For some time now, CERN’s waste management service has been aware that more and more bags of personal household rubbish are being dumped in CERN’s waste containers. 

It goes without saying that CERN’s waste containers, for both general waste and paper/cardboard, are intended solely for the collection of waste produced within the Organization.

So please do not dispose of your personal household rubbish in CERN’s waste containers.

As well as having financial consequences for the Organization, this could damage CERN’s reputation and affect our relationship with the local authorities, which might lead them to reconsider the agreements that make our optimal waste management service possible.