Haut Bugey. Compulsory sorting of kitchen bio-waste in 2024: are you ready?

In three months, the anti-waste law means that every household will benefit from a collection solution for peelings, eggshells and food scraps. The obligation concerns all communities. The Haut-Bugey agglomeration (HBA) was ahead, offering composters at reduced prices to its residents since 2020. Yes, but…


Alexandre PSALTOPOULOS
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In step with the reduction of plastic packaging, the ban on straws and disposable services, the Anti-waste law for the circular economy (Agec) requires local communities to provide a solution so that every household can sort your food waste at home. Peels and food scraps can be used as compost, a valuable natural fertilizer for plantations. So specifically, how can you adopt this eco-friendly gesture?

Choose the composter made in Haut Bugey!

Since 2020, the Haut-Bugey agglomeration (HBA) has offered composters for sale to residents of its 42 communes to reduce the amount of household waste. With a double advantage: 100% local production (AG Plast, EDA, Bellijardin, Ducret sawmill in Maillat) and greatly reduced prices. €30 for the 600 l wooden model (€130 in store), €10 and €15 for the 350 and 600 l plastic versions. L’Agglo offers the organic bucket (€15), the mixer (€10). An agent has been trained to support and advise users.

What are their motives? “The environment, by removing water-filled bio-waste from its bin and incinerating in Bellegarde. And local purchases, to help local businesses,” reiterates Simon Reis, director of the waste division. Around 600 composters have been sold in three years, with an accelerating demand ( 177 in 2022, already 288 in 2023). “We are a bit of a victim of our success. We had two sold out on the wooden model. There are delays of two months. For plastic, this follows well. “And what about the future obligation to to sort bio-waste? “We feel a shiver. There was the wave of general meetings in co-ownership at the start of the school year, it is a topic that is discussed. »

And what solutions for town centres?

By offering these composters, HBA therefore respects the future law … except for residents of homes deprived of green areas. That is, the majority of the city centre’s residents. Agglo is aware of this and is looking for solutions. “We tried to set up communal composters at the foot of the building. This works in medium-sized private condominiums (max. 50 units). For social housing, it is more complicated. You need very involved people who follow the composting progress. Soon there was unwanted waste, plastic. These unfortunate experiments do not prevent us from continuing to work with Dynacité and Semcoda. »

In certain areas, collections have been set up, door to door or by voluntary contribution. Bio-waste is sent to industrial composting or methanization units. “Our concern is that we do not have these kinds of facilities. Dortan compost container (read elsewhere) is not approved to receive animal by-products of category 3. They may contain meat residues, and there are health problems behind them. As long as it does not have this approval, we cannot send the bio-waste of ordinary people. The first business is 2 hours away, in Aosta, it would be ecological nonsense to put trucks on the roads. “HBA thus announces that it does not want to be “part of the repressive measures from 1eh January. But we encourage composting as much as possible for those who can. »

Switch to individual sorting: the very pleasant surprise

“Our priority is to complete the installation of the yellow bins on the Plateau d’Hauteville and Monts Berthiand before the end of the year. This has made it possible to reduce household waste enormously,” exults Laurent Comtet, vice-president of the waste management and recovery commission. In fact, collecting more than 1,600 tons of sorting from January to July 2023, a 130% increase over 2022! “And this even goes beyond just moving from the red bin to the yellow. People are taking the right actions, it’s a nice surprise. We became good students. »

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In Dortan, we produce compost from green waste

“We produce 3,500 tons of compost every year,” rejoices Michel Pivard, the founder of the Dortan compost platform, which has just celebrated its 20th anniversary. It was during a trip to Germany that he discovered the process. “At the time, few people knew”

Michel Pivard and Jean-Louis, his twin brother and partner, have since passed the torch to the latter’s two children, Oscar and Elsa. They are also at the head of the Truchet farm. The young duo receives green waste from surrounding landscapers and recycling centers, crushed to “accelerate the natural decomposition process of organic matter”. After sifting, everything is piled into “windows”, stirred regularly and watered with cow manure.

“We have to check the humidity, temperature and ventilation of the compost. We are subject to control to analyze germination and the possible presence of pathogens. » 80% of the compost produced in Dortan is intended to be spread on the farm’s agricultural land. The rest is sold to municipalities and professionals.

Coralie Diallo

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