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Home composting organised by a waste syndicate
The SEAPFA (Syndicat d’Equipement et d’Aménagement des Pays de France et de l’Aulnoye), in the Seine- Saint-Denis department, is in charge for the waste collection in the following 4 municipalities: Blanc-Mesnil, Sevran, Tremblay-en-France et Villepinte. This syndicate initiated the installation of individual composting units in 1999. Inhabitants can choose the size and kind of composting units according to financial and aesthetics criteria. ADEME supports financially the individual composting units basic price (wooden ones are sold to citizen at 13€ and plastic ones at 10 € with a volume of respectively 575 liters and 325 liters. Actions to reach the population were: direct mail advertising with the Mayor participation, awareness documents and order forms.
For more information: http://www.seapfa.com/fr/98/Pr%C3%A9vention-des-d%C3%A9chets/
General data
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Country |
France |
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RA/LA |
Seine-Saint Denis / Île de France (4 municipalities : Blanc-Mesnil, Sevran, Tremblay-en-France et Villepinte) |
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Population |
173.973 inhabitants (2007) (4 municipalities :Blanc-Mesnil, Sevran, Tremblay-en-France et Villepinte) |
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Waste generated (kg/inh/y) |
waste 464 (2009) - biowaste 95 (2009) Seine-Saint Denis - Biowaste France 189 (2008) |
Waste prevention activity data
| Waste flow | Bio-waste : Food waste Bio-waste : Green waste |
| Strategy | Home and community composting |
| Scale | Pilot project |
| Year(s) of tde project development | 1999 |
| Participation target | / |
| Waste reduction target | / |
| Participation rate | 6.927 composting units distributed since 1999 |
| Waste quantities reduced | 343 tonnes prevented corresponding to 49,5 kg/hhld or composting unit/ y (2005) |
| Budget | amortized over 5 years |
