5. Traceability of construction waste

5.1 Waste register

Since 2005, any company that produces, holds, or collects hazardous waste must keep a "waste register," an obligation that was extended in 2012 to non-hazardous waste. Since that year, with the exception of organizations that entrust their waste to local authorities, all companies are therefore legally required to produce a waste register. Law No. 2020-105 of February 10, 2020, on waste reduction and the circular economy (often referred to as the Anti-Waste Law for a Circular Economy, or AGEC Law) paved the way for improved waste traceability. As for the actual content of the various waste registers, previously defined in the decree of February 29, 2012, it has been expanded with the decree of May 31, 2021, which also came into force on January 1, 2022....