Waste management is a major environmental issue for businesses, supervised by numerous regulations.Here is an overview of the main laws and obligations to be observed, as well as good practices to comply with it.
Preview of key laws and regulations
Energy transition law for green growth (2015)
Sets the main principles of waste management: hierarchy of treatment methods, extended responsibility for producers, etc.
Anti-winning law for a circular economy (2020)
Strengthens the sorting obligations at the source of waste (5 minimum flows), generalizes the sorting of bio -waste by 2024 and prohibits the discharge of non -hazardous waste by 2025.
Regulation on waste and electronic equipment waste
Frame the specific collection, treatment and recycling of the Deee by producers.
Regulations on classified installations (ICPE)
Imposes financial guarantees, a follow -up register and strict procedures for companies managing hazardous waste.
Regulations on waste transport
Obligation to declare for the transport of waste beyond certain thresholds, reinforced traceability procedures.
Good practices for compliance
- Set up a rigorous selective sorting waste (paper, cardboard, plastic, glass, wood, biodechets, etc.)
- Favor reuse and re -use before recycling
- Call on approved providers for the collection and treatment of waste
- Hold a detailed monitoring register of the waste produced and their treatment
- Obtain the required authorizations (ICPE, transport, etc.) depending on the activity
- Train and raise awareness All employees with good practices
- Set up encrypted objectives Reduction and recovery of waste
Inspiring case studies
Paprec Group
Leader of recycling, Paprec values more than 98% of its waste thanks to a rigorous management of sorting, re -use and recycling.
Lego
Since 2018, Lego has used a biosourced plastic from sugar cane for its famous bricks, in a circular economy approach.
Renault
The automotive group has set up a "closed loop" to recover and recycle metal parts from the end of life vehicles.
Decathlon
The brand removed 88% of the packaging of its textile products between 2008 and 2020 and recycles its unsold.
Complying with waste regulations is a complex challenge but also an opportunity for companies to optimize their resource management, reduce their costs and their environmental impact.
