It is prevent the risk of the creation of illegal dumping. This is explained by a letter that the prefect of Seine-Maritime sent to the presidents of the agglomeration communities and communities of communes of the department on April 16. Most agglomerations and communities of Norman communes (Rouen, Le Havre, Dieppe but also Caen and Cherbourg) closed the doors of their recycling centers to individuals at the start of confinement.
But in a letter made public Monday April 20, 2020, Pierre-André Durand assured that “The recycling centers are not establishments open to the public, they are not affected by the closings imposed by the decree of March 23, 2020 (…) in order to prevent the risk of illegal dumping, the EPCIs with their own taxation ( the communities of communes, note) the possibility of authorizing the opening of recycling centers for individuals (in particular for the treatment of green waste), while taking care to envisage an organization which can avoid any phenomenon of gathering, in the respect of the principle of confinement and barrier gestures. ”
Reopening in Seine-Maritime
The Smedar, which handles waste recycling for the agglomerations of Rouen and Dieppe, resumed its sorting activity this Monday, April 27. In the Rouen metropolitan area, certain recycling centers have reopened on the usual days and times. These are the recycling centers of Boos, Cleon, Duclair, of Trait, from Rouen and of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray. The recycling centers of Anneville-Ambourville, Bois-Guillaume, Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf, Darnétal, Déville-lès-Rouen, Grand-Couronne, Maromme, Petit Quevilly, Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville and Sotteville-lès-Rouen remain closed until further notice. The metropolis of Rouen insists on the fact that trips to the recycling centers should only be made in the event of “real necessity”, in compliance with the barrier measures and wearing gloves and a mask is “highly recommended”. All the precautions to be observed and the hours of each waste collection center are to be found on the website of the Métropole Rouen Normandie.
At Haven, the city announced the reopening of recycling centers (Le Havre-Nord, Le Havre-Sud and Montivilliers) exclusively for green waste Tuesday April 21. For the neighboring community of “Caux Seine agglo”, all the recycling centers reopen one after the other during the week of April 20. Each time, filtering measures are put in place to respect the barrier gestures and the schedules are adapted.
Since Monday, April 20, the three recycling centers of the community of communes of the Côte d’Albâtre have partially reopened for individuals: that of Saint-Valery-en-Caux is open Monday and Thursday, that of Cany-Barville on Tuesday and Friday and that of Brametot is Wednesday. For its reopening day, a traffic jam even formed around the Brametot recycling center. Many residents had taken advantage of the confinement to garden and the trailers were full of green waste.
Progressive reopening in Calvados
Caen-la-Mer
In Calvados, Caen-la-Mer informs this Friday April 24 that “collection solution for green waste will be offered from April 27 “, for the Caen agglomeration. The green waste collection will take place on the usual collection day but every other week. It will be the same week as the collection of household waste.
Regarding recycling centers, first of all, from April 27, those of Bretteville l’Orgueilleuse and Mouen will open for green waste depots only. Door-to-door collections are not organized in this sector. Then will be added the recycling centers in Fleury-sur-Orne, Ouistreham and Hermanville-sur-mer from May 4. Then, all recycling centers will be open from May 11, on the usual days and times. All of the information to find here.
Cabourg Pays d’Auge
From April 27, the recycling center of Périers-en-Auge will reopen for individuals, Monday to Saturday from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m .; and for professionals, Tuesday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. (except Friday May 1). The recycling center of Breville-les-Monts will reopen in turn, for individuals, from May 4. That of Merville-Franceville will reopen last from May 11. All opening hours and days to find here.
Lisieux Normandy
The 8 recycling centers of the Lisieux Normandy Agglomeration will reopen from Thursday, April 30. They will then be opened Saturday and Monday to individuals, only for green waste, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Reopening “under conditions” in Evreux and Saint-André de l’Eure
From Monday April 27, the recycling centers of Evreux and Saint-André-de-l’ure reopen their doors individuals only, with flexible schedules and with the strictest respect for barrier gestures for the safety of users and reception staff. The schedules are detailed on the Evreux-Portes de Normandie website.
- Vehicles will be filtered at the entrance to the recycling center to limit the number of people on site (three vehicles on site and two users per bucket at a time).
- The SPI card, mandatory in order to be able to access sorting sites, must be highlighted on the dashboard in order to avoid any contact with reception staff.
- The guards are not authorized to assist users during unloading. In addition, no tools or brooms are made available (if necessary, each user must bring their own tools).
- Safety distances and all barrier gestures must be scrupulously respected.
By appointment for residents of the Alençon urban community
In the Orne, the prefecture announced Wednesday April 22 that the recycling centers will gradually revive their activity. This Friday, we learn that Alençon Nord recycling centers (rue Nicolas Appert in Alençon) and Alençon South (route de Gesnes-le-Gandelin à Arçonnay) will reopen to the public as of Wednesday April 29, 2020, under regulated access conditions.
Access to Alençon Nord and Alençon Sud waste collection centers will be exclusively reserved for residents of the urban community d’Alençon who have made an appointment with the “household waste” service before going to a recycling center. The number to contact is 02 33 32 40 10, accessible from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. Appointments can be made from Monday April 27th. The other rules to respect before being able to deposit your waste are to find on the website of the urban community of Alençon.
How will the deposit of your waste for recycling go?
Explanation from the prefect of Seine-Maritime, almost worded the same way in all the recycling centers in the region which are reopening: “Individuals going to a recycling center will take care to have a certificate of derogatory travel by checking the box “travel to make essential purchases” (the deposit of waste being, by extension, assimilated). Users of recycling centers are reminded that they must in no case leave their waste on the sidewalk or in front of the recycling center grid if it is closed (penalty of up to 1,500 euros and confiscation of the vehicle) . “
In the English Channel, 9 of the 15 recycling centers in north Cotentin will reopen to the public from this Monday, April 27 afternoon. Even though the containment period is still in progress, the Communauté d’Agglomeration du Cotentin has decided to partially reopen the recycling centers because there is a need on the territory and that it is a public service mission. The 9 recycling centers chosen to welcome users every afternoon are the ones with secure accessibility.
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