Sticker sheets, flyers, and posters are available at the Environmental Store (Steingasse 3-9). By displaying these materials in the building’s hallway, you can raise awareness of the campaign among neighbors, and the stickers can be placed on your own mailbox. These stickers show what items you have at home and would like to share. Your neighbors can do the same. 

“The benefits of ‘Mainz Shares’ are obvious,” says Sabine Gresch from the Agenda Office. “Sharing strengthens the community, sharing conserves resources, and sharing saves money on top of that—all in the spirit of sustainability.” 

Cordula Zimper from KAW emphasizes that the waste aspect is particularly important to her. “Large amounts of waste are generated during production, transport, and disposal. And if, for example, an electronic device is used only once, a lot of waste is created for little benefit.” This is where “Mainz teilt” comes in. The flyer, which is also available at the environmental store, provides information on the legal aspects of swapping and where else in Mainz you can swap and give things away. 

“With this low-threshold campaign, we want to show how easy it is to live sustainably—and do so in a fun way,” says Sabine Gresch. Because, of course, the stickers are in the Mainz dialect. For example, “fer zum bossele” is for tools of all kinds, “Spass uff de Gass” for boules or badminton equipment, and “mer wolle feiern” for grills, sound systems, and the like. “We really hope this campaign is well received,” says Cordula Zimper. “Sharing makes people happy and strengthens our sense of community.”