Mayors and representatives of intercommunalities, responsible for the management of household waste, denounce a measure. They fear that the government will go through the regulatory route, without involving Parliament, to decide whether to set up a deposit.
European targets for the collection rate of plastic bottles are 90% in 2029. But the France caps below 60%, plastic packaging is neither collected nor sorted in most street bins or workplaces. "The deposit does not reduce waste," says Jean-François Debat, PS mayor of Bourg-en-Bresse.