Launch of four new building waste recycling channels

The four eco-organizations that will pilot collection, sorting and recycling have been known for several months.

Ecominero takes care of inert mineral waste (stone, concrete, rubble, etc.). Ecomaison (formerly Ecomobilier), which includes the Castorama and M. Bricolage brands, deals with materials, with a focus on furniture, bedding, toys and tools.

Valdelia is more focused on equipment and furniture for offices or professional buildings.

Valobat, set up by groups such as Saint-Gobain, Scheider Electric, Legrand and Nexans, covers all categories of building waste.

There was urgency. The sector generates 42 million tonnes of waste per year, the equivalent of all household waste, according to the Ministry of Ecological Transition.

After the Agec law of February 10, 2020 against waste and for the circular economy, the start of a so-called extended producer responsibility (REP) sector was scheduled for January 1, 2022.

Postponed by one year to January 1, 2023, the application of the law was postponed again at the end of 2022, until May 1, under pressure from manufacturers and the soaring prices of materials.

Because if the collection is free for individuals and building craftsmen in specially provided contribution points, it is financed by an "eco-contribution" paid from Monday by the "marketers", manufacturers and importers of cement, pipes, glass wool or sanitary...

As is the case for household waste packaging, via the Citeo organization for example.

“The contracts have been signed with the main marketers and the first collection points are open, all with a ramp-up by the end of the year,” Emmanuel Beaurepaire de Valdelia told AFP on Sunday.

Ecominero said on Friday that it was in the process of deploying "more than 1 recovery points for mineral waste" by July 1.000. And 3.000 public waste collection centers should also be included in the system, after the signing of an agreement with the company Ocab, the creation of which was announced in March in the Official Journal to harmonize sorting instructions, and enforce the balance of waste volumes. waste collected between the 4 organisations.