Illegal Waste Disposal in Basel-Stadt in November 2025

December 8, 2025

In November 2025, the canton reported 128 waste infractions, significantly below the long-term average of 353.13, with the most common issues being Sperrgut, Bebbi-Sagg, and Elektrogerät. This marks a substantial decrease from the peak of 806 infractions in September 2024.

In November 2025, there were a total of 128 waste infractions reported in the canton. The three most frequent categories of infractions were Sperrgut with 55 infractions, Bebbi-Sagg, falscher Sack, Sack zu schwer with 52 infractions, and Elektrogerät with 7 infractions. The five municipalities with the highest counts of infractions were Matthäus with 29, Klybeck with 16, Rosental, Am Ring, and Gundeldingen each with 10. This month's total was significantly below the long-term monthly average of 353.13 infractions.

Analyzing the overall time trend, the month with the highest number of infractions was September 2024, with a total of 806 infractions. This indicates a substantial decrease in infractions in November 2025 compared to the peak period.


Table 1: Illegal Wast Deposal by Category in November 2025
Category Infractions
Sperrgut 55
Bebbi-Sagg, falscher Sack, Sack zu schwer 52
Elektrogerät 7
Metall 6
Papier/Karton 4
Unbrennbares 2
Sonderabfall 2
Total 128


Table 2: Illegal Waste Dumps by Community in November 2025
Community Infractions
Matthäus 29
Klybeck 16
Am Ring 10
Gundeldingen 10
Rosental 10
Kleinhüningen 8
Iselin 7
St. Johann 7
St. Alban 5
Altstadt Kleinbasel 4
Bachletten 4
Vorstädte 4
Clara 3
Breite 3
Gotthelf 3
Wettstein 2
Altstadt Grossbasel 1
Bruderholz 1
Hirzbrunnen 1
Total 128

Figure 1: Monthly Illegal Waste Dumps in Basel-Stadt

Data source: Wilde Abfall-Deponien
Additional resources: Abfall und Sauberkeit

🤖 This text was generated with the assistance of AI. All quantitative statements are derived directly from the dataset listed under Data Source.