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Illegal Waste Disposal in Basel-Stadt in December 2025

Published: January 2, 2026 · Period: 2025-12-01 – 2025-12-31

In the past month, the canton recorded 257 illegal waste infractions, primarily in categories like "Bebbi-Sagg, falscher Sack, Sack zu schwer," and the municipalities with the highest counts were Klybeck and Matthäus. This total is below the long-term monthly average of 354.65, with significant variability over time, including a peak of 806 infractions in September 2024 and a low of 193 in December 2023.

In the past month, there were a total of 257 illegal waste infractions recorded in the canton. The three most frequent categories of infractions were "Bebbi-Sagg, falscher Sack, Sack zu schwer" with 115 infractions, "Sperrgut" with 94 infractions, and "Elektrogerät" with 13 infractions. The five municipalities with the highest counts of infractions were Klybeck with 67, Matthäus with 47, St. Johann with 21, Rosental with 20, and Am Ring with 18 infractions. This past month's total was below the long-term monthly average of 354.65 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 significant peak compared to other months. Conversely, the month with the lowest recorded infractions was December 2023, with 193 infractions. This data suggests variability in infraction occurrences, with notable spikes and troughs over time.

Table 1: Illegal Wast Deposal by Category in December 2025

Category	Infractions
Bebbi-Sagg, falscher Sack, Sack zu schwer	115
Sperrgut	94
Elektrogerät	13
Sonderabfall	11
Papier/Karton	10
Metall	10
Unbrennbares	4
Total	257

Table 2: Illegal Waste Dumps by Community in December 2025

Community	Infractions
Klybeck	67
Matthäus	47
St. Johann	21
Rosental	20
Am Ring	18
Iselin	14
Clara	13
Bachletten	12
Kleinhüningen	12
Gotthelf	5
St. Alban	5
Altstadt Kleinbasel	4
Gundeldingen	4
Breite	3
Hirzbrunnen	3
Vorstädte	2
Not defined	2
Bruderholz	2
Wettstein	2
Altstadt Grossbasel	1
Total	257

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.