Federal Act
on the Protection of the Environment
(Environmental Protection Act, EPA)

¹ Waste may be de­pos­ited only in land­fills.

² Any per­son wish­ing to set up or op­er­ate a land­fill re­quires au­thor­isa­tion from the rel­ev­ant can­ton; this will be is­sued only if he fur­nishes proof that the site is ne­ces­sary. The types of waste that may be de­pos­ited on the site are spe­cified in the au­thor­isa­tion.