Residents of 116 communes in Orne and more particularly in the communities of Roumois and Bernay have been required to be equipped with intelligent household waste bins since January 1. The chips present on these are of capital importance, since they determine part of the amount of their household waste taxes. Explanations.
How does it work?
France 3 Normandy returned to this experiment. The process is simple. Once the collection truck has emptied the contents of the bin, the chip is read. Quoted by our colleagues, Valéry Beuriot, mayor of Brionne and vice-president of “Précoval” (public waste treatment service West of the Eure explains the reasons for this launch:
The principle is to present your bin when it is full, as infrequently as possible to reduce the volume of waste and therefore the bill paid in the end.
And this new process is anything but a detail, since 25% of the amount paid now depends on the number of treatments. The idea is to encourage residents to reduce the volume of waste, but also to sort it correctly and use composters.
Other examples in France
This initiative is not an isolated case in France. In December 2023, Toulouse Métropole announced its intention to affix chips to household waste and selective sorting bins. Vincent Terrail-Novès, 1st Vice-President of this community, then explained to Toulouse News :
We are going to begin work on chipping the bins, to be able to identify them and, if we decide one day, to set up a pricing service based on entries and exits.
The elected official then added: “This system could indeed make it possible to establish incentive pricing, but also, failing that, incentive communication, to raise awareness among people who are above normal and produce more waste than others, in order to target prevention on these homes. »
What do you think of this idea and would you like to see it adopted by your municipality? On the contrary, do you prefer the current system? Tell us in the comments.
What to remember:
- Residents of many municipalities in Eure are required to use a bin equipped with a chip
- The idea is to count the number of pickups
- The ambition is also to encourage waste sorting
