Illegal Waste Disposal in Basel-Stadt in September 2026

October 1, 2026

The canton recorded 162 illegal waste infractions in the past month, below the long-term monthly average of 341.56, with Bebbi-Sagg, falscher Sack, Sack zu schwer being the most frequent category and Matthäus the top municipality. This continues a recent period of relatively low counts, just above the lowest point of 158 in August 2026 and far below the peak of 806 in September 2024.

Photo: Juri Weiss, Ilegal waste disposal, on Kanton Basel-Stadt, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0..

In the past month, the canton recorded a total of 162 illegal waste infractions. The three most frequent categories were Bebbi-Sagg, falscher Sack, Sack zu schwer with 70 infractions, Sperrgut with 54 infractions, and Elektrogerät with 12 infractions. The five municipalities with the highest counts were Matthäus with 29 infractions, Klybeck with 26, St. Johann with 20, Am Ring with 17, and Bachletten and Iselin tied at 10 each. This month’s total was below the long-term monthly average of 341.56 infractions.

The overall time trend shows considerable monthly variation. The highest number of infractions occurred in September 2024, with 806 recorded infractions. By contrast, the lowest point was August 2026, with 158 infractions. The most recent month’s figure of 162 is only slightly above that low point, indicating a recent period of relatively low infraction counts compared to earlier peaks.


Table 1: Illegal Wast Deposal by Category in September 2026
Category Infractions
Bebbi-Sagg, falscher Sack, Sack zu schwer 70
Sperrgut 54
Elektrogerät 12
Papier/Karton 10
Metall 7
Unbrennbares 5
Sonderabfall 4
Total 162


Table 2: Illegal Waste Dumps by Community in September 2026
Community Infractions
Matthäus 29
Klybeck 26
St. Johann 20
Am Ring 17
Bachletten 10
Iselin 10
Gotthelf 9
Rosental 7
Vorstädte 6
Breite 5
Altstadt Kleinbasel 5
Gundeldingen 4
Clara 4
Kleinhüningen 3
Hirzbrunnen 2
Altstadt Grossbasel 2
St. Alban 2
Wettstein 1
Total 162

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.