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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.