From 1 January 2024, in a bid to reduce landfill, French people are being asked to separate food waste from ordinary waste using compulsory compost bins. However, this European obligation will likely remain theoretical for months to come as many people still have no local solution for collecting the biowaste, according to the NGO Zero Waste Europe.
The French ministry of ecological transition said that only 27 million French people, which represents 40 percent of the population, will have a solution for sorting their biowaste by 2024 either by door-to-door collection, a voluntary drop-off point close to home or the provision of a compost bin.
