The waste management in Switzerland is based on the polluter pays principle.[1] Bin bags are taxed with pay-per-bag fees in three quarters of the communes. The recycling rate doubled in 20 years due to this strategy.[1] The recycling rate for municipal solid waste exceeds 50 percent[2] (with an objective of 60 percent in 2020[1]).
However, although the recycling rate of 54 percent is above the European average of 28 percent (2015), Switzerland is among the largest waste producers in Europe (730 kg of waste per capita in 2014).[1] In 2009, 2,801,285 tons of waste from households and small businesses was recycled and 2,680,359 tons of municipal waste was incinerated.[3][4]
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