Plastic, clothing, recycling: everything that changes in 2022 to fight waste
Less waste on a daily basis. One of the key objectives of the anti-waste law, one of the first to propose initiatives in favour of the circular economy, enacted in early 2020, is expected to materialize a little more in the coming days with the entry into force of a new set of provisions. In particular to limit the use of single-use plastics.
Overview of what will change:
·less plastic overpack
Après la disparition officielle des pailles en plastique pour boire ou des boîtes en polystyrène expansé des kebabs il y a un an, la chasse aux plastiques jetables - 100 milliards de produits mis sur le marché en France chaque année - va se poursuivre. A partir du 1er janvier 2022, le suremballage de certains fruits et légumes frais de moins de 1,5 kg sera interdit.
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The plastic envelopes that cover advertisements and the newspapers and magazines delivered will also have to disappear, as will the "non-biodegradable" tea and tea bags or plastic toys donated with children's menus in fast-food foods. It will also be necessary to remove plastic envelopes that cover advertisements and delivered newspapers and magazines, as well as "non-biodegradable" tea and tea bags or plastic toys donated with small children's meals in fast foods.
In order to reduce the use of plastic bottles, establishments with a population of 301 or more will be required to install drinking water fountains that are accessible to all. And restaurants and bars serve water for free.
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·the destruction of unsold non-food in the viewfinder
Companies will also no longer be able to landfill or incinerate clothing, hygiene products, childcare products, school books, batteries or electronic products and furniture that they have not sold. They will first have to be reused, reused or recycled.
And in the case of basic necessities (such as hygiene products, the precise list of which is established by decree), these unsold non-food products must be donated to associations. The aim, again, is to limit this type of waste, an "ecological and social aberration", according to Minister Barbara Pompili.
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According to an ADEME study, these unsold assets, whose share of business turnover fell sharply, represented a market value of more than EUR 4 billion in 2019. But 15% are still destroyed, even though their disposal causes up to 20 times more greenhouse gas emissions than their reuse, says the Ministry of Ecological Transition, which states on its site that "in the medium term, it is the industrial sector as a whole that will have to rethink the management of its stocks in order to reduce overproduction." In the event of non-compliance, the law provides for fines of up to 15,000 euros.
A partir du 1er janvier, les particuliers vont par ailleurs pouvoir se débarrasser gratuitement de leurs meubles usagés et des produits dangereux qu'ils ont utilisés, comme les peintures et les colles, directement auprès des enseignes qui devront alors les reprendre.
·Rules for sorting and data consumption
The "Triman" logo will be displayed on all packages to indicate that the waste is subject to a sorting rule. Companies will also have an obligation to clearly inform individuals about how they will have to dispose of them (terminals, pickup in stores, yellow garbage cans, etc.).?
For their part, Internet service providers and mobile operators will have to tell their customers monthly the data consumed and the equivalent in greenhouse gas emissions. The idea is to better understand the impact of digital technology, but the decree issued a few days ago has caused teeth to grind in the tech sector, some pointing to the complexity of measuring CO2 by gigabytes and criticizing a counterproductive measure, reports the website Numerama.
·Financial boost to encourage reparation
On the other hand, it will be necessary to wait for the launch of funds dedicated to the repair of certain everyday objects, provided for in the anti-waste law and mounted by producers through their eco-organizations. This financial boost is intended to lower the cost of repairs that will be carried out on a labelled network, such as the repair of electrical and electronic equipment such as smartphones and computers.
The scheme, in the form of packages, was hoped for as early as 2022, but it is not expected to be operational for several months. The Ministry of Ecology, which refers to insufficient specifications, is now talking about the second half of the year.
The budget for the repair of electrical and electronic equipment is expected to be EUR 20 million in 2022 and up to EUR 102 million in 2027.
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