More than one in three French throws waste by the window of his car

Obviously, the French are not yet all converted to ecology. According to a survey published Thursday, August 1 by Vinci Autoroutes, and conducted by Ipsos, More than one in three French admits throwing garbage by the window of his car.

37% of respondents say they have, at least once, thrown waste by the window against 33% in 2018. Among the worst students: young people aged 16 to 24 according to the study.

Waste with a devastating impact on the environment

These findings are all the more worrying as the presence of litter around roads and highways has a deleterious impact on the environment with pollution but also fires. In addition, road workers recover 25 tonnes each day. Unsafe acts for the safety of road users and employees.

Vinci recalls with a tweet that there are garbage cans on the highway areas every 6 minutes.

"On average, 9,000 tonnes of waste are thrown out of the vehicle window each year, but there are bins on the highway areas every 6 minutes." @PierreCoppey, president of VINCI Autoroutes at the micro @ RTLFrancepic.twitter.com / 7MCwdRNDR5