Illegal Waste Disposal in Basel-Stadt in March 2026
April 2, 2026In the past month, the canton recorded 321 illegal waste infractions, which is below the long-term monthly average of 351. The most common violations involved Bebbi-Sagg, falscher Sack, Sack zu schwer, while Klybeck was the municipality with the highest count.
In the past month, there were 321 total illegal waste infractions in the canton. The three most frequent categories were Bebbi-Sagg, falscher Sack, Sack zu schwer with 135 infractions, Sperrgut with 118, and Sonderabfall and Metall, which were tied at 19 infractions each. The five municipalities with the highest counts were Klybeck with 75, Matthäus with 39, St. Johann with 38, Am Ring with 29, and Altstadt Kleinbasel with 25. The past month's total of 321 infractions was below the long-term monthly average of approximately 351.
The overall time trend, based on monthly totals, shows significant variation. The month with the highest number of infractions was September 2024 with 806 incidents. The lowest recorded was January 2026 with 182 infractions.
Table 1: Illegal Wast Deposal by Category in March 2026
| Category | Infractions |
|---|---|
| Bebbi-Sagg, falscher Sack, Sack zu schwer | 135 |
| Sperrgut | 118 |
| Sonderabfall | 19 |
| Metall | 19 |
| Elektrogerät | 14 |
| Papier/Karton | 10 |
| Unbrennbares | 5 |
| Grüngut | 1 |
| Total | 321 |
Table 2: Illegal Waste Dumps by Community in March 2026
| Community | Infractions |
|---|---|
| Klybeck | 75 |
| Matthäus | 39 |
| St. Johann | 38 |
| Am Ring | 29 |
| Altstadt Kleinbasel | 25 |
| Rosental | 18 |
| Kleinhüningen | 15 |
| Bachletten | 14 |
| Clara | 11 |
| Iselin | 9 |
| Gotthelf | 8 |
| Hirzbrunnen | 7 |
| Gundeldingen | 7 |
| Breite | 6 |
| Wettstein | 5 |
| Altstadt Grossbasel | 5 |
| St. Alban | 4 |
| Vorstädte | 3 |
| Not defined | 2 |
| Bruderholz | 1 |
| Total | 321 |
Figure 1: Monthly Illegal Waste Dumps in Basel-Stadt
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🤖 This text was generated with the assistance of AI. All quantitative statements are derived directly from the dataset listed under Data Source.