Morbihan: here, you pay for your trash according to a flat rate not to be exceeded

There waste collection in the territory of Center Morbihan Community (community of communes of Locminé/St-Jean-Brévelay) has been translated since 1^er January 2024 through the establishment of the incentive fee. In other words, taxpayers will pay for this service based on the waste they place in the containers.household waste and/or to recycling center with the use of a badge.

The community’s ambition is clear: we must reduce the tonnages of waste produced in the region to prevent the bill from soaring in the years to come.

Some households have already used up their package!

A package was thus allocated to each household based on the makeup of the household. For example, a family of more than three people has the right to 52 bin bag deposits and 12 visits to recycling centers per year, for a flat rate worth €303. And if it exceeds this, each additional deposit He will be charged €2.25 more and €10 for an additional trip to the recycling center.

Suffice to say that it is preferable not to “consume” your package too quickly.

We noticed that some had already reached their quota even though it is only May.

The waste service of the community of municipalities will therefore contact these households to alert them. Otherwise, when they receive their Invoice in 2025, it risks being, to say the least, salty. In the meantime, these households (or professionals) will have to find solutions for the next seven months of the year, in order to avoid too much overcharging. Not easy…

“We want to remind you that it is essential to regularly visit the application (Waste Portal — 1) to find out where everyone stands in relation to their package.”

A certain vigilance, even rigor, is therefore recommended on this point.

50 liter trash bags

Furthermore, Maxime Lohézic, the service manager, specifies that 50 liter bags must be used for the containers. No more no less.

A 100 liter bag will not fit through the opening. And in this case, we see that it ends at the foot of the container. We will do everything to avoid any illegal dumping.

Likewise, putting small bags (less than 50 liters) is not wise since it is as if you are not using your entire package.

As for going to recycling centers, “it’s also up to everyoneoptimize your travel. Sometimes you can do it with your neighbor.” And you might as well come with a large trailer rather than a simple bag placed in your trunk. The passage will be counted in the same way.

Encouraging first results

Since the start of the year, the impact of this new billing has been deemed “very encouraging” by the elected representatives of Center Morbihan Community. With a drop in tonnage 15% of household waste and 20% for waste from recycling centers between the first quarter of 2024 and that of 2023. Only packaging increases by 20%.

This is enough to confirm this choice of the incentive fee.

All communities will eventually get involved because where it exists, it works.

“All it takes is for each household to learn how to properly control their waste production and if we sort Well, the packages have been established so that we do not exceed them,” assures Mathilde Cronier, the circular economy and prevention project manager.

Note also that to help households with this challenge, the community of municipalities puts in place numerous activities throughout the year. And even goes so far as to offer financial help to support them in this transition: such as the shredding check (€50 per year) or the reuse check (€10) or the free allocation of composters and the rental of reusable diaper discovery kits.

(1) To go to the waste portal, simply go to the Center Morbihan Community website then enter your individual connection codes appearing on the royalty invoice or on the registered mail sent in 2023 and 2024 .

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