Letters: Waste collection in France needs a rethink
Connexion reader says the complex system means rubbish builds up and dogs attack the bins
France has introduced several more complex recycling rules in recent years
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To the Editor,
I agree with your recent correspondent there is a problem with recycling in France.
Food waste is taken every week but we cannot put the food in a biodegradable bag so bits are always left behind.
Meanwhile, dogs often attack the yellow bags with plastic recycling in, but we are not allowed to put the bags in a bin to protect them as the collectors are not allowed to open bins.
So when the dogs get the bags, rubbish is thrown everywhere.
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General rubbish is okay but now only collected nine times a year without extra payment
Garden cuttings have to go to the déchèterie, whereas in the UK these were collected -you paid for a bin and every 14 days it was picked up.
As we are not allowed to burn it in France, this would be a great solution.
Iris Morris, by email
How have you adapted to cater to France's recycling rules? Let us know at letters@connexionfrance.com
