The Swiss municipality of Gachnang in the canton of Thurgau has temporarily closed the Texaid underground textile recycling container at Haldenstrasse in Islikon. In a notice published on its official website, the municipality stated that the closure was prompted by a continuous increase in illegally dumped waste at the site, which has forced the municipal government to bear additional costs for waste removal and container cleaning.

Key points

  • The municipality of Gachnang has closed the Texaid underground textile container in Islikon, with no date set for reopening.
  • The closure is due to an increase in illegal dumping, which has driven up municipal removal and cleaning costs.
  • Old clothes can still be taken to Islikonerstrasse in Gachnang, Oberwiesenstrasse in Niederwil (next to Restaurant Wiesental), and the Frauenfeld Recycling and Acceptance Center.

According to the municipality's waste management regulations, illegal waste disposal can result in fines and criminal prosecution. The municipality also urged residents to dispose of waste only at designated collection points.

For residents who still wish to donate old clothes, the municipality of Gachnang has listed several alternative drop-off points: Islikonerstrasse in Gachnang, Oberwiesenstrasse in Niederwil bei Restaurant Wiesental, and the Recycling and Acceptance Center in Frauenfeld (Recycling- und Annahmezentrum Frauenfeld).

Texaid is one of Switzerland's main textile recycling organizations, and its underground container model is typically embedded in community roads for convenient resident drop-off. This incident reflects the problems of mixed waste and illegal dumping that textile recycling points face in operation. Such behavior not only increases municipal costs but may also trigger penalties, putting pressure on the stable operation of the textile collection system.

Source: Häufung von Vergehen: Gemeinde schliesst Altkleider-Container in Islikon wegen illegalem Abfall · Originally published on 2026-10-01