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Waste and Recycling in Strasbourg

Waste and recycling ins Strasbourg, official website in French: https://objectifz.strasbourg.eu/fiche/je-respecte-les-consignes-de-tri/

Here translated main features.

Since 1st January 2023, the Eurometropole of Strasbourg has implemented a new system which allows to sort and recycle basically any kind of packaging. From plastic bottles, to cans and milk cartons, you can recycle everything without hesitation. And if you still have any doubt, there is a research engine to tell you how to sort every item!

  • Yellow for ALL PLASTIC, METAL, CARDBOARD AND PAPER PACKAGING
  • Green for all kinds of GLASS
  • Blue for non-recyclable items

There are several complementary ways of sorting your bio-waste: local composting and/or separate collection at recycling bins. You must use disposable bags you can find on the market, or you can get them from the local council at one of the points on this map. 

You can also find all the essential information on the StrasApp mobile application, by clicking here.

Composting and Waste Collection – what’s the difference?

The Strasbourg Eurometropolis has implemented two food waste management solutions: composting and waste collection points. Composting has long been established in Alsace, and the city is committed to promoting and expanding it due to its environmental benefits and social impact. However, as of 1st January 2024, national regulations require all residents to sort food waste at the source.

To manage waste efficiently for 500,000 urban residents, the city introduced waste collection points in 2022.

Choosing Your Preferred Solution

1. Composting in Your Neighbourhood

Benefits:

  • Reduces food waste and improves soil quality
  • Strengthens community ties by engaging with neighbours
  • Provides insight into waste transformation

2. Using Nearby Waste Collection Points

Benefits:

  • A simple way to sort food waste
  • Keeps general rubbish bins cleaner (especially without meat waste)

3. Combining Both Solutions

Benefits:

  • Enjoy composting benefits while using collection points for waste that isn’t compostable

Key Considerations

  • Public Spending: Waste collection is managed by local authorities, while composting is mainly volunteer-led.
  • Environmental Impact: Composting reduces the need for waste collection lorries and lowers emissions.
  • Capacity: Collection points can handle larger waste volumes, whereas composting sites are smaller.
  • Types of Waste: Meat and animal-based waste require special processing and are often not accepted in community composting.
  • Community Bonding: Composting encourages social interactions in the neighbourhood.

Conclusion

The best option depends on individual preferences. Composting is ideal for those who want to actively participate in waste management, while collection points offer a practical alternative for urban areas. A combination of both can maximise benefits.

For more information, click here or consult the full FAQ section.

But before recycling, consider repairing! In France, and in Strasbourg too, there are accessible reparation places you can find by inserting your object in the research engine. If the object is not in good state, you might still repair it at one of the indicated reparation points. 

Bonus info! Do you know Bonus Réparation? If your broken item is not assured or in guarantee you can ask for this financial aid from the French State to have a discount on your reparation bill. Attention:  If the amount of the repair is less than the Repair Bonus, then you will not be able to benefit from it. A minimum amount is required for certain items. Example: €10 for repairs over €40 for a backpack. Here’s a list of the items with their estimated reparation bonuses: 

Telephone:

  • Landline phone: €15
  • Mobile phone (including screen, battery, speaker, microphone or camera breakage): €25

Kitchen:

  • Kettle: 15€
  • Centrifuge and extractor: 15€
  • Hand steamer: 15€
  • Iron: 15€
  • Microwave oven: 20€
  • Table-top oven: 15€
  • Deep fryer: 15€
  • Toaster: 15€
  • Coffee machine with capsule: 15€
  • Coffee machine with filter: 15€
  • Fully automatic coffee machine: 25€
  • Juicer: 15€
  • Multi-function food processor: 15€
  • Food processor: 25€
  • Food processor / warmer: 30€

Large electrical appliances:

  • Wine cellar: €25
  • Freezer: €25
  • Cooker: €25
  • Built-in oven (excluding microwave): €25
  • Extractor hood: €25
  • Washing machine: €50
  • Dishwasher: €50
  • Fridge: €25
  • Fridge-freezer: €25
  • Tumble dryer: €50
  • Hob: €25

Clothing

The minimum repair cost must be €12, which can be accumulated on the same item. Repairs only, not alterations or size adjustments.

  • Change of lining (complete): €25
  • Lining change (single): €10
  • Zip change (large): €15
  • Zip change (small): €8
  • Seam undone (lined): €8
  • Seam undone (unlined): €6
  • Hole, snag or tear repair: €7

Some garments are not eligible for the Repair Bonus:

  • Underwear
  • Leather and natural fur garments
  • Clothing or sports equipment for occasional use (ski boots)

Shoes

  • Minimum €12, can be combined on the same item.
  • Change of toe-cap: €7
  • Sewing / gluing operation: €8
  • Resoiling (leather): €18
  • Resurfacing (rubber): €25
  • Skate fitting: €8
  • Shoe zip (< 20 cm): €10
  • Shoe zip (> 20 cm): €14

Beauty – Health:

  • Epilator: €15
  • Hair straightener: €15
  • Vibration platform: €15
  • Rowing machine: €15
  • Electric shaver: €15
  • Hair dryer: €15
  • Treadmill: €15
  • Clippers: €15

Image – Sound:

  • Television: €60
  • Loudspeaker: €20
  • Video projector: €30
  • DVD player: €20
  • Audio video recorder player: €20
  • Tuner / demodulator: €20
  • Digital camera: €20
  • Musical instrument: €15
  • Home cinema*: €20
  • Amplifier *: €20
  • Hi-Fi system *: €20
  • Mixing desk *: €20

*excluding speakers

Computers – Gaming:

  • Games console: €20
  • Drone: £20
  • Screen: €30 from €100
  • Printer: €35 from €150
  • Desktop / all-in-one computer: €50 from €150
  • Laptop: €50 from €150
  • Scanner: €35 from €150
  • Tablet: €25

Home – Interior:

  • Hoover (upright/robot/crawler): €40
  • Steam generator: €20
  • Mobile air conditioner: €25
  • Hand steam iron: €15
  • Iron: €15
  • Humidifier: €15
  • High-pressure cleaner: €30
  • Steam cleaner: €20
  • Multifunction tool: €15
  • Power tools (sander, drill, screwdriver, jigsaw, etc.): €20
  • Water pump: €30
  • Air purifier: €15
  • Fan: €15
  • Sharpening or resharpening of a hand tool (e.g. knife, scissors, etc.): €2
  • Headboard *: from €30 to €60
  • Bed base *: from €30 to €60
  • Armchair *: from €30 to €60
  • Sofa / Bench *: from €30 to €60
  • *depending on the type of repair and the size of your item

Home – Outdoors:

  • Sharpening or resharpening of a hand tool (e.g. pruning shears, saw, etc.): €2 ): €2
  • Vacuum blower: €15 (including shredding function) from €100
  • Grass shredder: €30
  • 2 or 4-wheel combustion wheelbarrow: €30
  • Edger: €15 from €100 repair
  • Hand-held brushcutter: €15 from €100 repair
  • Combustion-powered wheeled brushcutter : €30
  • Log splitter: €30
  • Walk-behind snow blower: €30
  • Micro-harrower: €30
  • Motor hoe / Motor tiller micro-harrower: €30 from €150
  • Backpack sprayer-Atomiser: €15 from €100 repair
  • Scarifier – Moss remover: €30 (including aerator)
  • Log saw: €30
  • Electric hedge trimmer: €15 from €100 repair
  • Auger: €15 from €100 repair
  • Petrol lawnmower: €30 from €150
  • Petrol ride-on lawnmower: 50 from €200
  • Electric lawnmowers and robots: €15 from €100 repair
  • Chain saws: €15 from €100 repair
  • Pole saws: €15 from €100 repair

Mobility – Leisure – Sport:

  • Exercise bike: €15
  • Bivouac: €10 from €40
  • Climbing shoes: €10 from €40
  • Neoprene wetsuit: €10 from €40
  • Horse blanket: €10 from €40
  • Riding tack: €10 from €40
  • Gyroroue: €15
  • Hoverboard: €15
  • Kayak: €10 from €40
  • Monoroue: €15 from €65
  • Roller skates: €15 from €65
  • Backpack: €10 from €40
  • Skateboard: €15 from €65
  • Stand Up Paddle: €10 from €40
  • Fishing/camping tent: €10 from €40
  • Scooter: €15 from €65
  • Electric scooter: €15
  • Bicycle: €15 from €65 and €30 from €120
  • Electric-assist bicycle: €15 from €65 and €30 from €120

If you want to search for a specific item, you can go to the official website here. There you can also find the closest address to you. 

Returnable emballage can be brought to some specific points in this map. 

Some other ideas to reduce ecological impact: 

  • recycling centres, local associations charities (many of the organisations in this guide need your donations)
  • your family, friends, colleagues, neighbours, etc.)
  • dedicated bins at waste collection centres
  • second-hand shops
  • dedicated online platforms (Tremma, L’Ill aux Soleils, Geev, donnons.org, jedonne.fr…)
  • Facebook groups (Sharing is Caring, Cherche, donne, échange…)

https://objectifz.strasbourg.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/A5_ECOGESTE.pdf

In some neighbourhoods, you will find a door-to-door system: this means that you will have to put outside of your accommodation your waste following the weekly calendar. Each zone is different, so you need to check out your days by searching for your city hall and then your address here. https://demarches.strasbourg.eu/proprete/jour-collecte-dechets/ 

Key info:

  • OM = ordures ménagères = non-disposable items (blue bin)
  • TRI= triage = recyclable items (yellow bin)

In some cases, you will have to take out on your own the TRI and the GLASS waste. For foodwaste, see the section about composting and collection bins. 

Where to dispose your old clothes, shoes, or household linen? https://refashion.fr/citoyen/fr/point-dapport

For big waste: les décheteries

If you want to personally dispose of bulky waste, or you simply need to dispose of big quantities of waste – The maximum allowed volume of weekly contributions is set at 1 m3 per vehicle across all waste disposal sites (limited to 2 m3 for green waste and bulky waste) –, you can go to one of the décheteries located in Strasbourg. For bulky goods service by appointment, please contact 03 68 98 51 89. 

List of accepted items: https://www.strasbourg.eu/documents/976405/1084550/dechets-acceptes-decheteries-2021.pdf/5569af00-e4a4-7b28-66e2-b0c609b3d8f1?t=1610118335076

Décheteries (in English, waste disposal centres) are located in Strasbourg in the municipalities of Strasbourg Robertsau /Strasbourg Meinau / Strasbourg Koenigshoffen / Strasbourg Wacken /Ostwald “La Vigie” / La Wantzenau. 

Opening hours

  • 8am to 6.45pm* Monday to Saturday and
  • 8am to 11.45am* on Sundays and public holidays

STRASBOURG ROBERTSAU

Rue de Lübeck

STRASBOURG KOENIGSHOFFEN

Rue de l’Abbé Lemire

STRASBOURG WACKEN

Rue de l’Église Rouge

STRASBOURG MEINAU

Route de la Fédération

OSTWALD “LA VIGIE

Rue Théodore Monod

Pkg. du complexe sportif

Impasse rue de la Forge

Pkg. rue du Bosquet

Pkg. football stadium

– rue de la Chapelle

Multi-purpose hall

– rue du Moulin

Pkg. of the A.C.L. hall

– rue Hector Berlioz

All waste collection centres are closed on :

1 January, Easter Sunday, 1 May, Whit Sunday, 1 November and 25 December.

Some very specific waste must be treated separately to be less harmful. What if we do without it? Let’s find alternative solutions that are more respectful of our environment.

Special instructions to be respected:

  • Follow the instructions transmitted by the agent at the entrance of the site
  • Wearing a mask and respecting social distance
  • Access to the guard room is prohibited

Any questions? Any information? Do not hesitate to contact us at the waste information number at +33 (0)3 68 98 51 90

3 DDM deposit sites welcome you in Strasbourg:

  • SUEZ Strasbourg: 1b place Henry Levy
  • SUEZ Strasbourg: 22 rue de Cherbourg
  • ENVIE Strasbourg: 6 rue Herrade (site closed until further notice)

The collection of batteries is done either at points of sale, supermarkets and DIY stores offer collection points, failing that in waste disposal.

Healthcare waste: These wastes are not accepted with household waste or at the recycling center. There is a dedicated system (EPR). Please inquire at your pharmacy.

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