French Solid Waste Partnership

Preventing plastic pollution through education

Lucia Lopez — 2026-10-14T14:44:20Z

“Plastics, Let's Act!”: a MOOC from information to action

Decoding the systemic plastics crisis to act more effectively:

Science-based overview of the stakes (health, ecosystems, society).
4 hours to get an overview of the plastics' crisis, state of scientific knowledge, key concepts, and practical steps to act and fund projects.
Key target audience: decision-makers, IFIs and development banks.

– https://mooc-campus.afd.fr/

WAGABOX®: Hybrid Biomethane Production

Lucia Lopez — 2026-10-14T14:31:07Z

Combined recovery of biogas from an engineered landfill and an anaerobic digester

VALTOM and Waga Energy are jointly operating Europe's first hybrid WAGABOX® unit:

On-site recovery of landfill gas and the Vernéa anaerobic digester.
Biomethane production fed to the gas grid.
A replicable model: 8 public-private partnerships in France, including the one with VALTOM.

– https://www.valtom63.fr/actualites/inauguration-de-la-wagabox-une-installation-unique-en-europe/

Cométha Innovation Partnership

Lucia Lopez — 2026-10-08T12:46:00Z

Co-treatment of wastewater sludge and household organic waste

How the innovation partnership works:

Several consortia are invited to tender for one innovation contract
Public buyers fund R&D and own the results
Patents developed and filed by the consortia are owned by the public buyers
Three phases: lab research, pilot unit, industrial rollout

– Cométha (cometha.fr)

High-efficiency landfill gas capture

Lucia Lopez — 2026-10-07T13:27:57Z

Monitoring and optimised management of engineered landfills

Improved management leads to > 90 % capture efficiency thanks to monitoring of fugitive emissions: mapping higher emission potential areas, field measurements using flow chambers, and back-modelling of emissions.

Eg. Engineered landfill in Brittany Previous (2020)/New (2023) Monitoring

Constant biogas production: 1.7 m3 CH4
CH4 leaks: 230 t / 74 t
Capture rate: 83% / 94%

– https://astee-tsm.fr/articles/tsm-4-3/

Greenov'i, supporting green entrepreneurship in Tunisia

Lucia Lopez — 2026-10-07T12:56:10Z

Supporting SMEs in their transition to a green economy

Support for the transition to circular economy, sustainable use of resources and green finance:

Green Vouchers: environmental assessment and transition plan for micro-enterprises and craft businesses (GreenAssist).
Co-funding of materials, equipment or software following an assessment (GreenBoost).

– https://greenovi.tn/

SWITCH to Circular Economy in Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA)

Lucia Lopez — 2026-10-07T11:54:34Z

42,15M€ EU-funded program for an inclusive transition

Delivered by Expertise France and GIZ:

Supportive regional policy frameworks for circular economy
Training businesses and workers (formal & informal)
Making financing and support accessible for Micro-small-medium circular enterprises in packaging/plastics and e-waste businesses

– https://www.expertisefrance.fr/en/projects/switch-circular-economy-eastern-and-southern-africa

GREEN FORWARD - Advancing policy frameworks in the Mediterranean

Lucia Lopez — 2026-10-07T11:35:13Z

Enhancing Green and Circular Economy (GCE) public policies at macro-level

4M€ total EU funding on a roadmap to bring GCE principles into national policies and regulatory frameworks of Southern Mediterranean countries, through:

Building a shared, inclusive GCE vision through multistakeholder dialogue
Strengthening environmental governance through a shared GCE roadmap
Engagement with stakeholders: capacity building and knowledge sharing

– https://www.expertisefrance.fr/en/projects/green-forward-advancing-policy-frameworks-mediterranean

CIRCULAR – promoting circular food systems

Lucia Lopez — 2026-10-07T11:15:17Z

A 16M€ program to reduce food and packaging waste

3M€ project by Expertise France:

Raising awareness and changing behaviors across the single-use plastic value chain
Technical assistance to:
-* sector businesses to transition towards circular models
-* financial institutions to understand and evaluate circular businesses

– https://www.expertisefrance.fr/en/projects/circular-project-sri-lanka

EU Green Recovery Facility

Lucia Lopez — 2026-10-07T10:57:20Z

A 5M€ program supporting Sri Lanka's circular economy transition

Multistakeholder recovery effort, including circular economy and waste reduction:

National Guidelines, transformation plans and rating system for Eco-Industrial Parks
Strengthening the national eco-labelling framework
Designing an environmental monitoring system for export zones
Facilitate green financing (green taxonomy, green bonds)

– https://www.expertisefrance.fr/en/projects/european-union-green-recovery-facility-advancing-sri-lankas-sustainable-economy?id=885503

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).

– https://www.grenoblealpesmetropole.fr/327-le-soutien-a-l-economie-circulaire.htm