Articles

• Assessing the GHG emissions of a waste collection and treatment service
  31 October 2025, by Philippe

  GHG assessment, a tool for understanding carbon impact and identifying emission reduction levers.
  Targeted action plan to reduce CO₂ emissions:
  Objective: Achieve a 3% annual reduction in emissions, totaling 16 ktCO2e, broken down as follows: 70% through CO₂ capture and recovery from the WtE plants 8% by improving residents’ sorting habits 7% with a sustainable purchasing policy 7% by expanding the fleet of electric machines 5% by using biofuel for the vehicle fleet

• Plast’ile
  31 October 2025, by Philippe

  Innovative technical solution for plastic waste on an island.
  Waste collection and management. State-of-the art collection operation Waste management plans adapted to each geographic contexts Converting plastics that are too contaminated for recycling, into fuel (by pyrolysis) for use by the fishermen Set up of an Island Committee for governance
  – https://www.ffem.fr/en/carte-des-projets/innovating-sustainable-management-plastic-waste-kerkennah-islands-tunisia

• Organic waste recovery
  24 November 2023, by Philippe

  Supporting local authorities to sort, collect and treat domestic food waste.
  Mandatory source separation of organic waste as of January 2024: Collection schemes: on-site composting, door-to-door collection, voluntary deposit Targeting 100 kt/year of biowaste collected in the service area Construction of a methanizer on the river port of Gennevilliers by 2026 to produce biomethane and organic fertilizers
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• A women-led informal waste collection system in Hà Nội
  24 November 2023, by Philippe

  Waste collection and recycling in a city overwhelmed by waste.
  Main highlights of this comprehensive study : 20% of urban waste is collected informally, mainly by women. The informal sector is complex and composed of street collectors, waste deposit managers and recyclers. Recycling practices are highly polluting for the environment and health.
  – https://www.ird.fr/collecter-et-recycler-les-dechets-ha-noi

• Recycled PET production
  24 November 2023, by Philippe

  France Plastiques Recyclage.
  Production of recycled plastic (rPET) as a substitute for primary PET: 45,000 t/year of PET bottles from selective collection processed 41,000 t/year rPET produced
  – https://www.paprec.com/fr/france-plastiques-recyclage-derniere-ligne-droite-pour-les-travaux-dextrusion/

• Pole R, a local circular economy
  14 April, by Lucia Lopez

  A 16 000 m² site dedicated to reuse, repair, and waste reduction.
  8,000 m² managed as a third place, with shared spaces, equipment, human resources, and material resources.
  Three buildings: Anti-waste zone dedicated to food deposits, Fabricanova : a cooperative hosting platforms for sorting, reuse, repair, and upcycling; An incubator for new circular economy activities (textiles, sports and leisure items, wood). (…)

• Restaurant food waste recovery
  24 November 2023, by Philippe

  Reducing sanitary health risks, promoting waste to energy.
  Prevent restaurant food waste use as direct animal feed, through dedicated collection and treatment systems: Introduction of a dedicated collection system for restaurant food waste. Collection and pre-treatment of used food oils. Anaerobic digestion facility producing biogas for heat and power co-generation. Financial viability of the operations through: Waste collection tax; Sales of oil, electricity and heat.
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