D.A.D Services

D.A.D Services publishes something almost nobody else in this category does: a full price table. Its recyclables-pickup subscriptions run from 30 francs a month for one collection covering one or two people up to 70 francs a month for two collections covering four people, plus a discounted 27-franc tier specifically for AVS and AI recipients, Switzerland's old-age, survivors' and disability insurance schemes. That is a genuine monthly service with real prices attached, not a one-off clearance quoted after a home visit like most of this category.

What it is

D.A.D Services Sàrl is based at Centre du Village 4 in Boudevilliers, in the canton of Neuchâtel, and runs three distinct lines under one site: a subscription service that collects sorted recyclables from a client's home ("déchetterie à domicile"), a one-off clearance service ("débarras") for houses, apartments, garages and attics, and a secondhand shop ("brocante"). The subscription service is explicitly scoped to the canton of Neuchâtel, while the clearance side claims coverage across the whole of Switzerland, so a reader outside Neuchâtel can still use one half of the business without the other.

What you get

The subscription service collects aluminium, scrap metal, tin, paper, cardboard, glass and PET, plus any other waste type on request, from bins supplied and cleaned by the company if the client does not already have their own. The process is simple and specific: a text message the day before the scheduled collection, the crew picks up the bins on the day itself, and the material goes to the appropriate sorting centres. Six subscription tiers are published: BASIC at 30 francs a month (one collection, one to two people, four 36-litre bins), CLASSIC at 35 francs a month (one collection, two people, four 60-litre bins), DOUBLE at 60 francs a month (two collections, two people, four 36-litre bins), EXTRA at 70 francs a month (two collections, four people, four 60-litre bins), a discounted AVS/AI tier at 27 francs a month with the same terms as BASIC, and a custom PREMIUM tier priced on request. Bins can also be bought outright, 25 francs for a 36-litre bin and 30 francs for a 60-litre one.

The clearance side works differently: a phone call or contact-form message starts things off, a home visit follows to estimate the job and produce a free, transparent quote, and the crew schedules the actual clearance once that quote is accepted. The site states that houses, apartments, garages, attics ("galetas," the regional French term) and other spaces are all in scope.

What stands out

The subscription pricing is the clear differentiator: a reader can work out exactly what a year of at-home recyclables pickup would cost before ever making contact, which almost none of the clearance-focused listings in this category allow for their core service. The AVS/AI tier is a specific, deliberate pricing choice aimed at pensioners and people receiving disability benefits rather than a blanket discount, which suggests the pricing was designed with that group in mind rather than added as an afterthought.

On the clearance side, the site states that more than 90 percent of the quotes it produces are accepted by the client who requested them. That is a specific number rather than a vague claim of satisfaction, though it is D.A.D's own self-reported figure with no independent source behind it, so it should be read as the company's own claim rather than a verified statistic.

How it's organised

The three lines, subscriptions, one-off clearance and the secondhand shop, sit as separate sections of one site, sharing the same Boudevilliers address and phone number. The clearance and subscription pages both repeat the same navigation and contact footer, and the site is otherwise a compact, purpose-built Wix build rather than a large SEO-driven page network like some competitors in this category. There is no blog, no per-town doorway pages and no counted headcount anywhere on the site, so the write-up makes no claim about team size beyond the crew that a home visit or a collection round would actually put in front of a client.

What it costs

The subscription prices are published outright, as listed above, from 30 to 70 francs a month depending on collection frequency and household size, with a 27-franc discounted tier and a custom-quoted premium option. The clearance service publishes no price list or minimum charge, working instead through the free home-visit quote described above; this write-up states no clearance price because none is published, while stating the subscription prices directly since D.A.D itself publishes them.

How it compares

Most listings in this category are built around a single clearance job, priced after a visit, with no ongoing relationship afterward. D.A.D's subscription side is structurally different: it is a recurring household service with a published monthly price, closer to a waste-management subscription than a one-time clearance. Its débarras side is the more conventional half of the business and behaves like the rest of the category, quote after a visit, no published price, though the site's own claim of nationwide reach for that service is broader than its Neuchâtel-only subscription coverage, and a reader outside French-speaking Switzerland should confirm availability before assuming the same responsiveness as a canton Neuchâtel client would get.

Who it suits

The subscription service fits a Neuchâtel household or small business that produces enough sorted recyclables to want scheduled home pickup rather than driving to a public déchetterie, particularly a pensioner or AI recipient who qualifies for the discounted tier. The clearance service fits anyone in Suisse Romande needing a house, apartment or garage cleared, though someone outside Neuchâtel should treat the "toute la Suisse" claim as a starting point for a phone call rather than a guarantee of an equally fast response.

The verdict

D.A.D Services stands out in this category for publishing real prices rather than routing everything through a quote request: six named subscription tiers with monthly costs, per-bin pricing, and a specific discount for AVS and AI recipients. The clearance side is more ordinary, a free quote after a home visit and a self-reported 90-percent acceptance rate that a reader cannot independently verify. Between the two, the subscription pricing is the reason this listing is worth a second look even for someone who only wants recurring waste pickup rather than a full clearance.