10,000 Children at Kasperl's Birthday Adventure in the Vienna Sewers

Kasperl, the sewer workers, his grandma, and the dirt monster have visited 10,000 children in 280 kindergartens with their puppet show. In the play, the dirt monster causes a drain blockage by using the sink and toilet as trash cans. Thanks to the quick help of the Vienna sewer workers, Kasperl's grandma can still bake a birthday cake. The children learn playfully what belongs in the toilet. The puppet theater is part of the climate education offerings from Vienna Sewer.

Numerous Climate Education Offerings from Vienna Sewer

Vienna Sewer offers free climate education programs, including tours with Karl the sewer worker through elementary schools. He informs students about the water cycle and the sewer system, especially about what does not belong in the toilet. The program is interactive and includes magic tricks.

In the "Pipe Free" workshop for elementary school classes, experiments are conducted to demonstrate the problems of waste disposal via the toilet. With a wastewater construction kit, sinks, toilets, and bathtubs are connected to the sewer. The children experiment with what happens when cat litter or wet toilet paper is disposed of in the drain.

With "Optimal Sewer," Vienna Sewer offers a 3-hour laboratory internship for lower secondary classes. Students learn playfully the correct use of the toilet and the proper disposal of cooking oil and fat. They also gain insights into the Vienna sewer system and conduct their own water analyses.

At the "Above Below" info center on Gaudenzdorfer Gürtel, visitors of all ages are invited to discover the history of wastewater management in Vienna. The exhibition addresses Vienna's largest sewer construction project, the Wiental Sewer, and makes the often invisible infrastructure tangible. For many years, Vienna Sewer has sparked interest in climate protection through its climate education offerings, especially among Vienna's youngest residents. The goal is always to make the city a bit more sustainable and beautiful for all Viennese. The guiding principle is: "The toilet is not a trash can!"

450 Employees in Vienna Sewer System in Action

About 450 employees ensure that the sewer network remains functional and clean. For example, up to 20 tons of deposited material are removed from the sewers daily to ensure the flow to the treatment plant. 99.9 percent of all Viennese households are connected to the municipal sewer network. Nevertheless, the Vienna sewer network grows by about ten kilometers annually. More than 700 construction sites are carried out each year for the maintenance and repair of the sewers. On average, five kilometers of sewer are renovated underground, almost without excavation. Robots from Vienna Sewer also move underground. Last year alone, they covered over 200 kilometers in the wastewater labyrinth and checked the pipes for damage. More information about the climate education offerings from Vienna Sewer can be found here. More information about "Above Below" can be found here.

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