Illegal Waste Disposal in Basel-Stadt in August 2025

November 2, 2025

In the past month, 287 illegal waste infractions were reported in the canton, with the most common issues being improper waste bags and heavy bags. The total was below the long-term average of 356.01, and the highest recorded month was September 2024, with 806 infractions, indicating a significant peak.

In the past month, there were a total of 287 illegal waste infractions reported in the canton. The three most frequent categories of infractions were "Bebbi-Sagg, falscher Sack, Sack zu schwer" with 117 infractions, "Sperrgut" with 109 infractions, and "Metall" with 24 infractions. The five municipalities with the highest counts of infractions were Matthäus with 39 infractions, St. Johann and Klybeck each with 30 infractions, Rosental with 27 infractions, and Iselin with 24 infractions. This month's total was below the long-term monthly average of 356.01 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.


Table 1: Illegal Wast Deposal by Category in August 2025
Category Infractions
Bebbi-Sagg, falscher Sack, Sack zu schwer 117
Sperrgut 109
Metall 24
Elektrogerät 18
Papier/Karton 8
Unbrennbares 6
Sonderabfall 3
Grüngut 2
Total 287


Table 2: Illegal Waste Dumps by Community in August 2025
Community Infractions
Matthäus 39
Klybeck 30
St. Johann 30
Rosental 27
Iselin 24
Altstadt Kleinbasel 22
Wettstein 16
Am Ring 15
Gotthelf 13
Bachletten 12
St. Alban 11
Vorstädte 10
Gundeldingen 10
Hirzbrunnen 8
Clara 7
Kleinhüningen 5
Altstadt Grossbasel 3
Breite 3
Bruderholz 2
Total 287

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.