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Thionville and surrounding area. 90 kilos less waste per capita per year by 2031: dare you!

Thionville and surrounding area. 90 kilos less waste per capita per year by 2031: dare you!

Thionville Portes de France is preparing to adopt a local plan to reduce household and similar waste. This action plan will encourage individuals, businesses, hospitals, cafeterias, daycare centers—in short, the entire catchment area—to reflect on their (over)consumption habits. And to change their habits.
Avoiding the production of green waste by shredding branches and grass clippings, and making compost: this is, for example, an easy objective to work towards, but it will require a lot of educational effort. Photo: Philippe Neu
Avoiding the production of green waste by shredding branches and grass clippings, and making compost: this is, for example, an easy objective to work towards, but it will require a lot of educational effort. Photo: Philippe Neu

"Sorting and recycling are all very well, but unfortunately, today, it's no longer enough! Our bins are overflowing! We need to reduce the quantities!" Patricia Renaux has never been so forthright about the issue that concerns her. The vice-president of the Portes de France Thionville urban area cites the 593.93 kilos of household and similar waste produced per capita per year as proof. This is certainly 14.75 kilos less than in 2020, but it's still above the national average. "We are in a territory...

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