The Swiss are very efficient recyclers. Metal, glass and paper are collected and disposed of separately from other waste. Small metal parts though still end up with the ordinary rubbish. Now, in times of increasing metal prices, the industry is finding ways to collect even the smallest parts they can find. (SF1)
Animals kept in captivity are safe from extinction, but their social behaviour often changes: three years ago at Basel Zoo in Switzerland a young gorilla male became a father at the age of six. The unusual event – in the wild fatherhood never occurs before 12 – was proven by a paternity test earlier this year. (swissinfo, Raffaella Rossello)
150 tonnes of fish are caught annually by the eight full-time professional fishermen working on Lake Biel. swissinfo spent a day on the lake with Silvano Solca. He's been fishing there for 20 years, working up to 14 hours per day in summer. (swissinfo, Julie Hunt)
Over 23,000 scouts and 2,000 leaders and helpers have set up camp in the Linth plane between lakes Zurich and Walen. The national scout camp is the only event bringing together all Swiss scouting groups and it takes place only once every 14 years. (SF1)
For many centuries Bex in canton Vaud was Switzerland's only salt producer. Today the historic salt mines attract 67,000 visitors every year. The 50km of galleries chiselled out by hand bear witness to the hard and dangerous working lives of miners in the past. (swissinfo, Michele Andina)
Once upon a time, Zermatt was just a typical Swiss alpine village with its cluster of narrow, wooden chalets. But it rose above the rest in the 19th century when a mountain on its doorstep - the Matterhorn – became a magnet for climbers and British tourists. (SF/swissinfo)
Swiss marathon runner Viktor Röthlin has been training for months in the Chinese capital, Beijing. Swiss TV followed him during his initial contact with a new environment. (SF1)
The Swiss Showband is performing alongside the world's most prestigious military formations at this year's military tattoo in Basel. The 130-strong music/dance team was recruited from across German speaking Switzerland, and has been practicing its unique show for a year now.
