Household waste
You can use our services for a turnkey processing unit, but also to modernize your current units. We will be at your side throughout our entire collaboration. This waste is biodegradable, and can play a natural role by returning to the state of compost. Thanks to our equipment, we make this process possible. Our achievements allow household waste to live a new life as compost, or as a new raw material, such as biogas. Valuing the waste of today to improve the world of tomorrow is essential to us.
We are able to offer solutions for the treatment of household waste, whatever it is.
We process millions of tonnes a year of this type of waste !
Household waste
Household waste includes recyclable waste, which joins the selective collection, but also non-recyclable waste, which joins the gray trash. Called residual household waste, they represent 44 kg per capita per year in France. In 2017 in France, more than a third of OMRs were made up of bio-waste. It contains 15% paper, 25% glass, metals and plastic, 10% textiles and sanitary, and 20% other waste.
Their future is multiple
- Compost : this mainly concerns bio-waste.
- Valorisation énergétique : waste becomes biogas. This mainly concerns agricultural waste.
- RSF : recovery solid fuels. This material allows to feed structures using a fuel other than gas, and limiting pollution.
- Disposal : we are talking about landfill, landfill storage, but also incineration.
What is recycled
Your remaining waste after sorting :
Leftover food
Products for hygienic use : tissues, cotton, mops, sponges
Animal litter
Various objects and toys (check the presence of the recycling logo)
Butts and their ashes
What is not recycled
Hazardous waste such as WEEE – Waste with Electrical and Electronic Equipment
Phones
Batteries
Batteries
Computers
Chargers
SDW (Specific Diffuse Waste)
Insecticides
Paints cans
Cleaners
Fertilizer
Some health-related products, such as expired drugs or syringes : bring them back to the pharmacy. This waste is marked with a bin crossed by a cross.
Expired drugs
Syringes
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Dry residual waste should be distinguished from household waste. Dry residual waste is waste that cannot be recycled or composted. It is the “remains” of waste after it has been sorted. It can then be recovered in the form of SSF – Secondary Solid Fuel. They are used to produce energy in industrial facilities such as cement works.
What is recycled
Nappies and sanitary towels
Toys
Plastic cutlery
Records and VHS
Plastic coffee capsules
Ceramic, porcelain, Pyrex or glass-ceramic objects
Dust
X-rays
Photo film
Slides
Light bulbs
Office supplies
Brushteeth
Sponges
Laminated and thermal greaseproof paper
Baking paper or soiled paper
Wet wipes
Clothes
Extinguished cigarette butts
Straw
Disposable masks
Mirrors and crystals
Glasses
Litter sand
What is not recycled
Leftover food
Recyclable waste
Drugs
Wood ash
Hazardous waste such as WEEE
This waste should be disposed of in the grey bin, always in a transparent bag.
Organic waste
Sorting and recovery of food waste
Food waste mainly concerns household waste: food scraps, peels, tea leaves, shells (eggs, nuts, etc.)… They are currently to be disposed of in household waste, but as of 1st of Januray 2024 in France, they will have to be sorted with all biodegradable waste, to allow them a better recovery.
In France, nearly 10 million tonnes of food waste are thrown away per year. They account for nearly a third of household waste.
Green waste
Green waste concerns waste from plants, and mainly from the maintenance of green spaces, but also from households. These are tree branches, trimmed hedges, uprooted or faded plants, grass remains…
Depending on the place of residence, there are different solutions: it is possible to access waste centres, and some municipalities offer specific collection for waste. Check with your community. You can also compost and dispose of your own waste.
Agricultural waste
Agricultural waste concerns waste produced by the agricultural environment: in this case, for bio-waste, it is mainly inedible elements of the plants, plants that will not be consumable, or hay, leftover animal feed or litter.
They can be used again once sorted and recycled, as compost.
Waste from the food and catering industries
They concern waste produced by distribution, catering, markets, and industries: supermarkets, bakeries, deli meats, greengrocers, but also animal food or beverages. These are remnants of food, expired food, or not considered fit for consumption.
All these various foods will be used as compost.
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Sorting and recovery of organic waste
Only sorted separately, this waste will be given a second life in composting. This is mainly food waste : food scraps, coffee grounds or tea filters and various infusions, seafood shells. It also includes other types of waste that come from natural resources or have been in contact with human substances, such as paper towels and tissues, sawdust and extinguished and packaged wood ashes, paper towels, leaves and soil.
Bioplastics are made from cereals (corn or wheat starch) or sugar (sugar cane, beet, molasses), or even algae or wood. Bioplastics can be used to design a whole range of objects such as food and hygiene packaging, disposable crockery and bags. This form of plastic is also used in the automotive and construction industries.
To find out whether the object you have in your hands is made of bioplastic, simply check for the presence of one of these symbols :
Source : Contarina
Always use a biodegradable bag and never use plastic bags, and seal them securely ! Household waste is disposed of in brown containers.
Green waste
Green waste concerns waste from plants, and mainly from the maintenance of green spaces, but also from households. These are pieces of trimmed hedges, prunings or grass cuttings. Treated wood and tree stumps are not included.
Green waste is grouped with bulky waste. Contact your local council to find out about the type of collection, or you can shred and compost your waste !
Agricultural waste
Green waste concerns waste from plants, and mainly from the maintenance of green spaces, but also from households. These are tree branches, trimmed hedges, uprooted or faded plants, grass remains…
Considered as special waste, agricultural waste refers to waste produced by the farming community: in this case, for bio-waste, it mainly concerns used vegetable oils, sedimentation sludge and livestock effluents not recovered for agronomic purposes, plant waste not intended for reuse in normal farming practices.
They are destined for disposal.
All other materials derived from biomass are not considered to be waste. They are considered to be products produced by the agro-industry and used for agronomic purposes (such as compost).
Waste from the food and catering industries
They concern waste produced by distribution, catering, markets, and industries: supermarkets, bakeries, deli meats, greengrocers, but also animal food or beverages. These are remnants of food, expired food, or not considered fit for consumption.
All these various foods will be used as compost.
SOME REALIZATIONS
With more than forty projects in more than twenty years, we are perfectly able to meet your demands in the design and construction of household waste treatment units. We have sites scattered throughout France, but also around the world: Italy, Qatar, Australia, Poland, India…
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