https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swiss food giant Nestle said Thursday it would invest 2.0 billion Swiss francs (1.8 billion euros, $2.1 billion) over five years to cut its use of virgin plastics in favour of food-grade recycled plastics. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200116/switzerland-nestle-to-invest-chf2b-in-recycled-plastics Thu, 16 Jan 2020 12:07:40 +0100 switzerland-nestle-to-invest-chf2b-in-recycled-plastics A woman in western Switzerland has been fined 190 Swiss francs (€167) for putting her rubbish out on the pavement several days too early. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190430/woman-fined-190-swiss-francs-for-putting-rubbish-out-on-wrong-day-environment-switzerland-recycling Tue, 30 Apr 2019 11:42:08 +0200 woman-fined-190-swiss-francs-for-putting-rubbish-out-on-wrong-day-environment-switzerland-recycling Switzerland's largest crematorium has put in place technology to filter precious metals from the 6,000 or so bodies that are cremated in its facility each year. Only one in three are opting in for the filtering process though. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181002/zurich-crematorium-starts-to-trade-precious-metals-filtered-from-peoples-ashes Tue, 02 Oct 2018 15:31:52 +0200 zurich-crematorium-starts-to-trade-precious-metals-filtered-from-peoples-ashes Authorities in Neuchâtel caused a minor sensation in May when they announced plans to make the city the first in Switzerland to ban plastic straws. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180627/swiss-city-hits-hurdle-in-bid-to-ban-plastic-straws Wed, 27 Jun 2018 18:02:00 +0200 swiss-city-hits-hurdle-in-bid-to-ban-plastic-straws Failing to tie up your paper and cardboard recycling properly can result in a hefty fine if you happen to live in the city of Zurich. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180119/cardboard-recycling-slip-up-costs-zurich-resident-dear Fri, 19 Jan 2018 13:02:56 +0100 cardboard-recycling-slip-up-costs-zurich-resident-dear Disposing of glass bottles on a Sunday or leaving rubbish lying around after a picnic could soon incur spot fines if the government gets its way. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170427/swiss-litter-louts-to-face-spot-fines Thu, 27 Apr 2017 12:12:03 +0200 swiss-litter-louts-to-face-spot-fines The Swiss create mountains of rubbish annually and are second only to the Danes in the amount they throw away. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160323/swiss-produce-more-waste-than-most-in-europe Wed, 23 Mar 2016 15:01:58 +0100 swiss-produce-more-waste-than-most-in-europe Switzerland has the second worst record on a per capita basis for pitching electrical and electronic waste in rubbish dumps, a newly released report from the UN says. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150419/swiss-rank Sun, 19 Apr 2015 23:13:42 +0200 swiss-rank Recycling rules in the canton of Vaud are strict, as one resident threatened with prison recently found out to his cost. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131203/i-faced-prison-for-plastic-in-a-paper-recycling-bag Tue, 03 Dec 2013 11:34:00 +0100 i-faced-prison-for-plastic-in-a-paper-recycling-bag