Articles

• Waste management around the world - Infographic
  1 October 2024, by Pauline

  We need strong commitments from United Nations member states on waste and resources management to transition to a more circular economy.
  The issue of waste is central and fundamental to the overall achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) defined by the UN and adopted by the United Nations. The quantity and nature of waste generated, and the way we manage it, are cross-cutting indicators of our ability to develop sustainably. Yet there are few specific targets for waste. (…)

• Economie circulaire, Stahel et Lambert, 2025
  19 May, by Corinne

  Fiche de Lecture - Economie circulaire. Les défis à relever pour atteindre une économie de performance. Publication de Walter R. Stahel et François-Michel Lambert. Ed. Dunod, mars 2025, 272 pages.
  Et si la croissance économique ne dépendait plus de la quantité de biens produits et achetés, mais de leur durée de vie allongée, de leur usage intensifié et maximisé ? Dans leur livre « Économie circulaire. Les défis à relever pour atteindre une économie de performance », François-Michel (…)

• The mechanisms that support the implementation of waste management
  19 June 2024, by Pauline

  This note presents the support mechanisms for the implementation of effective municipal waste management systems tailored to national and local conditions, ensuring high collection and mechanical recycling rates, while minimizing plastics being littered, landfilled, or incinerated.
  The waste management hierarchy states the following three priorities: Priority 1 is given to prevention, i.e. approaches that avoid the generation of waste and reduce the quantity of waste introduced into the (…)

• Transfer of waste and plastics in aquatic environments
  20 May 2024, by Pauline

  From rivers, lakes and their watersheds, from springs to mouths (brackish waters and estuaries), right down to the oceans, aquatic ecosystems are threatened by increasing pollution from waste.
  The situation is alarming: 80% of marine waste comes from land-based activities, representing a flow of 1 million tonnes per year, which is likely to triple over the next 20 years. In order to slow down this alarming prognosis, and implement concrete measures, it is essential to gain a better (…)

• Global Push Presentation
  28 May, by Lucia Lopez

  Sustainable resources and waste management is a key cross-cutting issue for public health, environmental protection, the fight against climate change, the preservation of biodiversity and the transition to more resilient economies implementing the actions of the circular economy.*
  Many international initiatives are already working to achieve the SDGs and to the protection of health and the environment by improving the sustainable management of resources and waste. Nevertheless, their (…)

• Article: Energy recovery from waste
  14 January, by Lucia Lopez

  The leading scientific journal “Les Annales des Mines”, which analyzes major issues related to sustainable development, energy, and industrial transformation, published its 121st issue in the “Responsibility & Environment” series in January 2026, coordinated by Catherine Chevauché, a member of the PFD representing Veolia.
  This issue, “The circular economy: illustrations and practices" currently available only in french, offers an in-depth and multifaceted exploration of the circular (…)

• Atlas on waste management and climate change mitigation
  8 July 2025, by Pauline

  This publication is produced in partnership with the French Development Agency (AFD) and with the support of the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) working group on Waste Management and Climate Change.
  As the next generation of NDCs takes shape ahead of COP30 and ambitions must rise, waste management remains an overlooked yet powerful lever for mitigation.
  Produced by the French Solid Waste Partnership (FSWP) with contributions from the French Development Agency (AFD) and the (…)

• Waste Management to Address the Climate Crisis
  2 July 2025, by Pauline

  “By improving waste management, we can prevent up to 20% of the total anthropogenic GHG emissions in the world—one of the most significant opportunities for climate mitigation available today.” (ISWA, 2024, COP29 Declaration). This publication uncovers the pivotal role waste management can play in addressing the climate crisis, exploring 3 crucial levers of GHG emissions reduction: technical, regulatory and financial.
  As the climate crisis grows more urgent and international Climate (…)

• Advocacy for the 2024 European elections
  19 June 2024, by Pauline

  Available in french. We call on the heads of delegation of the parties elected at the European elections to raise waste management to the highest international level. Improving waste management is a necessity in the context of the Agenda 2030; its implementation depends on stronger European advocacy.

• Position Paper: Waste-to-Energy Facilities
  28 November 2025, by Lucia Lopez

  In the context of ongoing debates on energy recovery from waste, the French Solid Waste Partnership (FSWP) is publishing a position paper on the role of waste-to-energy (WtE) facilities within waste and resource management systems. This document is primarily intended for public decision-makers and international institutions.
  This position papers recalls that the primary mission of the public waste management service is control waste streams in order to minimize their impacts on health (…)