Movers & storage
expat-services.ch lists 5 hand-checked English-speaking storage companies in Zürich: BOXLY Self-Storage, Harsch, MyPlace SelfStorage, placeB Self Storage and Zebrabox.
Besides English, they also work in German, French, Dutch and Italian. Every profile shows the services, languages and contact details, checked by hand before going live. See also Relocation agencies in Zürich.
5 providers
Self-storage operator with climate-controlled, video-monitored units and smartphone access at sites in Basel, Zurich (Dübendorf) and Lucerne.
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Is this your business?Family-run Geneva mover since 1957 offering Swiss and international household moves, office relocations, furniture storage and fine art transport.
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Is this your business?Self-storage chain with three Zurich-region sites (Oerlikon, Binz, Dietlikon); units from 1 m3, plus moving supplies and parcel acceptance.
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Is this your business?App-based self-storage provider with 50+ Swiss sites, 24/7 digital access, units from 1 to 50 m3; also vehicle parking at some sites.
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Is this your business?Self-storage chain founded 1979 with around 15 Swiss sites including Zurich-Oerlikon, Basel-Allschwil, Bern and Lausanne.
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Is this your business?Local facts
The city’s two recycling yards, Looächer and Werdhölzli, accept bulky waste in household quantities and weigh it before payment. Furniture, carpets and mattresses cost CHF 22.70 per delivery up to 100 kg and CHF 19.45 for each further 100 kg, VAT included (City of Zurich, checked ). Looächer is open Monday to Friday from 7 to 17 and Saturday from 7.30 to 14; Werdhölzli Monday to Friday from 13 to 19 and Saturday from 7.30 to 14; both are closed on Sunday (City of Zurich, checked ). Looächer also has a swap spot where small items in working order can be left and taken for free (City of Zurich, checked ).
Entsorgung + Recycling Zürich (ERZ) collects bulky waste, metal and electrical appliances at the kerb on weekdays, on a telephone order. The sorted items must stand ready before 7 am, each at most 40 kg and 2.5 m long, with at most 60 minutes of loading time per day and address (City of Zurich, checked ). The city’s 2024 announcement priced the collection at CHF 86.50 per quarter-hour of loading time, transport and disposal included (City of Zurich, checked ).
The mobile recycling yard visits the quarters on set dates and takes bulky waste and large metal items free of charge, but only from people on foot, by bike or by public transport (City of Zurich, checked ). About 170 collection points for glass, metal, textiles and oil are spread across the city (City of Zurich, checked ).
Arrivals from abroad register in person at the Personenmeldeamt Zürich Süd in the Stadthaus, Stadthausquai 17, with a booked appointment, and only once they actually live in the city (City of Zurich, checked ). The deadline is 14 days (2026) (City of Zurich, checked ); the fee is CHF 40 per adult, plus the cantonal migration office’s permit fees for foreign nationals (City of Zurich, checked ). More in our guide to registering at your commune.
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