New regulations from May: What Hessen is now expecting!

Ab dem 1. Mai 2025 gelten in Hessen neue Regelungen für Biomüll, Nachnamen und Passbilder. Informieren Sie sich über die Änderungen.
From May 1, 2025, new regulations for organic waste, last names and passport photos apply in Hessen. Find out more about the changes. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

New regulations from May: What Hessen is now expecting!

from the 1. May 2025 come into force in Hesse extensive new regulations that affect different areas of daily life. These changes aim to modernize and simplify both the environmental protection measures and the administrative procedures. The Fuldaer Zeitung reports on the most important innovations that will have an important effects for the citizens and the municipalities.

One of the central changes concerns biomae filling . The new bio -waste regulation stipulates that the proportion of foreign substances in organic waste must be drastically reduced. Specifically, this means that biotons are no longer emptied when the proportion of interference such as plastic, glass, metals and diapers exceeds 3%. If there is non -compliance, fines of up to 2500 euros . Disposal companies will increasingly check that only organic waste will enter organic waste by using samples and detectors. This is intended to ensure that waste separation works more effectively to relieve the environment.

changes in identification documents

Another significant change concerns the passport photos for identity cards and passports. From May 1, 2025, no more paper photos will be accepted. Instead, passport photos must be transmitted digitally. This can either be done through citizen offices that provide corresponding photo devices or through certified photo studios. In exceptional cases, up to 31. July 2025 Paper photos can still be submitted. In addition, delivery of the ID documents by post is possible, but an additional fee of 15 euros is due.

new name right and double names

The name right is also reformed on May 1st. Spouses now have the opportunity to conduct a common double name - with or without a hyphen. This regulation also applies to children who can receive a double name, provided that the parents do not set a permanent family name. The first name, the parents, then applies to all other children. This adaptation aims to create more flexibility and individual design options for families.

In addition to these main points, the state of Hesse will introduce a immediate program "Safety at events" . This program provides one million euros to support municipalities in security costs, especially with regard to public events. Cooperations of Hessian municipalities that can benefit from the new regulations are entitled to apply.

In summary, it can be said that the new regulations in Hesse have far -reaching changes that take into account both ecological and social aspects. It remains to be seen how these measures are accepted by the citizens and the municipalities.

Another change notes the Gießener Allgemeine : Microsoft provides the operation of Skype am 5. May 2025 and now focuses on Microsoft teams. In the political area, on 6. May with the election of Friedrich Merz (CDU) to be Federal Chancellor, which, however, depends on the approval of the coalition agreement between the CDU, CSU and SPD. These developments illustrate the dynamic changes in several areas of life that arise from politics and business.

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