Managing business waste
Companies, shopkeepers, craftsmen: all the tools you need to properly manage waste from economic activities.
In accordance with regulations, waste-producing companies, retailers and craftsmen are responsible for managing their waste, from production to final disposal or recovery, even when the waste is transferred for treatment to a third party.
Economic players must therefore:
- Take care to choose channels that comply with regulations.
- Ensure proper waste disposal or recovery.
End of business waste collection in ZAEs
In 2024 and early 2025, the collection of waste from economic activities in Zones d'Activités Economiques (ZAE) will be phased out and will no longer be provided by Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole due to 2 obligations imposed by changes in national and European regulations:
- Sorting according to 9 specific streams. Companies must sort their waste into 9 distinct categories: paper/cardboard, metal, plastic, glass, wood, mineral fraction, plaster, textile, bio-waste.
- Waste recovery attestation. Companies must produce a waste recovery attestation. This attestation, issued by the operator of the facility that recovers the waste and by the collector who transports or trades it, reinforces the traceability of waste processing (article D543-284 - Code de l'environnement) and guarantees transparent management that complies with environmental standards.
As a professional, it's essential to approach approved private service providers to organize the collection of waste arising from your activity. Failure to comply with these regulations may result in administrative and financial penalties.
Collection of similar household waste from businesses in ZAEs to voluntary drop-off points
Following the change in collection methods in ZAEs (elimination of door-to-door collection of household waste, packaging and paper, glass), Voluntary Drop-Off Points will be installed in Zones d'Activités Economiques.
These facilities are intended solely to collect assimilated waste (waste of the same nature and quantity as that produced by a household, below 1,100L/week, all flows combined). This service is not exempt from obligations concerning the management of waste from economic activities.
"Assimilated household waste includes waste from economic activities that local authorities can collect along with household waste, in view of their characteristics and the quantities produced, without any particular technical constraints". (article L. 2224-14 of the Code Général des Collectivités Territoriales).
Reuse of professional waste
Waste from some companies can be resources for others.
Here is a non-exhaustive list of reemployment players, present in the Montpellier Metropole:
- Association Gammes
- Caprionis
- Croix-Rouge Française
- Emmaüs
- Kloovis
- Label Emmaüs
- La Grande Conserve
- Lezprit Réquipe
- Mas Réemploi
- Oc'Consigne
- PRO TECH
- Recycl'Aides 34
- Ressourcerie du Lez
- Silibiliz
- SCOP3
- Smaaart
Do not hesitate to approach them to avoid throwing away potential resources.
Change of collection methods in Metropolitan France's ZAEs
In 2024 and early 2025, door-to-door waste collection in Zones d'Activités Economiques will be phased out. Collection of business waste from professionals in ZAEs will no longer be handled by Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole.
For household waste, residents of these zones will have to drop off their waste (household refuse, packaging and paper, glass) at voluntary drop-off points set up within the Zones d'Activités Economiques.
Voluntary drop-off points map:
Shopkeepers in the Écusson and suburbs of Montpellier: the collection drive continues
The glass collections and the biowaste door-to-door collection is mandatory for professionals in Montpellier city center. They can only be organized by registering in advance with the freephone number Allo Déchets 0 800 88 11 77 (2 collections paid for by the Metropole for each stream).
