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

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 and management operations, and on measures to prevent or offset adverse effects.