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Illegal Waste Disposal in Basel-Stadt in January 2026

Published: February 4, 2026  ·  Period: 2026-01-01 – 2026-01-31

In the past month, 269 illegal waste infractions were reported in the canton, with the most common types being "Sperrgut," "Bebbi-Sagg, falscher Sack, Sack zu schwer," and "Elektrogerät." The total was below the long-term average of 354.07, and there have been significant fluctuations in infraction numbers over time, peaking at 806 in September 2024 and dropping to 193 in December 2023.

In the past month, there were a total of 269 illegal waste infractions reported in the canton. The three most frequent categories of infractions were "Sperrgut" with 120 infractions, "Bebbi-Sagg, falscher Sack, Sack zu schwer" with 87 infractions, and "Elektrogerät" with 22 infractions. The five municipalities with the highest counts of infractions were Klybeck with 66, Matthäus with 54, St. Johann with 30, Rosental with 18, and Bachletten with 16. This month's total was below the long-term monthly average of 354.07 infractions.

Over time, the monthly totals of infractions have shown variability. The month with the highest number of infractions was September 2024, with a total of 806 infractions. Conversely, the lowest recorded was in December 2023, with 193 infractions. This indicates significant fluctuations in the number of infractions over the observed period.


Table 1: Illegal Wast Deposal by Category in January 2026
Category Infractions
Sperrgut 120
Bebbi-Sagg, falscher Sack, Sack zu schwer 87
Elektrogerät 22
Metall 15
Sonderabfall 11
Papier/Karton 10
Unbrennbares 3
Grüngut 1
Total 269


Table 2: Illegal Waste Dumps by Community and per Capita in January 2026
Community Infractions Inhabitants Infractions_per_1000
Klybeck 66 7104 9.3
Matthäus 54 15168 3.6
St. Johann 30 19562 1.5
Rosental 18 7770 2.3
Bachletten 16 13768 1.2
Gundeldingen 14 19224 0.7
Clara 12 4410 2.7
Am Ring 11 11476 1.0
Kleinhüningen 10 2775 3.6
Vorstädte 8 4990 1.6
Gotthelf 8 7072 1.1
Breite 6 9326 0.6
Altstadt Kleinbasel 5 2437 2.1
Iselin 3 18044 0.2
Wettstein 2 5827 0.3
Bruderholz 2 9610 0.2
Not defined 2 0 None
St. Alban 1 12589 0.1
Hirzbrunnen 1 9663 0.1
Total 269 2982881 0.1

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.