3. Waste policy developments in France
3.1 Waste management, a pillar of the circular economy
As part of the "Towards a resource-efficient Europe" initiative (COM 2011,21), the European Union has set itself the ambition that by 2020, waste should be managed as a resource, whether material or energy, and no longer simply as a substance to be disposed of. To get things off to a good start, Directive 2008/98/EC of November 19, 2008 on waste and repealing certain directives (known as the "Waste Framework Directive") has cleaned up the existing regulatory arsenal and updated the following principles:
The "polluter pays" principle extended to the responsibility of producers of goods for the treatment of their products once they have been used;
hierarchy of waste treatment methods to combat...
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Waste policy developments in France
Waste management in practice
Bibliography
- (1) - MATHERY (C.) - Direction Économie Circulaire et Déchets, Service Mobilisation et Valorisation des Déchets – ADEME (Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Énergie). - Chiffres Clés Déchets : édition 2016 – Collection « Faits et Chiffres », 96 p. – ISBN : 979-10-297-0627-1 (2016).
- (2) - Commissariat Général...
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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
Les Éditions Législatives, Montrouge...
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 and waste :
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 Transition and Solidarity and Ministry...
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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