French General Code of Local Authorities
In forceIn terms of waste prevention and management:
- the facilities that it appears necessary to close, adapt and create are indicated;
- one or more non-hazardous waste storage facilities and one or more inert waste storage facilities are planned, justifying their capacity, in the sectors that appear to be the most suitable, taking care to distribute them over the geographical area covered by the plan, in order to limit the transport of waste in terms of distance and volume and to respect the principle of self-sufficiency ;
- a limit on the annual disposal capacity for non-hazardous, non-inert waste is set under the conditions defined by Article R. 541-17 of the Environment Code, which may vary from one local authority to another and which applies when any new non-hazardous non-inert waste disposal facility is set up, when the capacity of an existing facility is extended or when there is a substantial change in the nature of the waste accepted at such a facility ;
- measures to ensure the management of waste in exceptional situations likely to disrupt the collection and treatment of waste are provided for, in particular facilities to collect and treat waste produced in such situations, in coordination with provisions relating to civil security taken by the authorities responsible for them;
- the possibility, for producers and holders of waste, of derogating from the hierarchy of waste treatment methods defined in Article L. 541-1 of the Environment Code may be provided for certain specific types of waste, justifying it taking into account the overall effects on the environment and human health, and the technical and economic conditions;
- ways of promoting the circular economy are proposed.
