Hello all

I would be grateful if anyone knows if you can recycle plastic bags in Zurich. I have hundreds of them and in the UK they have collection points in supermarkets and recycling depots for bags but I cannot seem to find anything similar here. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

As far as I know, Swiss are not so keen on recycling plastic. It seems that to do so, you polute more than in getting rid of it. This is what I heard from Swiss people, maybe I got it wrong?

Yes, in Switzerland the emphasis is placed on people NOT using 1000s of plastic bags. Most people have a collection of cloth bags they take to the supermarket and re-use again and again. Or buy paper bags from the supermarket and re-use them until they fall apart. Even for clothes/shoes etc, many people refuse bags given and use their own.

REDUCE and RE-USE is a lot better than recycle. In the meantime, perhaps use the best bags you have for shopping, and perhaps others for your bins.

Every Brockenhaus in Switzerland would be pleased to take your bags.

Thanks all.

I do use the reusable bags for shopping and often refuse bags for clothes and other things when out shopping, however I still over the years have managed to accumulate alot and I dont like to throw them out. I will try the charity shop then.

In fact that you are wrong, you have made a mistake.

I just a newbie, i hope you won't care.







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