4. Waste management in practice
As a preamble, we'd like to remind you of the practices that are unfortunately still in force among certain professionals, and that are prohibited in order to be able to claim responsible waste management:
no discharge into sewage systems (which can be supplemented by not mixing or diluting concentrated residues with wastewater of a quality acceptable to the treatment plant);
prohibition on abandoning waste in the natural environment (whether through one's own fault or that of the service provider to whom one has entrusted one's waste);
ban on open-air burning (except in the case of specific exemptions for firewood cleared by farmers);
prohibition on mixing hazardous waste with other categories of waste;
ban...
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Bibliography
Software tools and online platforms (selection)
TRINOV, Paris :
NOVA: diagnostic software and online simulator for decision-making on the prevention and management of waste from economic activities
SUIVI +: waste management software including the production of administrative and financial documents
( https://trinov.com/...
Websites (selection)
Ministère de la Transition écologique et solidaire (in charge of the environment), circular economy :
https://www.ecologique-solidaire.gouv.fr/recherche/?query=Economie%20circulaire&op=search
SOeS portal – Observations and statistics/Resources...
Events
Non-exhaustive list
Assises nationales des déchets organized by the Assises nationales des Déchets association, every two years (odd-numbered years). – http://www.assises-dechets.org/fr/
Assises de l'économie circulaire (circular economy conferences) organized by ADEME, every two years (odd-numbered years). –...
Standards and norms
Non-exhaustive list
- Quality management systems – Requirements and guidelines for use. - ISO 9001 - 2015
- Environmental management systems – Requirements and guidelines for use. - ISO 14001 - 2015
- Energy management system – Requirements and recommendations for implementation. - ISO 50001 - 2018
- Environmental management – Material flow accounting – General framework. - ISO 14051 - 2012 ...
Regulations
Consolidated selection September 2018
Order of July 18, 2018 relating to the certificate mentioned in article D. 543-284 of the Environment Code (JORF n° 0173 of July 29, 2018).
Communication from the Commission – Technical recommendations on waste classification. Text of April 9, 2018 (OJEU of April 9, 2018).
Circular Economy Roadmap – March 28, 2018 Ministry of Ecological...
Directory
Organizations – Federations – Associations (non-exhaustive list)
French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) :
http://www.ademe.fr/entreprises-monde-agricole
Association of local authorities and professionals in the fields of waste, energy and heating networks (AMORCE):
...Statistical and economic data
Service de l'observation et des statistiques – Sous-direction de l'information environnementale – Commissariat Général au Développement Durable (CGDD) – "10 key indicators for monitoring the circular economy" – Collection " Datalab " n° 18, 36 p. –
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