An invoice including a complete summary of the services received is issued quarterly by the SV Infrastructure administration and sent to each unit using the services of the P2 Waste Facility at each due date, as follows:
- 1st quarter: December / January / February -> Invoicing beginning of March;
- 2nd quarter: March / April / May -> Invoice beginning of June;
- 3rd quarter: June / July / August -> Invoicing beginning of September;
- 4th quarter: September / October / November -> Invoicing early December.
A new waste collection billing system came into effect in the second quarter of 2024:
This new cost calculation will be aligned with the billing principles already applied for the technology platforms within SV, in particular according to the method of dividing costs into U1, U2 and U3 of which only U1 costs are billed to users. The rates applied are as follows, and include both materials and waste treatment:
- P2 waste bag: 30 CHF per bag;
- Yellow plastic bin: 36 CHF per bin;
- Plastic flasks for liquid waste: 30 CHF per flask (including washing of the flask before returning it to the laboratory);
- P2 sterile microfiber labcoat: CHF 10 per labcoat (includes supply of clean labcoats, collection and pre-treatment of soiled labcoats prior to their return to our supplier, as well as their treatment by the supplier.
The number of bags/bins/bottles per laboratory is counted during the twice-weekly collection by the Facility personnel, by scanning the barcode labels.