Waste on the construction site - What is tolerable?

Well, if I clean up after everyone, I can take half a year off first. But that would be a very expensive cleaning service, and I prefer to spend my time with those I can earn money with or who make me happy.

Just submit a request to the municipality like here and wait (like we are waiting for your response) for their reply. Maybe then you can remove the stuff in a year.

Look beyond the obvious a little! It may not make a difference in time for the individual questioner in the end, whether he acts himself or clarifies the legal situation (in his favor). But it does make a huge difference in comfort for this individual, whether he types a few lines over coffee or rummages through garbage in wind and weather. Not to mention the disposal costs.

For everyone else (and that’s the point of an internet forum!) it applies: Just check in briefly here and then demand removal. The amount of lifetime that adds up to is insane!

Some people tend to discuss everything thoroughly before they even lift a finger. In my (work) world, you have to act immediately. And you also do things for others... ok, often they are colleagues. And yes, with us you often have to deal with or accept grievances. That certainly shapes you and you also apply it in your private life - not constantly complaining, not calling a lawyer, or questioning everything. But apparently it is indeed a way life is lived around you. If someone is a boss or delegator and enjoys it, they probably can’t be any different in private ...

How is the waste disposal regulated? In many construction specifications, waste disposal is stated as the responsibility of the builder. That does not mean that everyone just dumps everything and someone else cleans up. Nevertheless, are waste containers provided at all?

If yes, it is not too much to ask to throw your rubbish in there. However, the client can also bend down and throw something away.

For the robber, I would set up ashtrays/waste bins and politely ask to use them. For the landscape gardener, I would put him in his place. That sounds like the first way to increase the contract value.

With the amount of garbage that is left here, I am busy for at least a whole day, have to borrow a trailer and a vehicle, and am completely exhausted afterward.
I don’t have to put up with that if I’ve already paid. If not, one can discuss whether it’s worth it.

In the construction service description from the architect, there is nothing about waste disposal, we don’t have a general contractor. In the offer of the individual trades, there is also nothing about disposal.

I will bring this up with the site management.

Some people tend to discuss everything thoroughly before they lift a finger themselves.

It’s one thing to pick up a cigarette butt yourself, but it’s quite another to have to spend every Saturday morning after each trade cleaning up their mess. Beyond the significant time effort, this also adds up to quite a bit of money over time, and if you don’t do it, you practically encourage the following trades to "use" the existing pile.

Maybe you’ve come to terms with playing the "maid" for others in your work environment and even like the working-class attitude associated with it ("YPG isn’t afraid to get their hands dirty!", "She doesn’t waste time talking, she gets things done!"). But now to scold anyone who doesn’t want to emulate you in that regard as spoiled white-collar workers with no touch of reality goes several steps too far for me personally.

We’re not talking here about a bitter employee writing a five-page email to HR with CC to everyone who might be interested because colleague Meier (once again!) didn’t put his coffee cup in the dishwasher, but about clients hiring professionals for payment (!) on their own construction site.
There, you are simply the boss, and you probably wouldn’t spend your time in the office running after your employees’ behinds either. This usually has less to do with some form of arrogance and is simply the logical conclusion of a basic business calculation. For the same reason, highly paid specialists are also provided with appropriate assistants.

Putting that aside: I simply see it as a sign of good upbringing to clean up your own mess unless something else has been explicitly agreed upon!