Sun, 8 November 2009
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Swisstory blogger Jessica Cartwright sorts out the basic information about recycling in Zurich.If there is one thing I am constantly in awe of when it comes to living in Switzerland, it is the Swiss’ commitment to reducing waste and recycling. The Swiss take recycling to a whole new level, and I am still trying to figure out the ins and outs. For starters, they recycle EVERYTHING. I almost feel bad if I don't pick apart my yogurt containers and recycle the aluminum tops and plastic separately. I know, I need to do my part to 'go green' and not screw up the system, so I'm trying my best to learn where it all goes.
Zurich's list of recyclables is so long that it folds out into 16 pages. Ok, so maybe it's not that big, but when you have rules and drop-off locations and schedules for recycling anything imaginable, there's bound to be a lot of details.
For the first time this week, I also noticed that there are community compost bins, where you can take your food waste to be composted for the good of the community. You remember that green goodness in the soil that I talked about, that makes such delicious strawberries - must be the community compost.
Zurich recycles (or has disposal instructions for) the following:
• Paper and cardboard - paper gets bundled up monthly and collected. Make sure you tie it up neatly and leave it on the curb on the allocated day. Just put it out there when you see the piles lining up! There are containers for cardboard in most neighborhoods, or you can take the cardboard back to the store of purchase for large items like electronics.
• Compost - this is genius: take your old banana peels and apple cores to the community compost! I wish I knew what they did with that stuff. Then again, Switzerland sure is green so it probably goes straight back into the soil somewhere.
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