3. Waste sorting and collection

3.1 Seven-stream sorting

The following seven categories of waste must be sorted separately:

• mineral fractions (concrete, brick, slate, tile, ceramic, rubble, concrete);

• Plastics ;

• metal ;

• GLASS;

• paper/cardboard ;

• wood ;

• plaster.

This compulsory sorting is known as "seven-stream sorting" (article 278 of the French Environment Code).

Remember that it is also compulsory to sort other waste separately:

• hazardous waste (excluding asbestos);

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