Illegal Waste Disposal in Basel-Stadt in October 2026

November 4, 2026

In October 2026, the canton recorded 162 illegal waste infractions, well below the long-term monthly average of 339.57, with Bebbi-Sagg, falscher Sack, Sack zu schwer being the most frequent category and Klybeck the top municipality. The recent figure is only slightly above the record low of 158 from August 2026, indicating a downward trend in illegal waste disposal activity.

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

In October 2026, the canton recorded a total of 162 illegal waste infractions, which is well below the long-term monthly average of 339.57 infractions. The three most frequent categories were Bebbi-Sagg, falscher Sack, Sack zu schwer with 82 infractions, Sperrgut with 40 infractions, and Elektrogerät with 14 infractions. The five municipalities with the highest counts were Klybeck with 37 infractions, Am Ring with 28, Matthäus with 19, Gundeldingen with 14, and St. Johann with 8.

The overall time trend shows considerable variation in monthly infraction totals. The highest number of infractions occurred in September 2024, with 806 recorded cases. In contrast, the lowest point was August 2026, with 158 infractions. The most recent month, October 2026, with 162 infractions, is only slightly above that record low and remains far below the long-term average, indicating a recent downward trend in illegal waste disposal activity.


Table 1: Illegal Wast Deposal by Category in October 2026
Category Infractions
Bebbi-Sagg, falscher Sack, Sack zu schwer 82
Sperrgut 40
Elektrogerät 14
Metall 13
Sonderabfall 10
Papier/Karton 2
Unbrennbares 1
Total 162


Table 2: Illegal Waste Dumps by Community in October 2026
Community Infractions
Klybeck 37
Am Ring 28
Matthäus 19
Gundeldingen 14
St. Johann 8
Rosental 7
Breite 6
Clara 6
Altstadt Grossbasel 5
Bachletten 5
Kleinhüningen 5
St. Alban 4
Iselin 4
Altstadt Kleinbasel 3
Vorstädte 3
Gotthelf 3
Hirzbrunnen 3
Bruderholz 1
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.