Waste disposal
Always dispose of the waste as required by the municipality and the landlord.
Garbage bags
The garbage (household waste) belongs in fee-based garbage bags. These garbage bags are valid for your place of residence. You can buy them at various points of sale in the municipality of residence or in the supermarket.
Garbage collection
The garbage 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 deposit the garbage.
Sometimes there are collection containers, also called Molok , in the municipality, where you can drop off the special garbage bags.
The exact pick-up schedule will be communicated 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. Pick-up varies depending on where you live. Alternatively, you can take the bundles to a collection point.
The exact pick-up schedule will be communicated by the municipal office.
Green waste collection
Lawn clippings, leaves, chopped material and cut flowers are picked up by the green waste collection. The green collection takes place weekly from spring to autumn, with a break during the summer holidays. Often there are also collection points.
The exact pick-up schedule will be communicated by the municipal office.
Aluminium, tinplate, glass and various other materials can be handed in at the municipality's collection points.
These collection points are set up in various places in the village.
Public waste bins are not intended for private household waste.
- PET and 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, e-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.
You can also find all information about collection points, drop-off locations and waste disposal 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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