Waste management principles
Stakes and main legal references concerning waste management for an economic activity
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Waste management principles
Stakes and main legal references concerning waste management for an economic activity

Author : Catherine VIALE

Publication date: November 10, 2024 | Lire en français

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4. Waste management principles

Under the polluter-pays principle, waste holders are responsible for their waste up to the final stage of disposal (art. L. 541-2 of the Environment Code).

This implies that it is technically and financially organized in such a way as to :

  • respect the hierarchy established by the Environmental Code between prevention and management of its waste, and encourage the former by all means, particularly sorting at source;

  • ensure that waste is managed without endangering human health or harming the environment;

  • organize the transport of waste in order to limit its distance and volume;

  • provide information to the public on the environmental and public health impacts of waste production...

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