Compulsory since January 1, compost follows very specific rules. Discover these 15 waste that you cannot put in your sorting.
To better sort our waste, we already had the yellow trash can. While some have had to go through the hassle of throwing away their Christmas tree, others have learned to recycle their corks at holiday time. But all French people without exception must today get up to speed with the sorting of bio-waste, which became compulsory on January 1, 2024.
The Anti-Waste law for a circular economy, AGEC, comes into force. It’s up to you to install an individual composter at home or throw your organic waste into a collective compost. Once set up, you will need to know what you can put there, and what you absolutely must not put there. According to the Ministry of Ecologyyou must throw in your bio-waste “non-hazardous biodegradable garden or park waste, food or kitchen waste […] as well as comparable waste from food processing plants”.
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Update on waste not to put in your compost
To avoid damaging your compost, attracting pests and causing bad odors, do not throw away (or very sparingly) the following waste : meat, fish, nuts, shellfish, bread, citrus or potato peelings, cigarette butts, coal ashes, animal excrement and litter, grease, thorny branches, non-biodegradable materials such as plastic, dust , weeds, diseased plants or even dead walnut leaves.
On the contrary, you can place in your compost green waste : fruit and vegetable peelings (except citrus fruits and potatoes), leftover meals, expired food, grass, dead leaves (except walnut), egg shells, coffee grounds, hedge trimmings, shrubs and twigs. Side brown wasteyou can place uncolored paper, straw, untreated cardboard or even crushed branches in your composter.
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