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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 1New Year’s Day: no collection | Sunday 2 | |||||
| Monday 3Household rubbish | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5Food and grass waste | Thursday 6Household rubbishPaper and cardboard | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 |
| Monday 10Household rubbish | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12Food and grass waste | Thursday 13Household rubbishGlass | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 |
| Monday 17Household rubbish | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19Food and grass waste | Thursday 20Household rubbish | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 |
| Monday 24Household rubbish | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26Food and grass waste | Thursday 27Household rubbish | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 |
| Monday 31Household rubbish |
Sat1Jan
New Year’s Day: no collection
Mon3Jan
- Household rubbish
Wed5Jan
- Food and grass waste
Thu6Jan
- Household rubbish
- Paper and cardboard
Mon10Jan
- Household rubbish
Wed12Jan
- Food and grass waste
Thu13Jan
- Household rubbish
- Glass
Mon17Jan
- Household rubbish
Wed19Jan
- Food and grass waste
Thu20Jan
- Household rubbish
Mon24Jan
- Household rubbish
Wed26Jan
- Food and grass waste
Thu27Jan
- Household rubbish
Mon31Jan
- Household rubbish
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