The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed How good are the French at recycling? France talks a good recycling game – and in recent years it has made strides to decrease waste, promote recycling and end the use of single-use plastics – but how is it really doing? https://www.thelocal.fr/20250404/how-good-are-the-french-at-recycling Fri, 04 Apr 2025 17:13:52 +0200 how-good-are-the-french-at-recycling New French website helps households recycle unwanted items Online government service identifies how - and where - householders can recycle hundreds of domestic products quickly and safely https://www.thelocal.fr/20211103/new-french-website-helps-households-recycle-unwanted-items Wed, 03 Nov 2021 11:17:23 +0100 new-french-website-helps-households-recycle-unwanted-items Free mobile phone recycling scheme launched in France Figuring out what to do with an old mobile phone just got easier in France, where people can now send them free in the mail to have them recycled or refurbished for sale by a charity group. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200721/free-mobile-phone-recycling-scheme-launched-in-france Tue, 21 Jul 2020 14:06:13 +0200 free-mobile-phone-recycling-scheme-launched-in-france Why do Parisians waste more food than anywhere else in France? Parisians are guilty of wasting nearly a third more food than anywhere else in France and it's costing them dear. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171016/parisians-waste-more-food-than-anywhere-else-in-france Mon, 16 Oct 2017 18:25:54 +0200 parisians-waste-more-food-than-anywhere-else-in-france What you need to know about France's ban on plastic bags Plastic bags are banned in France as of today, July 1st, although it’s a little bit more complicated than that. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160701/what-does-frances-ban-on-plastic-bags-actually-mean Fri, 01 Jul 2016 12:10:52 +0200 what-does-frances-ban-on-plastic-bags-actually-mean French cheese used to power 1,500 homes Recycling the residues left over from cheese production is allowing farmers to produce energy across France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160226/beaufort-cheese-used-to-power-1500-french-homes Fri, 26 Feb 2016 13:07:31 +0100 beaufort-cheese-used-to-power-1500-french-homes French recycling rates slammed as 'disastrous' Less than a quarter of household waste in France is recycled according to a report this week, a statistic that a French consumer watchdog has described as “disastrous” and well below that of the country's European neighbours. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150424/french-recycling-rate-slammed-as-disastrous Fri, 24 Apr 2015 19:12:10 +0200 french-recycling-rate-slammed-as-disastrous