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Waste sorting is expanding in Chartres Métropole


From Monday, July 4, 2022, a brand new waste sorting organization will have to be respected by the inhabitants.

From Monday, July 4, 2022, a brand new waste sorting organization will have to be respected by the inhabitants. Thus, qWhether plastic, paper, cardboard or metal, even small ones, all plastic packaging must be placed in yellow bags, yellow bins or dedicated voluntary drop-off points, depending on usage. of each municipality or district.

To accompany this change, the urban area of ​​Chartres Métropole has sent each household an information note, a collection calendar for the second half of the year, as well as a memo-sorting specifying the new instructions. Without forgetting a sticker for the same purpose.

Specifically, here are the new guidelines in detail: In addition to paper and cardboard, aluminum, steel and glass packaging, residents will be able to sort all of their plastic packaging: bottles, flasks, cans, trays, jars, sachets. The sorted items do not need to be washed beforehand, they just need to be well emptied. They can be deposited loose in the sorting bin. The yellow bags have already been distributed in larger quantities to take into account the increase in tonnages to come. For their part, the voluntary contribution points are the subject of a modification of the signage integrating the new sorting instructions. Finally, the yellow bins will be changed in 2023. If the composition of the household changes, residents can request a change of bin via the toll-free number 0800 22 20 36.

Credit: Nicolas Each – Hélène Virat

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New sorting instructions in July 2022




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