into the bin. Instead, the processes of municipal waste management are to be made tangible and understandable. The facility offers children space to arrive, try things out interactively, and learn sustainably.
Through practical demonstrations and age-appropriate models, it is shown how recycling works and why proper waste separation is an essential part of modern environmental protection. KSJ is thus creating an interactive contrast to purely theoretical lessons.
Background: Kommunalservice Jena (KSJ) and Sustainability
Kommunalservice Jena is a municipal enterprise responsible for essential infrastructure tasks such as waste disposal, street cleaning, and the maintenance of urban green spaces. Raising awareness for environmental issues has become an integral part of many municipal sustainability strategies. Early environmental education, as planned in the new environmental house, promotes awareness of the circular economy and helps in the long term to reduce the volume of waste in the city area as well as the illegal disposal of litter. Such projects anchor environmental awareness in Jena as an important social building block from early childhood.
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Environmental House – Kommunalservice creates a place for trying out and learning
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