Municipal waste

Food waste is food that has been produced for human consumption and is lost or thrown away in the production chain. In Switzerland, 2.6 million tons of food end up in the waste garbage can every year. At least two-thirds of this is avoidable loss, meaning that the food would have been edible at the time it was disposed of and if it had been used in time.

To minimize the amount of food waste, the Office for the Environment is participating in the PUSCH Foundation's SAVE FOOD, FIGHT WASTE campaign.

For more information, please visit the following link:

savefood.ch

The Office for the Environment, in cooperation with the municipalities, has been coordinating and organizing the separate collection of hazardous waste from private households in the Principality of Liechtenstein twice a year (spring / fall) since 1993. Private individuals can drop off hazardous waste free of charge at specific times in their community of residence. The exact dates can be found in the national newspapers or in the municipal canal and are also listed on the website of the Office for the Environment. The disposal of hazardous waste from industry, commerce and trade is not permitted.

The following hazardous wastes can be handed in:
Paint stripper, car care products, chemicals of all kinds, disinfectants, fertilizers, paints and varnishes, photographic chemicals, antifreeze, impregnating agents, adhesives, alkalis, medicines, nitro thinners, pesticides, cleaning agents, rust inhibitors, acids, lubricants, thermometers, underbody protection, etc.

Dates of mobile separate collection 2023

Regarding the possibility of disposing of hazardous waste outside the aforementioned mobile separate collection, please contact the respective municipality of residence.

Overview of the collected hazardous waste in recent years

On the community composting can be disposed of:
Lawn, plant, shrub and tree cuttings, bark, leaves, reeds, hay, straw, cut flowers, potted plants, old potting soil, small animal manure and stable manure, turnip waste, spoiled vegetables and fruit.

On the community composting does not belong:
Inorganic waste such as stones, glass, ceramics, metals, batteries, textiles, furthermore plastics, medicines, pesticides, vacuum cleaner contents, ash, sewage sludge, paper and textile scraps, composite materials (e.g. diapers), plastic bags, packaging, small animal carcasses, cat sand, heavily salted food scraps, sausages and large bones, baked goods and everything unknown.

All composting sites in the municipalities of Liechtenstein are inspected annually as part of quality assurance. Synthesis reports present the results as well as recommendations for further action and a corresponding increase in compost quality

With the green collection can be disposed of:
Lawn, plant, shrub and tree cuttings, bark, leaves, reeds, hay, straw, cut flowers, potted plants, old potting soil, small animal dung and manure, food leftovers (only in small quantities!), tea and coffee residues (with paper filter), kitchen waste, spoiled vegetables and fruit.

In the green waste collection does not belong:
Inorganic waste such as stones, glass, ceramics, metals, batteries, textiles, furthermore plastics, medicines, pesticides, vacuum cleaner contents, ash, sewage sludge, paper and textile scraps, composite materials (eg diapers), plastic bags, packaging, small animal carcasses, cat sand, heavily salted food scraps, sausages and large bones, baked goods and everything unknown. 

Food leftovers from households must not be disposed of at municipal composting plants but can be disposed of in small quantities via the green waste collection or via refuse.

The use of food waste as a feed source in pig feeding was common in the EU as well as in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. However, feeding kitchen and food waste also carries the risk of transmitting dangerous animal diseases. In view of the enormous damage caused by such epidemics in the past, the EU banned the feeding of tieric Nebenpproducts (TNP). Since July 1, 2011, this has also been the case in Switzerland.