French Solid Waste Partnership

Pole R, a local circular economy

Lucia Lopez — 2026-04-14T13:43:53Z

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).

Philippe — 2025-10-31T15:21:20Z

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

Philippe — 2025-10-31T08:00:24Z

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:

Philippe — 2023-11-24T10:19:02Z

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.

Philippe — 2023-11-24T09:19:20Z

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.

Philippe — 2023-11-24T09:05:25Z

France Plastiques Recyclage.

Production of recycled plastic (rPET) as a substitute for primary PET:

Philippe — 2023-11-24T09:05:16Z

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