Waste disposal
Always dispose of waste as required by the municipality of residence and the landlord.
Garbage bags
The rubbish (household waste) belongs in waste bags subject to a fee. These waste bags are valid for your place of residence. You can buy these at various points of sale in the municipality of residence or in the supermarket.
Garbage collection
The rubbish is collected weekly . The waste must be made available for collection on the street by 07:00 a.m. on the day of collection at the latest. In many residential buildings, there is a place or container where you can deposit the rubbish.
Sometimes there are collection containers, also called Molok , in the municipality where you can throw in the special waste bags.
The exact collection schedule will be announced by the municipal office.
Waste paper and cardboard
Collect old paper and cardboard at home, do not throw it in the garbage bag. The paper and cardboard must be separated and bundled. Pickup varies depending on where you live. Alternatively, you can also take the bundles to a collection point.
The exact collection schedule will be announced by the municipal office.
Green waste collection
Lawn clippings, leaves, chopped material and cut flowers are picked up by the green waste collection. Green waste collection takes place weekly from spring to autumn, with a break during the summer holidays. There are also often collection points.
The exact collection schedule will be announced by the municipal office.
Aluminium, tinplate, glass and various other materials can be handed in at the collection points of the municipality of residence.
These collection points are set up in various places in the village.
Public waste bins are not intended for private household waste.
- PET and plastic milk bottles must be collected separately. Take these back to the grocery store. At the entrance, there are special containers for throwing in. There is no deposit on the PET bottles.
- Chemicals/poisons/hazardous waste, electronic waste, plastics, lamps, medicines and batteries must also be returned to the points of sale.
You can find the exact collection dates and times in the "waste calendar" of your municipality of residence.
You will receive this waste calendar annually from the municipal office.
All information on collection points, drop-off locations and waste disposal can also be found on the website of your municipality of residence.
You can also enter your municipality of residence directly here:
Waste and recycling in Switzerland
Contact points
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