Question 13024 — waste

Summary

Mr. Michel Sala draws the attention of the Minister of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion to the collection and processing of used VHS, CD, DVD and Blu-ray cassettes. Numerous recycling channels for sorted household waste have emerged in recent years, through REPs (extended producer responsibility sectors) under State supervision via ADEME. To date, VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays do not enter into any of the REPs created. These objects, placed in recycling centers or thrown in the trash, are treated like OMR (residual household waste): they are incinerated or buried in a waste storage facility. This has a cost for communities passed on to taxpayers through the taxation of household waste. But above all there is an ecological issue. CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays are made of 90% polycarbonate. They also contain aluminum, varnishes, pigments and materials from glued labels. Their recycling is essential because polycarbonate is a secondary raw material in high demand. The manufacturing costs of new material are high and it retains most of its properties even after recycling. This also saves oil. VHS tapes contain different materials, including one plastic case and a cardboard jacket which can be recycled provided they are collected and treated separately. However, today, not only is this waste not recyclable but it also poses problems in recycling center installations because the magnetic tapes wind around crushers and other rotating machines. While Switzerland, the United Kingdom and other countries have established a sector of recovery of this waste, why are we not doing the same in France? Used VHS, CD, DVD and Blu-ray cassettes could benefit from separate collection and processing by being integrated into an existing REP sector, that of ASL (sports and leisure articles) or that of games and toys for example. He wants to know his position on this subject.

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