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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
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What are the recycling rules in France?
We are all encouraged to go greener, but making sense of what can and cannot be recycled is not always obvious. We cover what objects can and cannot go in yellow French recycling bins
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.
