I also have an eternit house. I have considered covering it or taking it down, but I've received different answers from everyone I've asked. I spoke with a carpenter who made me decide to take down the eternit; his reasoning was that it could cause problems the day you want to sell the house.
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We wore masks and gloves. Ideally, you should wear full-face masks, but they are quite hard to breathe in, and you hope it takes more than one house to ruin your lungs.
We placed the asbestos fibre on pallets and wrapped it in construction plastic, which we sealed with duct tape. Then we took it to the landfill. However, check what it costs to drop off, as it can vary greatly between different municipalities. We did two sides last summer and two sides this summer. Last summer, we disposed of it in our home municipality for a price of 800 per ton. That drop-off cost just over 1200. In the fall, we drove 20 km to the neighboring municipality and got away with a fee of 400 SEK, and that load was not smaller, but actually a bit larger. Maybe not a lot of money in the grand scheme of things, but enough to make the trip worth it.
Here in Stockholm, as a private individual, you can drop off "small" amounts (= approximately a trailer load) for free. The requirement is that it must be packed in plastic-wrapped packages of a certain size (as stated on the sanitation department's website) so that it can fit into their container. I recall it was something like a maximum of 70cm wide. Apparently, all recycling stations (like Lövsta, etc.) now accept asbestos-containing waste. I don't think it's an issue to leave several trailer loads.