More French communes ending home bin collections Authorities claim the system is more eco-friendly but many residents are strongly opposed
Fines issued as AI identifies people who do not sort their rubbish correctly Badly-sorted rubbish can cost millions so communes are turning to high-tech solutions
Return to door-to-door home rubbish collection expected for many in France The decision could set a precedent for up to two million people in different areas of France
news French mayor goes through dumped rubbish to trace owner - and returns it to them The waste held clues to its original owner
Millions more homes in France to face 鈥榩ay to throw extra鈥� bin fees Penalties are planned for more households whose bin is collected more than a set number of times per year
French AI system can see inside bin bags: what is it being used for? The technology uses a camera to detect anomalies, and is already used by 45 communes
French households throw out more rubbish despite 鈥榠ncentive鈥� bin fees Schemes like 鈥榩ay-per-bin鈥� do not encourage people to reduce general waste, say campaigners
Dordogne residents ready for court battle over 鈥榠ncentive鈥� bin charges The new rubbish collection fees do not convince people to reduce waste but do increase fly tipping, say campaigners
Bordeaux to enforce rules on noise and anti-social behaviour A new team will show that 鈥榣iving here requires a minimum of civic-mindedness鈥�, the mayor says
Binman collects 14 tons of rubbish walking from Paris to Marseille Dumped items included 20,000 cans, bottles filled with urine or laughing gas, Covid masks and鈥� Christmas tinsels
鈥楾en recycling bins in Belgium was easy compared to French system鈥� 鈥榃hy is it so difficult to recycle in my village?鈥� wondered writer Samantha David, so she rang the council to ask them
French homeowners challenge 鈥榩ay per bag鈥� waste charge Residents are preparing a legal challenge to a new waste collection charge that, they say, penalises the elderly and people with disabilities
How do I dispose of out-of-date medicines in France? Throwing medicines down the sink or toilet or in the rubbish is discouraged as it can cause pollution
Waste collection tax rises: How is your area of France affected? The average increase is 2.2%, but some towns are bringing in rises of more than 40%
How to get a d茅chetterie permit in France with a UK-registered car We look at how second-homeowners can visit their local tip without a 鈥榗arte grise鈥� for their vehicle - or a hire car
French mayor returns 12 bags of rubbish to fly-tipper The mayor鈥檚 video of him throwing the bags over the owner鈥檚 garden fence has been well-received, in the latest incident of its kind in France
France begins 鈧�30m clean-up of 55 old coastal rubbish dumps 鈥楢t the time, they thought that throwing something over the cliff was making waste disappear,鈥� one environmental activist said. Le Havre is first to benefit
Dordogne: Do I need a special card to make a visit to the tip? The department鈥檚 local authority has introduced a new waste disposal system for most areas to encourage people to throw less away
Taking rubbish to collective bins during confinement We live in a small village and do not have a household rubbish collection service. We have to take our rubbish to the d茅chetterie about one kilometre away. There is not a section on the form which covers this task. The local gendarmerie are fining people for going out without a reason listed in the form. I sent an email to our mairie , local councillor, the local gendarmes , and the main prefecture, no answer. Several neighbours are in the same situation. Can you help?
France lockdown: Which attestation box for the d茅chetterie? Rubbish tips ( d茅chetteries ) are open during the lockdown
One million tonnes of litter dumped in France in 2020 The amount was almost double that of two years before, a new NGO report claims. Roadside areas are the worst affected with lockdown takeaway rubbish adding to the problem
New French anti-waste law 鈥榠s doomed to failure鈥� MPs are set to discuss a new anti-waste law this autumn to improve France鈥檚 record as one of the poorest recycling countries in Western Europe
Marseille beaches covered in waste after storms drag rubbish into sea Yesterday鈥檚 heavy rain caused large amounts of waste and rubbish to be carried away, as it had been left on the streets due to the ongoing bin worker strike
French town imposes minimum 鈧�1,000 fine for dog mess or littering The mayor of Obernai said 鈥榚nough is enough鈥� and introduced the minimum fine for anyone caught illegally dumping rubbish, especially dog mess. He has called on other mayors to do the same
Limoges: Campaign makes a crime scene out of fly-tipping Instead of taking away rubbish, officials in the city in southwest France will leave it on display surrounded by police tape
France must crush illegal fly-tipping, says stand-up comedian Jean-Yves Sayag, now a waste management councillor, is calling for a change in the law after recently exposing a 50-hectare site near Aix-en-Provence
Surprise fly-tipping find for mayor in northeast France What the Grand-Est mayor saw allowed him to identify who had dumped the rubbish
New 'pay as you throw' rubbish system rolled out in France A new waste collection payment system is being gradually introduced to residents in one department of France 鈥� the more bags you throw out, the more you pay.
French motorways: 30% of public admit to littering on roads A third of people in France admit to throwing waste out of car windows while on the motorway, says a new poll, as motorway firm Vinci Autoroutes launches an anti-littering campaign ahead of a busy driving weekend.
New app aims to fight illegal waste dumping in France Residents in France are invited to download and use a new app that aims to combat fly tipping and the illegal dumping of waste in nature and beauty spots.
Binman suicide after sacked for drinking beer gift Update: Statement issued by collection firm Coved on June 12
French supermarket Leclerc criticised for plastic use French supermarket giant Leclerc has been chastised for its excess use of plastic on a pack of hard-boiled eggs, with a junior minister saying that a new 鈥渁nti-waste鈥� law would stop such 鈥渁berrations鈥� in future.
Rubbish on Paris streets as treatment centres strike Rubbish is piling up in the streets of Paris as pension strikes continue at incineration centres, causing a backlog of waste, and a 鈥渧ery worrying鈥� amount of rubbish being buried instead of burned.
France gets 鈥榠llegal waste鈥� sent back from Malaysia France is one of four developed nations set to have its allegedly illegal plastic waste 鈥渟ent back鈥� on some of the 150 shipping containers ordered by Malaysia this week.
French mayor 鈥榬eturns鈥� 10 tonnes of illegal waste A man in northern France who illegally dumped 10 tonnes of rubbish in a local field has had the items returned by the mayor less than 48 hours later.
Bordeaux drains painted in cigarette butt waste alert A team of artists in Bordeaux is painting drain grates and manhole covers to raise awareness of how much dropped cigarette butts contribute to river pollution.
French mayor returns Christmas rubbish to owners A mayor in Brittany has become the latest official to send an illegally-dumped pile of rubbish back to its owner.
New app for reporting issues in Paris sparks criticism A new smartphone app from the Mairie of Paris is enabling residents to report problems around the city, despite criticism that it is encouraging 鈥渄enunciation鈥� behaviour.
Meet the bin that treats its own rubbish A robot, intelligent rubbish bin that sorts and crushes cans, bottles and throwaway cups could help businesses and cafeterias clean up after customers 鈥� and boost recycling.
Government fights France鈥檚 growing fly-tipping problem A government group has been created to tackle the growing issue of fly-tipping in France, which sees people dumping over 80,000 tonnes of excess waste into nature every year.
Paris pledges to halve landfill waste by 2030 Paris has joined 22 other cities and regions in pledging to reduce its waste by half by 2030, as part of a global project named 鈥淐oalition C40 Cities鈥�.
Fly-tippers may get the bill in France Anyone caught fly-tipping or illegally dumping rubbish could face fines of 鈧�450 plus a bill for clean-up costs as mayors can order them to clear the mess or pay to have this done.
Homeowner in French town takes revenge on bad tenants A homeowner in a small French town has received overwhelming support after he dumped a lorry full of rubbish and old furniture left by his former tenants, in front of their new property.
H茅rault deploys drones to guard against fly tipping The H茅rault department is deploying drones to guard against the growing problem of fly tipping and to protect the biodiversity of the region, with fines of up to 鈧�75,000 possible for offenders.
More and more Swiss are dumping rubbish in France French communes are fighting back as the number of Swiss residents crossing into France to dump their rubbish across the border continues to increase.
Town clamps down on litter and fly-tipping Anyone who leaves bags of rubbish on streets faces fines of 鈧�368 in capital of Dr么me
Coastal clean-up groups also help to trace polluters Volunteers regularly clean up debris from France鈥檚 beaches along the Channel and Atlantic coasts but several also try to trace the origin of the tonnes of rubbish and, perhaps, work to stop it.
150,000 meals saved from the bin A phone app has saved more than 150,000 meals from the rubbish bin as it allows shops to publicise short-dated food and residents to buy it cheaply before it is thrown out.
