The responsibility for the management of domestic and similar waste is entrusted to the Municipalities. They can transfer it to a public institution for inter-municipal cooperation (EPCI) or to a mixed trade union. This is the case for all municipalities in the Metz-Thionville-Briey-Longwy basins.
According to a study by UFC-Que Choisir magazine, published in 2018, the amount paid is significantly higher in taxes (TEOM) than in taxes, regardless of the quality of the service and the frequency of collection, in France. At the time, our colleagues quoted Lorraine: «In the municipalities that have instituted the incentive fee we produce half of the household waste than elsewhere, and the total cost…
