Bequest

A legacy is a bequest. In your will, you stipulate that a person or organization receives a specific sum of money or asset. The beneficiary organization does not automatically become an heir as a result.

With a bequest, you specify in your will that a portion of your assets will go to a non-profit organization after your death.

This can be a fixed amount, an item, or a share of your estate.

Under a legacy, Buy Food with Plastic receives a specific asset or sum of money.

Under a bequest, Buy Food with Plastic becomes an heir or co-heir and thus part of the community of heirs. This entails both rights and obligations.

Yes. There is no minimum amount for a legacy gift.

Even a small amount can make a difference. What matters is not the amount, but your wish to pass on a portion of your estate.

Your legacy will have an impact far beyond today – and will give future generations the chance to live a dignified life in a healthy environment.

A holographic will must be written entirely in your own handwriting, as well as dated and signed by you.

There are other forms of wills as well, including the publicly notarized will.

Buy Food with Plastic is a tax-exempt non-profit association based in the canton of Zurich.

Tax exemption in Zurich also includes inheritance and gift tax.

As inheritance taxes in Switzerland are regulated at the cantonal level and are generally determined by the deceased person's last place of residence, additional cantonal regulations and countervailing rules may apply when dealing with inheritances from other cantons.

For specific inheritance planning, we therefore recommend reviewing the tax situation on a case-by-case basis.

Yes. As long as the statutory forced heirship shares are respected, you can decide for yourself within the discretionary portion which people or organizations you wish to include.

In principle, you can specify a purpose.

However, we recommend not phrasing it too narrowly. Many years can pass between writing a will and its later use. Projects and needs can change during this time.

A wording such as “for the non-profit projects of Buy Food with Plastic” gives us the opportunity to use your support where it can have the greatest long-term impact.

If a particular country or topic is especially important to you, please feel free to speak with us beforehand.

This depends on your individual discount arrangement.

A benefit from Buy Food with Plastic does not automatically mean that we will organize the clearing of a residence or a funeral.

Such tasks can be carried out by relatives, an executor or a male executor, for example.

If you have special wishes in this regard, we recommend arranging them in advance with a professional.

After your death, the relevant authority will open the will and inform the affected individuals and organizations.

However, you can let us know during your lifetime that you have included Buy Food with Plastic.

This is voluntary and does not obligate you to anything.