Waste collection
Bins go out on the morning of the collection, before 7 am. Collections that fall on a public holiday are not replaced.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 1New Year’s Day: no collection | Thursday 2Household rubbishPaper and cardboard | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | ||
| Monday 6Household rubbish | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8Food and grass waste | Thursday 9Household rubbishGlass | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 |
| Monday 13Household rubbish | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15Food and grass waste | Thursday 16Household rubbish | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 |
| Monday 20Household rubbish | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22Food and grass waste | Thursday 23Household rubbish | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 |
| Monday 27Household rubbish | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29Food and grass waste | Thursday 30Household rubbish | Friday 31 |
14 days already past this month
Wed1Jan
New Year’s Day: no collection
Thu2Jan
- Household rubbish
- Paper and cardboard
Mon6Jan
- Household rubbish
Wed8Jan
- Food and grass waste
Thu9Jan
- Household rubbish
- Glass
Mon13Jan
- Household rubbish
Wed15Jan
- Food and grass waste
Thu16Jan
- Household rubbish
Mon20Jan
- Household rubbish
Wed22Jan
- Food and grass waste
Thu23Jan
- Household rubbish
Mon27Jan
- Household rubbish
Wed29Jan
- Food and grass waste
Thu30Jan
- Household rubbish
No more collections this month: see next month.
Dropping off your waste any day
No need to wait for collection day: the neighbourhood recycling point is open every day. The calendar dates only concern collection outside the buildings.
Neighbourhood recycling point
Place de Pré-Marais, Saint-Mathieu
Open: Monday to Friday 8 am to 8 pm; Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 8 am to 7 pm.
Glass: never on Sundays or public holidays (noise).
What you can drop off:
- household rubbish
- food waste
- glass
- paper and cardboard
- aluminium and tin cans
- batteries (not lithium batteries)
- textiles
- coffee capsules
Everything goes inside the containers. A bag or box left next to them can be fined.
Châtillon recycling centre
Chemin des Communaux 40, Bernex · 022 546 76 00
Free for residents, with a QR code from espaces-de-recuperation.ch. For everything that does not go to the neighbourhood point:
- bulky waste, furniture, wood
- electrical and electronic appliances
- hazardous waste: paint, oils, light bulbs, batteries
- scrap metal, PET bottles, rubble, tyres without rims
- large amounts of garden waste
Open: closed on Mondays and public holidays.
March to October: Tuesday to Friday 3 pm to 7 pm; Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 5 pm.
November to February: Tuesday to Friday 2 pm to 5 pm; Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 5 pm.
Compost is free there, up to 30 kg.
Putting your waste out (collection)
- On the morning of collection, before 7 am, never the day before.
- In the building’s wheelie bins, marked with the waste logo: never a bag on the ground.
- Food waste: compostable bags only (a “100% recycled” bag is not compostable). The small green bin is free at the town hall. No cat litter, cigarette ends, nappies or vacuum bags.
- Branches and dead leaves: in the organic waste bins. Never on the pavement.
- Scrap metal and bulky waste: at the earliest the evening before collection, at the roadside. Not allowed outside the dates.
- Large amounts of branches: home pick-up by Chevalley Transports, paid service, 022 777 17 74.
The rules
- Household rubbish Monday and Thursday
- Food and grass waste Wednesday (small green kitchen bin)
- Paper and cardboard 1st Thursday of the month
- Glass 2nd Thursday of the month
- Branches and dead leaves two Thursdays a month, from January to March and from September to December
- Scrap metal and bulky waste 4 Saturdays a year
Questions
Consortium du Signal (collection)
022 777 17 74
Official calendar, drop-off points and recycling centre:
bernex.ch, waste collection (in French)
Not sure how to sort?
bernex.ch, recycling points