Littering continues to decrease in Switzerland according to survey
Published: Tuesday, Nov 26th 2024, 11:40
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Littering is steadily decreasing in Switzerland, according to an annual survey conducted by the Swiss Center of Excellence against Littering. In 2024, 16% of respondents were of the opinion that a lot of litter is not disposed of properly in Switzerland.
When the survey was conducted for the first time in 2015, 25% still thought that a lot of waste was not disposed of properly. According to the Swiss Competence Center against Littering (IGSU), a total of 2,277 people were asked about the littering situation at a total of 34 locations throughout Switzerland this year.
Also with regard to their respective locality, 0.2 percent more respondents than in the previous year found that they littered "rather little" or "little", according to the press release issued on Tuesday. 8.3 percent of respondents were of the opinion that there was "a lot" or "quite a lot" of littering in the place where they were surveyed.
The latest results show that the situation is continuing to ease. "We are very pleased that the measures against littering are working," IGSU Managing Director Nora Steimer is quoted as saying in the press release. Politics, business, associations and, last but not least, media coverage have ensured that awareness of the littering problem in Switzerland has been increasing for years.
In this year's results, it is also noticeable that the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland rates both local littering and littering in Switzerland as a whole as significantly less serious than the other language regions. It is also striking that people over the age of 65 generally perceive a negative change in the situation, while all other age groups see an improvement.
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