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).

Food waste recovery centers

Philippe — 2025-10-31T13:30:16Z

Deconditioning of organic waste before anaerobic digestion.

Industrial sites for mass collection and deconditioning of food organic waste—i.e., separating organic matter from packaging:

80,000 tons/year received at Veolia's six industrial sites in France: organic waste from supermarkets, catering services, and households.
Around 30 partnered anaerobic digestion plants recover the “soup” of food waste to produce green energy and digestate used to enrich agricultural land.