Exploring Infrastructures of Waste

Alwin Cubasch, Christian Kassung, and Heike Weber from the Filtering project cordially invite you to a bicycle tour of contaminated sites in the Berlin area, organized and conducted by Jonas Stuck from the Rachel Carson Center in Munich and based on his research results.

This bike tour through Berlin’s hinterland explores three significant landfills used to dispose of Western waste in East Germany during the period of Germany’s division. We dive into the beginnings of the trade of waste between West and East Germany and its geo- and socio-political, environmental, and economic implications. We discuss different types of waste disposed of and their impact on the surrounding ecologies. Examples of historical records and waste management strategies will be shown alongside the contemporary efforts of managing these legacies. This tour is planned as an immersive experience that closely connects the participants with the sites and the many invisible layers of waste disposal.

What to bring:
Please bring a bicycle in good working condition plus spares, a helmet, water and lunch/snacks, weather-appropriate clothing, and a valid train ticket (incl. a bicycle ticket) to and from the start/finish.

Time schedule:

• 12:20 pm - Meeting Berlin Central Station, platform 13
• 12:41 pm - RE 1 train to Groß Kreutz
• 01:30 pm - 0 km: Start in Groß Kreutz
• 02:15 pm - 7 km: Deetz landfill stop
• 03:00 pm - 16 km: Ferry »Charlotte« across the Havel
• 03:45 pm - 23 km: Vorketzin landfill, long stop & lunch break
• 05:15 pm - 31 km: Röthehof landfill
• 06:30 pm - 40 km: Finish at Nauen train station
• 06:37 pm - RE 2 train to Berlin Central Station (via Charlottenburg/Zoologischer Garten)
• 07:21 pm - Arrival at Berlin Central Station, platform 11

Please confirm your participation by emailing Jonas Stuck: jonas.stuck [​at​] rcc.lmu.de