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Demographics In action with the rubbish police Previous Next Rubbish attracts rubbish. This is also true in Basel. Eleni Kougionis The waste inspectors receive reports of illegal waste disposal via tablet. Eleni Kougionis The loading area is still empty: the lorry at the beginning of its round. Eleni Kougionis The inspectors wear gloves whenever they reach into the rubbish. Eleni Kougionis Badly lit passages are hotspots of illegal rubbish. Eleni Kougionis Some people also see construction sites as an invitation to leave their rubbish lying around. Eleni Kougionis In Basel, household waste is collected in blue sacks. There are fines for black sacks. Eleni Kougionis The inspectors' lorry seems small compared with the other vehicles at the waste incineration plant. Eleni Kougionis Many recycling bottles are found in the illegally dumped waste. Their disposal at the collection point is free in Switzerland. Eleni Kougionis The rubbish inspectors carefully inspect every possible piece of evidence Eleni Kougionis Th pig mascot on the rubbish sacks aims to raise awareness among the people of Basel for a clean city. Eleni Kougionis Most of the waste does not go along the conveyor. Eleni Kougionis At the end of the day the inspectors throw their disposable protective suits into the rubbish Eleni Kougionis If there is clear evidence, "litter sinners" will receive a fine. Eleni Kougionis Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5 Picture 6 Picture 7 Picture 8 Picture 9 Picture 10 Picture 11 Picture 12 Picture 13 Picture 14 This content was published on July 22, 2022 - 09:00 You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us! If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch. Read more Next Previous More Busted! On patrol with the Swiss ‘rubbish police’ This content was published on Jul 22, 2022 In Swiss cities waste inspectors hunt down people who dispose of their rubbish illegally. SWI swissinfo.ch joined them. Read more: Busted! On patrol with the Swiss ‘rubbish police’
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