Community and on-site composting at Chambery Métropolitan Area

05 June 2013

Households, schools and other establishments producing bio-waste can be targeted and involved in comprehensive bio-waste prevention, re-use and recycling activities. The recovery of bio-waste has become one of main objectives by some municipalities in France. Proximity composting can contribute considerably to achieve the national bio-waste recovery targets (50% collection with a view of material or organic recovery, circular of 28 April 1998). Chambery metropolitan area has been held by ADEME (French Agency for Environment and Energy control) amongst 41 exemplary municipalities regarding home composting in order to implement the national support plan for home composting. The five year plan started in 2005. Chambery has recently renewed its engagement on waste reduction on a local waste prevention program for the period 2010-2014.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.chambery-metropole.fr, gaelle.dourneau@chambery-metropole.fr

General data

Country	France
RA/LA	Chambery Metropolitan Area
Population	125.250 (2008), 54.520 households
Waste generated (kg/inh/y)	Waste 386 (2009) Chambery -biowaste 189 (2008) France

Waste prevention activity data

Waste flow	flow Bio-waste : Food waste Bio-waste : Green waste
Strategy	Home and community composting
Scale	Roll out
Year(s) of tde project development	2003
Participation target	11.000 households (20%) practice home or community composting by 2008. New target 17.800 households (32%) by 2014
Waste reduction target	Diverting at least 1.100 tons/ y of bio-waste from being incinerated or an average of 100kg/household/y
Participation rate	(2008) – 12.000 households (27%) practice home or community composting. Exceeding the 2006 target
Waste quantities reduced	(2008) - 1.300 tons/y of bio waste or an average of 108kg/household/y
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