Sanitation and Environmental Protection
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Chapter 12: Sanitation and
Environmental Protection
12.1 The environment and traveling
Environmentally fair use
It is only natural that owners of mobile homes and caravans
have a special responsibility for the environment. Always use
your vehicle in an environmentally friendly way.
The following applies for environmentally fair use:
• Donotspoilthepeaceandcleanlinessofnature.
• Dispose of sewage, excrements andwast in the proper
way.
• Setanexamplesothatmobilehomeandcaravandrivers
arenotgenerallyheldtobepollutionists.
The following applies for sewage:
• Collectsewageonboardonlyinbuilt-insewagetanksor,if
necessary,insuitablecontainers!
•
Never empty sewage in open spaces or down manholes!
Generally,thepublicsewagesystemdoesnotrunthrough
claricationplants.
• Emptyyoursewagetankasoftenaspossible,evenifitisnot
completelyfull(hygiene).Ifpossible,rinseoutthesewage
tankwithfreshwaterafteremptying.
Onlyemptyyoursewagetankinspecialplacesforsewage
disposal,but never inopenspaces! Generally,sewage
stationsarefoundinmotorwayserviceareas,campsites
or petrol stations.