French Solid Waste Partnership

2026 General Assembly of the FSWP

Lucia Lopez — 2026-06-30T13:59:08Z

The General Assembly of the French Solid Waste Partnership took place on June 19, 2026.

The FSWP General Assembly took place on June 19. This opportunity for discussion allowed participants to review the actions carried out in 2025, present the outlook for 2026–2027, and reaffirm the PFD's ambitions.

The General Assembly was also marked by the reelection of Corentin Duprey as president of the FSWP. Discussions focused in particular on the three priorities that will guide the association's work in the coming years: strengthening international mobilization through the Global Push initiative; accelerating discussions and supporting innovation on issues related to resources, waste, and the circular economy; and continuing to promote French expertise internationally.

The coming year will feature numerous international events, including COP31 on Climate Change, the ISWA World Congress, and several United Nations meetings, during which the PFD will continue its advocacy for waste prevention and environmentally sound waste management as essential drivers of sustainable development.

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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and waste

Lucia Lopez — 2026-06-25T09:12:34Z

Resource and waste management is the cornerstone of sustainable development, at the intersection of public health, sustainable cities, pollution control, climate change, biodiversity conservation, and the transition to circular and resilient economic models.

This infographic, produced by the French Solid Waste Partnership (FSWP), highlights the links between waste prevention and management, the circular economy, and the Global Sustainable Development Goals established by the UN in 2015.

It shows how actions taken throughout the waste management hierarchy—prevention, reuse, recycling, and environmentally sound waste management—contribute to achieving the SDGs. It also emphasizes that achieving these goals creates an environment conducive to the development of more sustainable resource and waste management systems. Achieving the SDGs requires sound resource and waste management, which in turn depends on progress across all SDGs.

This infographic is part of the FSWP's efforts to raise awareness of the resource and waste sector's contribution to key sustainable development challenges and to ensure it is better integrated into national and international public policies.

Zero Waste Forum

Lucia Lopez — 2026-06-15T12:14:25Z

The French Waste Partnership (FSWP) attended the Zero Waste Forum, whose theme was “Road to Antalya: Zero Waste as Climate Action.” This forum was established by Turkey's First Lady, Emine Erdoğan, and organized by the Zero Waste Foundation, chaired by COP31 High-Level Climate Champion Samed Agirbas. This second edition demonstrated just how central the topic of waste prevention and management will be at COP31.

This edition of the Global Zero Waste Forum brought together 3,000 participants from more than 140 countries. It took place against a political backdrop that has never been more focused on the issue.

THE FSWP'S PARTICIPATION

Waste generation continues to rise, now exceeding 2.1 billion tons, and is projected to increase by 50% by 2050*. Resource and waste management are issues at the intersection of a number of key challenges for sustainable development: food security, health, climate mitigation, preservation of biodiversity and water resources, resilience, economic sovereignty, urbanization, just transition, and well-being.

It is necessary to invest both in the “Reuse Economy” and in the environmentally sound management of persistent waste
Reducing waste generation relies on the implementation of circular economy measures
It is necessary to have final disposal systems in place to protect human health and the environment
As the “Implementation” COP approaches, the waste prevention and management community must convey a unified message

OUR EVENTS

Presentation at the side event “Waste as a Pricing Problem (PAYT, deposits, incentives),” June 5 from 5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.
During this side event, Corinne Trommsdorff had the opportunity to explore the challenges of waste management financing mechanisms, emphasizing in particular that it is key to choose mechanisms based on each specific context and local habits.
Organization of a closed-door meeting, “Resources and Waste Management Session,” on June 7 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
The objective of this session was to identify international partners willing to align their messages with ISWA and the PFD, in order to have a unified, amplified voice that is better heard. Thus, the question posed was: “How can the resources and waste community strengthen its alignment, amplify its collective impact, and contribute more effectively to positioning resources and waste on the climate agenda ahead of COP31?”
Networking and Strengthening Partnerships
The PFD took advantage of this international event to strengthen its ties with key international partners in advancing sustainable resource and waste management. This was achieved not only during the small-group session to prepare for COP31 on June 7, but also during lunches, dinners, and informal discussions in the corridors of the Forum.

Methane Alert and Response System (MARS) Snapshot – Top 50 Emitters, Country Responses and Mitigation

Lucia Lopez — 2026-06-08T10:07:46Z

Methane is one of the most potent greenhouse gases and a significant share of it comes from sources that can be identified, tracked, and mitigated. UNEP's Methane Alert and Response System (MARS) integrates data from more than 30 satellites to alert countries of major methane emissions and enable concrete action.

This April 2026 snapshot provides an updated picture of where the world stands: 41 major methane sources have been confirmed as mitigated following MARS notifications, representing an estimated 1,200,000 tonnes of methane, a climate impact comparable to nearly 24 million gasoline-powered cars driven for one year. Countries that have designated a MARS focal point consistently demonstrate higher response rates and more effective follow-through.

Waste sector landfills appear repeatedly among the world's 50 largest methane emitters — including sites in Chile, India, Angola, Iran, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and Yemen — illustrating the direct and measurable link between unmanaged waste and global methane emissions.

Position Paper on Circular Economy and a 2050 Vision

Lucia Lopez — 2026-06-04T15:13:45Z

Circular economy is not an end in itself. Its ultimate goal is not to “increase recycling” or “close loops”, but to build a future where value creation is decoupled from environmental bads —including resource extraction, and waste generation.

In public debate, circular economy is often reduced to recycling. However, recent international work – in particular the ISO 59004 norm, adopted in 2024, which breaks down the “10R” principle* into 13 actions ordered according to the life cycle – shows that a complete circular economy begins well before recycling and continues well beyond it. Refusing and avoiding some products or uses, rethinking the needs, adapting production through eco-design, reducing resource consumption, reusing, repairing, reconditioning, remanufacturing, repurposing, recycling, recovering energy, and even recovering materials stored in historic landfill sites: these actions form a coherent scale where recycling and energy recovery are at the bottom, once all the levers of reduction, moderation, sustainability, reuse and repair have been activated.

These coordinated actions only make sense when viewed in the context of the three objectives of circular economy: to reduce environmental and health impacts, to maintain an economy that creates value and jobs, and to ensure our societies' resource sovereignty and resilience.

Given the imperative of ecological, economic and social transition, the French Solid Waste Partnership (FSWP) is contributing to international discussions on what a circular economy could ultimately look like in 2050, both in France and around the world.

Read the full Position Paper about Circular Economy and a 2050 Vision.

To better understand this transition, watch our animated video on it: Transition to a Circular Economy

Global Push Presentation

Lucia Lopez — 2026-05-28T07:58:30Z

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 ambitions remain scattered and fragmented. There are many actors involved — national and local authorities, businesses, financial institutions, international organisations, civil society actors, academia — but they do not yet have a common space to structure dialogue, share experiences and collectively examine the necessary transition pathways. The absence of such a common space and of a shared global vision on resources and waste limits the coherence and impact of international actions.

It was in response to this observation that the international “Global Push” initiative emerged, of which the primary objective is to enable local action, developed under the impetus of the FSWP (French Solid Waste Partnership), with several discussion partners: ISWA (International Solid Waste Association), UNEP-IETC (United Nations Environment Programme), the Secretariat of the BRS Conventions (Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm) and UN-Habitat.

To learn more read aou page on the subject here :
Global Push Initiative

*Refer to ISO Standard 59004 for the list of 13 prioritised actions, also available here.

Economie circulaire, Stahel et Lambert, 2025

Corinne — 2026-05-19T12:18:59Z

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 Lambert et Walter R. Stahel, pionnier de la pensée circulaire, nous invitent à repenser notre rapport à la production, à la consommation et à la valeur. Cet ouvrage décrit une économie où performance rime avec durabilité, où chaque acteur – entreprise, citoyen, décideur public – devient partie prenante d'un modèle plus sobre et plus efficace. Ce livre est essentiel pour comprendre les mutations à venir et pour agir dès aujourd'hui pour une économie du XXIᵉ siècle vraiment soutenable. Il offre un nouveau cadre conceptuel, pour appréhender au mieux les enjeux de l'économie circulaire, notamment par les notions de domaines du R et du D et le développement abouti ce que doit être l'économie de performance, concept dont Walter Stahel en est le pionnier (avec Orio Giarini), avec la publication de référence en 1990 Les limites du certain.

Human Rights

Lucia Lopez — 2026-04-30T13:28:05Z

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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