Visit in zero waste Troyes

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You are looking for information on waste prevention and management in the Troyes region, see paragraph n°2.

Specific features may exist locally. For better information,
do not hesitate to ask your host: rental, hotel, restaurant, campsite, shops…
Or at the Tourist Office, Troyes La Champagne Tourisme : +33 (0)3 25 82 62 70
16 rue Aristide Briand – 10000 Troyes. Offices close to the City Hall

Summary

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1. Practice zero waste in Troyes and its region

1.1. Looking for zero-waste products and services in Troyes?

• Please, use our « Zero Waste Solution Map ». https://zerodechet.gogocarto.fr.
• For more information, in French, visit our page: https://zerodechettroyes.org/le-zero-dechet-a-troyes/#carte-zd

1.2. Source sorting of biowaste (vegetables, fruits…)

• For composting your biowaste (see on the composter lid the authorized fruits and vegetables), intercommunalities are developing a public and private composter network.
• Please, ask your host (landlord, hotel, restaurant, store, camping, neighbors…) or call, in French, at work time:
  • for Troyes (out of SIEDMTO area), the Waste Prevention and Management service at +33 3 25 45 27 27,
  • for SIEDMTO area, at +33 3 25 41 08 03.
  • For determining your area, see the logo on the household trash.

1.3. Stop using 50 cl plastic bottle of water with #gourdefriendly

• Think gourds for you, all your family and your pets associated with #gourdefrienly. It will never be empty!
• While walking in our medieval city with your family and your pet, or while riding, get rapidly fresh water at your hand thanks to the #gourdfriendly QR code.
• With your mobile phone, geolocates quickly a place for filling up for free your gourd.
  And always find a place for filling up your gourd for free. Other free and paid services available regarding the partner.
• Partner establishments will offer to refill your gourd free of charge.
• This services is locally offers by the Tourism Center, Troyes La Champagne Tourisme (TLCT).
• For getting free QR code stickers or for becoming partner and to be accessible from the #gourdefriendly map, contact Troyes La Champagne Trourisme, +33 3 25 82 62 70 ; 16 rue Aristide Briand – 10000 Troyes. Public office close the Troyes’city hall. Website : Lien vers la page #gourdefriendly de TLCT.

• See the #gourdefriendly map: https://www.gourdefriendly.green/
• For instance: in Troyes, visit this third-place, Le Rucher Creative (The creative Bee-Hive). Fill-up your gourd and take a rest.
  • Le Rucher Cratif, 17 Rue du Colonel Driant, 10000 Troyes.

1.4. « Zero waste retailers » et « Here, you can bring your own container »

1.5. Second hand products stores. Circular economy.

• You think that objects deserve a « second life » or you like hunting second-hand objects, visit one of our resource centers.
• More information on https://foyer-aubois.fr/.
• Other places on our zero waste local solution map : https://zerodechet.gogocarto.fr, tab: « Donner une seconde vie ».

2. Recycling best practices on our territory

2.1 Sorting instructions

In the case, after our recommendation zero waste above, it left some « household and ancillary waste », here are the « Sorting instruction » for the Troyes territory. Specific instructions can exist locally, keep you informed on the place.

Source : Troyes Champagne Métropole : https://troyes-champagne-metropole.fr/actualite/les-consignes-de-tri-evoluent
For SIEDMTO area: see this page

Thank you for notice color container:

• Black or maroon trash container bag: all waste except those below
• Yellow trash container or transparent bag : metal, plastic or board household container or bag
• Glass drop-off container : Bottle, jar only. No drinking glasses or windows
• Paper drop-off container : Paper news, catalog
• Textile drop-off container : For textiles

These bin and containers can be indoor and outdoor. Keep informed locally

2.2 City Recycling Center

3. About waste prevention and management in Troyes region

• Please, note, it is quite difficult to summarize all the Waste Prevention and Management Service in our intercommunality in only one chapter.
  Here, we will give you a global view and some references, mainly in French. For more information, contact the local organization.

3.1 Key points

• Intercommunalities. In order to be more efficiency on some domains, the cities has been grouped into « intercommunalité », called « intercommunalité » en français. For instance, their are in charge of the collect operations. Door-to-Door or Contribution-point.
• Troyes Champagne Métropole. For the city of Troyes and its 80 surrounding cities, this intercommunality is called « Troyes Champagne Métropole », https://troyes-champagne-metropole.fr, know as « TCM ».
• Population. TCM has approximately 174 000 inhabitants. It is made of from « dense urban » to « rural without down center » areas.

3.1 Troyes Champagne Metropole or TCM

• In France, the Waste Prevention and Management Policy is defined in a public document called the « PLPDMA ». This accronym approximately stand for: « Local Plan for Household Waste and Annex ».
• For the TCM intercommunality, the current PLPDMA can be downloaded from here: Link to the PLPDMA from the TCM site.
• The PLPDMA document come along with « Action sheets ». Link to the PLPDMA Actions Sheets from the TCM site.
• The French regulation requires intercommunalities to publish an annual report on the Prevention and Management Price and Quality of the public department. Link to the 2023 report.
• Other questions, including the source sorting of biowaste, please see the TCM website (in French): https://troyes-champagne-metropole.fr > Habiter / vivre > Gérer mes déchets.
• You can contact us at contact@zerodechettroyes.org. We do our best to provide you a quick answer.

3.3 SDEDA

• SDEDA is in charge of the waste treatment policy and responsible for its operational efficiency.
• Operational services are mainly delegated to private national companies. It responds in front of the board of intercommunalities and in front of the governmental services in charge of the population health and security
• For instance, it monitors
  • an incinerator (~60 000 t/year)
  • a landfill site
  • and recycling centers.
• It is in charge of the communication and the training of waste prevention, operated by its own team (a dozen of persons)
• Its annual reports are published here: Link to the page of SDEDA Annual Report (in French)
• For other questions, please, see the SDEDA website (in French): https://sdeda.fr/

3.4 Other organizations

• « Le Réseau Compost Citoyen Grand Est« , https://grandest.reseaucompost.org/. A local, regional and national organization which promote the Source Sorting of Biowaste. Mainly the composting of proximity, we called in French the PG Prox.
• ADEME, https://www.ademe.fr/. A national and regional government agency. The French Agency for Ecological Transition.
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