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It’s more than a recommendation: Limmattal KVA must dramatically reduce the cost of waste incineration. Are the prices of checkout bags across the country falling?
The Dietikon case could become a pilot case: if the price supervisor prevails, the prices of fares will stagger.
Photo: Nicola Pitaro
Limeco requires 150 francs from the 39 affiliated municipalities for the incineration of one ton of municipal waste. That’s too much, he thinks. meFederal Pricing Supervisor, Stefan Meierhans. He has according to mein a message on Friday andA decree was issued and the price was reduced to CHF 102 on January 1, 2021. This price is fair to the costs and the user. The sentence is valid for three years.
the Limeco, the operator of the waste incineration plant (KVA) in Dietikon, can defend itself and file a complaint with the Federal Administrative Court. The new price continues to apply, since any claim will not have suspensive effect. Reason: “There is an overriding interest in the reduction (…) taking effect without further delay,” the statement said.
“Excessively high” price
Meierhans writes that a cost analysis showed that the price of the Limeco for him Waste vBurning is “inadequately high.” The most precise means of elimination resulted from the fact that with of the Limeco could not have reached an amicable solution. the Limeco had denied the responsibility of the price regulator, as well as the excessive price, so Meierhans had opened a formal procedure. He also called the competition commission, ofe Limeco testifies to a “strong market position”.
Price supervisor Stefan Meierhans has decreed a price for the first time rather than simply recommending it.
Photo: Esther Michel
The elimination of Meierhans is a premiere. For the first time in his 12-year tenure in office, he was unable to reach an agreement with an institution he was speaking with, he said by phone. “I’m sorry. I had no choice as a procedural route. »
But why Dietiker Güselverbrenner? «the Limeco has been one of the most expensive waste incineration plants in German-speaking Switzerland for years. That alone was reason enough to take a closer look, ”says Meierhans. Dealing with of the Limeco has been in business since 2016.
The Dietikon case could have a nationwide impact on fare prices.
Do all Swiss waste incinerators have to fear the price regulator? Basically, it looks at the individual case, Meierhans says. “Not all KVAs with prices above 102 francs behave incorrectly.” Rather, it depends on your individualr Cost situation.
Still, the Dietiker case could have a nationwide impact on fare prices. If Meierhans’ calculations are confirmed, it is not just waste fees that should drop. Because this is a pilot case, industry pressure is on Limeco. Whether or not to advance the case has yet to be decided. “We have good arguments,” says Managing Director Patrik Feusi. Now check out the 52-page decision and then decide how to proceed.
The operator of the KVA Limmattal is in the pillory: they demand too high prices from the partner communities, says the price monitor.
Photo: Urs Jaudas
the Limeco charges the highest price in the canton. The other four Zurich KVA collect Ton pTravel between 130 and 143 francs. In Switzerland, the Limeco is the sixth most expensive at 29 KVA. The national median is 135 francs. Municipal waste is the result of the tariff bags collected from households and SMEs plus bulky goods.
Will garbage bag prices drop if Meierhans prevails? “In fact, I hope the communities pass on the savings,” he says. This stems from the principle of cost recovery to which the municipalities are committed. “But also from justice to the citizens.”
“The fees for garbage bags should go down now.”
This opinion is shared by the mayor of Schlieren, Markus Bärtschiger (SP): “The tariffs for garbage bags should now go down”. In the Limmat Valley you pay 1.70 francs for a 35-liter bag, as is the case in Zurich. It is cheaper in the Horgen district at 1.60, more expensive in Winterthur at 1.80. In the parishes, ofe brings his Güsel to Hinwil, the price varies a lot. In Hinwil you pay 1.40, in Rapperswil-Jona 1.90.
