How to do RECYCLING & DISPOSE OF WASTE in SWITZERLAND (and not get in trouble)

How to recycle in Switzerland? What can and can't be recycled? And what's the deal with the expensive bin bags? In this video I tell you everything you need to know about doing recycling and disposing of your waste in Switzerland.

Map of all recycling points: https://recycling-map.ch/en/map/
Guide to recycling of different materials: https://www.swissrecycling.ch/fr/subs...

Resources:
- Waste management in Switzerland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste_m...
- Governmental page about waste in Switzerland: https://www.bafu.admin.ch/bafu/en/hom...
- Governmental guide to waste: https://www.bafu.admin.ch/bafu/en/hom...
- Tetrapak collection: https://www.briquesaboisson.ch/
- How to pick the correct composting bag: https://www.frc.ch/compost-alors-sac-...

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Time stamps:
Intro: (00:00)
Waste management and recycling rates in Switzerland: (00:30)
Swiss rules of how to dispose of your waste: (01:16)
What to do with household waste: (01:57)
How, where and what to recycle: (03:55)
Glass: (04:45)
Metal: (05:22)
Paper: (05:45)
Cardboard: (06:34)
Food and garden waste: (07:02)
PET bottles: (08:48)
Other plastic: (09:07)
Tetrapak beverage cartons: (09:41)
Textiles & shoes: (10:03)
Other things you can recycle: (10:30)
Other ways to get rid of unwanted stuff: (10:52)
Where to get recycling and waste information from: (11:24)

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- Wine (Prod. by Lukrembo)
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Images used:
- Composting bag: https://www.frc.ch/compost-alors-sac-...
- Waste produced per country in Europe: https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-ma...
- Waste produced and recycled by year in Switzerland: https://www.bafu.admin.ch/bafu/en/hom...
- Landfill: Andy Shustykevych, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
- Waste recycling centre: https://www.google.com/maps/place/D%C...
- Waste incineration: Ole Poulsen (The original uploader was Claush66 at English Wikipedia.), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Waste disposal stickers: https://www.kvr.swiss/tipps-infos.html
- On the ground recycling bins: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
- Lake Geneva: Markus Bernet, CC BY-SA 2.5 , via Wikimedia Commons
- Glass recycling bin: Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
- Texaid bin: Vahamb, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
- Recycling logos: https://www.swissrecycling.ch/de/firm...
- Recycling logos: https://recycling-map.ch/en/map/
- Paper bundles: Petitbaobab, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
- Door: MHM55, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
- Pizza box: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

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