Swiss consumers are producing an increasing amount of waste, pushing up the price of rubbish disposal. The canton of Neuchâtel has introduced a tax on each rubbish bag thrown away, while other French-speaking cantons prefer to pay by weight instead of by bag. (TSR/swissinfo.ch)
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