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).

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

Murianette's Anaerobic Digestor

Lucia Lopez — 2026-04-14T13:01:13Z

A major project for the energy transition of the territory whose construction is underway

By the end of 2027, the composting center will be modernized and produce biogas from food waste.

Local and sustainable project, as well as the integration into the territory's energy transition strategy.
Circular economy and energy potential of food waste sorting.

– https://www.grenoblealpesmetropole.fr/actualite/213/45-centre-de-compostage-de-murianette-ou-les-dechets-deviennent-une-richesse.htm

Plast'ile

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

– https://www.ffem.fr/en/carte-des-projets/innovating-sustainable-management-plastic-waste-kerkennah-islands-tunisia

BeMed+

Philippe — 2025-10-31T15:11:58Z

For a Mediterannean Sea without plastics!

Structure a network of players, build their capacities and test replicable projects.

Strengthen financial and technical capabilities
Share micro-solutions at the basin scale
Develop integrated, multi-actor projects to combat plastic pollution in Albania and Tunisia
Guarantee the transferability of results by setting up global, regional and local governance

https://www.ffem.fr/fr/projets/mer-mediterranee-sans-plastique-bemed

Rethinking plastics use

Philippe — 2025-10-31T13:46:24Z

To reduce both the plastics footprint and the impact of plastic waste on the environment.

Monitoring tools and innovative business models to drive change.

National inventory of plastic waste management and country level plastics footprint assessment
Study of economic, environmental and social factors in plastics consumption and management
Developing stakeholders buy-in on heightened producer responsibility and associated regulations
Involvement of plastic waste generating companies

https://www.ffem.fr/en/carte-des-projets/rethinking-use-plastics-and-waste-management-benefit-environment

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.

– https://www.recyclage.veolia.fr/nous-trouver/biopole-pole-valorisation-biodechets

Landfill Closure & Rehabilitation

Philippe — 2025-10-31T13:05:03Z

Seizing the opportunity for decarbonation, depollution and regeneration.

90 hectares of landfill in Abidjan suburbs closed after 53 years of operation.

Remodeling the landfill surface and slopes;
Development of a watertight covering;
Collection of water, leachate, and biogas;
Treatment of leachate;
Energy recovery from the biogas.

– https://www.veolia.com/fr/medias/planetlive/biogaz-decharge-pollution-solution

Major waste-to-energy hub

Philippe — 2025-10-31T08:19:46Z

Recovering biomethane and energy from waste produced on the island.

By 2026, combining multiple technologies to divert 148 kt/year of waste from landfilling:

Methanizer producing renewable biogas and soil amendments from biowaste
RDF (*Refuse-derived fuel) facility producing local, low carbon energy from waste to replace the use of coal and fossil gas

Total amount of energy produced : 121 000 MWh/year.

– https://www.paprec.com/en/the-inauguration-of-the-large-waste-recovery-facility-by-paprec-energies-in-la-reunion/

Assessing the GHG emissions of a waste collection and treatment service

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:

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

Civil society, wastewater and solid waste

Philippe — 2024-05-21T14:26:59Z

Community involvement to build resilience.

Involving women and youth in local governance for wastewater and solid waste improvements.

Improving the sanitation installations for 3,000 households and 20 schools.
Solid waste management services providing:
- Collection: 90 T/month
- Engineered landfill disposal: 80 T/month
- Waste reused & recycled : 10 T/month

– https://gret.org/projet/villes-resilientes-societe-civile-eaux-usees-et-dechets/