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New packaging rules now apply in France: what changes for consumers
From takeaway containers to online deliveries, these changes are being introduced
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Waste management is great in some parts of France
Reader describes the ways their local authority helps citizens
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Residents in France face fines of up to €450 if sorting rubbish incorrectly
‘Bin police’ can search waste to ensure recycling is properly carried out
Website saves throwing out items
Getting rid of old household items can be a problem but a website offers a way to recycle products instead of throwing them out.
Donnons.org has so far stopped more than two million items being junked as someone has taken them for their own use.
Covering a vast host of product ranges, from animal goods to sports gear and clothing, it advertises items available for pick-up and people’s requests and has localised adverts for the whole country.