Section 3: Household and other waste

For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: 1° “Waste”: any waste as defined in Article L. 541-1-1 of the Environment Code; 2° “Household waste”: household waste as defined in article R. 541-8 of the Environment Code; 3°”Assimilated waste”: waste collected by the public waste management service whose producer is not a household; 4°”Residual household waste”: household waste and assimilated waste collected as a mixture; 5°”Bio-waste”: bio-waste…

I. – In built-up areas with more than 2,000 permanent inhabitants, whether they are included in one or more communes, residual household waste is collected at least once a week door-to-door. II. – In other areas, residual household waste is collected at least once every fortnight door-to-door. III. – In tourist communes within the meaning of article L. 133-11 du code du tourisme and during tourist periods in built-up areas…

In communes or groups of communes where campsites, caravan parks or reception areas within the meaning of loi n° 2000-614 du 5 juillet 2000 relative à l’accueil et à l’habitat des gens du voyage, la collecte des ordures ménagères résiduelles sur ces terrains ou aires d’accueil est assurée au moins une fois par semaine pendant leur période d’ouverture ou d’occupation, à partir d’un point de dépôt spécialement aménagé sur ces…

The obligations relating to collection frequencies and methods set out in articles R. 2224-24 and R. 2224-24 and R. 2224-25 do not apply in areas where bio-waste is collected separately, or is sorted at source so that a quantity of bio-waste equivalent to the quantity of bio-waste that can be collected separately can be treated.

I. – The mayor or the president of the group of local and regional authorities responsible for waste collection sets the collection procedures for the various categories of waste by means of a reasoned order, after consulting the deliberative body of the municipality or group of local and regional authorities responsible for household waste collection. II. – The order referred to in I specifies the specific collection procedures applicable to…

The mayor or the president of the group of local authorities responsible for waste collection informs residents of the collection procedures mentioned in article R. 2224-26 by making a collection guide available. In municipalities with a website, the collection guide is made available to the public electronically, unless its characteristics do not allow this. .

The collection guide referred to in article R. 2224-27 includes at least the following elements: – the collection arrangements for the different categories of waste; – the rules for the allocation and use of containers for collection, particularly with regard to door-to-door collection; – the collection arrangements for residual household waste; – the arrangements for separate collections; – the arrangements for bringing waste to waste collection centres ; – the…

The prefect may issue provisions temporarily or seasonally derogating from articles R. 2224-24 and R. 2224-25, by reasoned decree, issued after consultation with the deliberative body of the municipalities or groupings of local authorities responsible for household waste collection and the departmental council for the environment and health and technological risks. These provisions are adopted for a period of no more than six years. .

For the application of articles R. 2224-26 and R. 2224-29, the opinion of the deliberative body of the municipality or group of local authorities is deemed to be favourable when the latter, duly requested and convened, refuses to deliberate or does not issue a favourable opinion at the end of a period of three months from receipt of the request for an opinion. .