Representatives of manufacturers and distributors of beverages are in favor of setting up the deposit of plastic bottles and cans for recycling, in a forum published Saturday night on the JDD .fr. The bill against waste and the circular economy is to be presented Wednesday at the Council of Ministers by the Secretary of State for Environmental Transition Brune Poirson, which supports a deposit system.
"The current device does not make it possible to progress quickly the sorting"
"The deposit for the recycling of beverage packaging is necessary for a truly circular economy," say the signatories of the forum. "The current system does not make it possible to progress quickly sorting and recycling of our household waste.It does not achieve, within the time limits, the national and European targets of 90% collection for recycling bottles in France. plastic and 30% recycled material integration, "they write.
The signatories represent France's energy drinks (BEF), French refreshing beverages (BRF), the Natural Mineral Waters House (MEMN), the Federation of Commerce and Distribution (FCD), the National Beverage Federation (FNB), the National Confederation of Wholesale and International Trade (CGI), the Union of Source Waters (SES), the National Union of Fluid Milk, the National Interprofessional Union of Fruit Juices, and finally Citeo.
A "performance jump" involving "all actors"
"Only countries that have adopted a recycling deposit system meet or exceed the target of 90% collection." In Finland, 91% of returnable PET plastic bottles are returned, 90% in Denmark and 97% in Germany. This reality makes it necessary to seriously study this solution for France, "they explain." The implementation of the deposit for recycling would be part of a broader context of changes to the selective collection and current sorting model, particularly with the generalization of bio-waste collection by 2025 ", they say, also referring to" the national harmonization of the colors of the bins or the generalization of a separate sorting of paper and cardboard ".
This "performance jump" however "will only be possible if all the actors engage in discussions". Professional recycling federations have in fact expressed reservations about the deposit. Fnade, the federation of recycling and waste treatment companies, is concerned about the "cost associated" with its implementation. The Federec federation advocates rather a new sorting mode "clarified and simplified".