Small revolution in the yellow bin. From 1ref. January, the inhabitants of the metropolis will no longer have to wonder what to do with their pot of yoghurt once it is finished. As well as coffee capsules (metal and plastic), tubes (toothpaste or other), plastic films and polystyrene trays which can now be recycled.
Necessary work of 31 million euros
In summary, all packaging will now end up in the yellow bin. Behind this new instruction, a major project at the sorting center of the metropolis to comply the energy transition law for green growth. Indeed, sorting your Styrofoam tray will have required the Métropole to invest 31 million euros to modernize the sorting centre.
Since last summer the latter has been expanded and doubled its current surface area of 5,500 m2. The capacity of the center will thus increase from 30,000 tons per year today to 35,000 tons after the works.
According to the work schedule, the new sorting center will be operational at the end of 2023. During the first six months after the implementation of the new sorting instructions, the recyclable waste will be processed by another centre.
An influence beyond the metropolis
If the sorting instructions are also changing in the rest of the department, it is because the renovated sorting center in Dijon will not only be intended to receive recyclable waste from the inhabitants of the metropolis. Dijon Mayor François Rebsamen cited “460,000” interested people. Consequence of the territorial study carried out in 2017 with the joint union for the collection and treatment of domestic waste of the Dijon plain, the joint union of the Upper Côte d’Or and the joint union of domestic waste of Is-sur-Tille.
An online donation
As part of waste reduction, the Métropole has set up an online donation center since the beginning of the year. The latter allows residents to donate objects or furniture. Users can then purchase these gifts for free. through the site trionsnosdechets-dijon.fr or directly on corecyclage. com. To make a donation it is necessary to fill in a small form with some information (surname, first name, email, mobile phone, description, condition and category of the object). If the object does not find a buyer, it is also possible to make an appointment for the passage of bulky objects, during the creation of the advertisement, for suitable objects (furniture, mattresses, large appliances).
