French Solid Waste Partnership

2026 General Assembly of the FSWP

Lucia Lopez — 2026-06-30T13:59:08Z

The General Assembly of the French Solid Waste Partnership took place on June 19, 2026.

The FSWP General Assembly took place on June 19. This opportunity for discussion allowed participants to review the actions carried out in 2025, present the outlook for 2026–2027, and reaffirm the PFD's ambitions.

The General Assembly was also marked by the reelection of Corentin Duprey as president of the FSWP. Discussions focused in particular on the three priorities that will guide the association's work in the coming years: strengthening international mobilization through the Global Push initiative; accelerating discussions and supporting innovation on issues related to resources, waste, and the circular economy; and continuing to promote French expertise internationally.

The coming year will feature numerous international events, including COP31 on Climate Change, the ISWA World Congress, and several United Nations meetings, during which the PFD will continue its advocacy for waste prevention and environmentally sound waste management as essential drivers of sustainable development.

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Zero Waste Forum

Lucia Lopez — 2026-06-15T12:14:25Z

The French Waste Partnership (FSWP) attended the Zero Waste Forum, whose theme was “Road to Antalya: Zero Waste as Climate Action.” This forum was established by Turkey's First Lady, Emine Erdoğan, and organized by the Zero Waste Foundation, chaired by COP31 High-Level Climate Champion Samed Agirbas. This second edition demonstrated just how central the topic of waste prevention and management will be at COP31.

This edition of the Global Zero Waste Forum brought together 3,000 participants from more than 140 countries. It took place against a political backdrop that has never been more focused on the issue.

THE FSWP'S PARTICIPATION

Waste generation continues to rise, now exceeding 2.1 billion tons, and is projected to increase by 50% by 2050*. Resource and waste management are issues at the intersection of a number of key challenges for sustainable development: food security, health, climate mitigation, preservation of biodiversity and water resources, resilience, economic sovereignty, urbanization, just transition, and well-being.

It is necessary to invest both in the “Reuse Economy” and in the environmentally sound management of persistent waste
Reducing waste generation relies on the implementation of circular economy measures
It is necessary to have final disposal systems in place to protect human health and the environment
As the “Implementation” COP approaches, the waste prevention and management community must convey a unified message

OUR EVENTS

Presentation at the side event “Waste as a Pricing Problem (PAYT, deposits, incentives),” June 5 from 5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.
During this side event, Corinne Trommsdorff had the opportunity to explore the challenges of waste management financing mechanisms, emphasizing in particular that it is key to choose mechanisms based on each specific context and local habits.
Organization of a closed-door meeting, “Resources and Waste Management Session,” on June 7 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
The objective of this session was to identify international partners willing to align their messages with ISWA and the PFD, in order to have a unified, amplified voice that is better heard. Thus, the question posed was: “How can the resources and waste community strengthen its alignment, amplify its collective impact, and contribute more effectively to positioning resources and waste on the climate agenda ahead of COP31?”
Networking and Strengthening Partnerships
The PFD took advantage of this international event to strengthen its ties with key international partners in advancing sustainable resource and waste management. This was achieved not only during the small-group session to prepare for COP31 on June 7, but also during lunches, dinners, and informal discussions in the corridors of the Forum.

ASTEE Congress

Pauline — 2026-04-08T12:07:00Z

From 2 to 5 June 2025, Toulouse, France. The 104th ASTEE Congress brought together more than 650 participants under the theme “Accelerating the ecological transition in cities and regions.”

Every year, ASTEE organizes a congress bringing together more than 600 French participants involved in waste and water management.

FSWP Participation

For the 104th edition, PFD organized and moderated the international session titled “From source to sea: how to tackle pollution and waste transfers?”

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UN Biodiversity Conference - COP17

Pauline — 2025-12-15T15:07:18Z

From 19 to 30 October, in Yerevan, Armenia, COP17 will continue to drive commitments and actions towards protecting biodiversity.

The COP on Biodiversity takes place every 2 years. In 2022, it resulted in an agreement on the Global Framework for Biodiversity, which sets targets for signatory countries to protect biodiversity by 2030 and 2050. In 2026, during COP17, signatories of the 2022 Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework will be providing a first report on the relevance of their national strategies to implementing the agreement. Given the important biodiversity financing gap, the topic of funding will be central to ensure that commitments for 2030 will be met.

The FSWP call for the integration of waste management into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs)

In order to preserve biodiversity and reduce pollution and resource extraction, whilst safeguarding health, the climate, resilience and jobs, thereby contributing to all of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Waste managed in a manner that does not comply with ESM pollutes soil, water and air, degrades habitats and poisons wildlife. The FSWP calls for the following actions:

Preventing waste generation, particularly through the circular economy which reduces waste generation and the use of natural resources, thereby helping to reduce human pressure on ecosystems, fauna and flora;
Expand universal waste collection everywhere and for everyone, to prevent waste, particularly plastics and microplastics, from leaking into the environment, both on land and at sea;
End mismanagement of waste to protect the immediate environment, while offering local communities a safe alternative;
Recover material and energy, to reduce pressure on natural resources and dependence on fossil fuels and virgin materials;
Improving landfills, moving to 100% engineered landfills, improving operating practices and diverting recyclable waste away from landfill.

To read all of the FSWP's key messages for COP17 :

Key Messages COP17 Biodiversite

INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION TO ENABLE LOCAL ACTION

These messages are in line with the Position put forward by the Global Push initiative , which aims to bring together stakeholders in the resources and waste sectors around three common objectives:
(1) Extending municipal solid waste collection to everyone and end uncontrolled dumping and burning; and progressively implementing waste recovery and treatment systems in accordance with Environmentally Sound Management (ESM);
(2) Implementing the actions of circular economy, and taking steps to transition towards sustainable models of production, consumption and usage;
(3) Improving governance systems, including the four enablers described above.
The waste prevention and management actions set out above to protect biodiversity directly reflect these objectives. The Position is voluntary and entails no obligations: each country may endorse it at its own pace to affirm its support for the proposed vision and its willingness to move in this direction. As the aim of the Global Push initiative is to establish well-informed international frameworks on waste prevention and management to facilitate projects that contribute to sustainable development as a whole, the FSWP stands ready to discuss this with you.

ISWA Congress 2026

Pauline — 2025-12-15T15:06:07Z

From 9 to 11 November 2026, London, United Kingdom. The ISWA World Congress 2026 will be dedicated to knowledge sharing and to showcasing global best practices in resource and waste management.

The International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) World Congress is the foremost event in the field of solid waste management. Since its beginning in 1972, it takes place in a different location each year, this time in London. It serves as a global assembly, featuring elevated plenary sessions, technical site visits, and a rich cultural and social itinerary. Here, waste management professionals, government officials, industry leaders, policymakers, scientists, and emerging professionals convene, engaging in constructive dialogues to encourage scientific and technical advancements in sustainable solid waste management.

The Congress is always preceded by the ISWA General Assembly, next to the ISWA Board and Scientific and Technical Committee meetings.

FSWP and its members participation

– Monday 9 November 2026, 16:45-17:30GMT
EPR in Action: From Policy to Performance – Who Really Delivers Circularity?
Speakers: Axel Darut Founder Circulearth & Joachim Quoden Managing Director EXPRA

– Monday 9 November 2026, 17:00-17:15GMT
Leveraging Biogas Towards Local Energy Self-Sufficiency : Opportunities, Limits and Key Conditions Based on the Experience of a Public Local Authority.
Speaker: Bruno Roussel, Services General Director, Trifyl Syndicat Mixte departemental

– Tuesday 10 November 2026, 12:00-12:15GMT
Rethinking Extended Producer Responsibility as a Circular Economy Tool: General Principles, Opportunities and Limits – Insights from the French Case.
Speaker : Paloma Gengoux – Programme Officer FSWP

– Tuesday 10 November 2026, 14:30-14:45GMT
Exploring Regional EPR as a Viable Financial Engine for Plastic Waste Management in SIDS and Remote Geographies
Speakers: Axel Darut Founder Circulearth & Carla Worth Head of Policy, Common Seas

– Tuesday 10 November 2026, 15:30-15:45GMT
Unlocking the Potential of Landfill Gas: From Methane Mitigation to Biomethane Production
Speakers: David Agudelo-Romero, External Relations Officer – Waga Energy, Edoardo Trottini, Head of Business Expertise – Waga-Energy, Giulia Barina, Landfill gas Expert – Waga-Energy

– Tuesday 10 November 2026, 17:00-17:15GMT
Current Understanding of PFAS in Waste: Behavior in Different Matrices and Fate During Treatment Processes
Speaker: Pierre Hirtzberger, President – ASTEE

UN Water Conference

Pauline — 2025-12-15T14:39:19Z

From 8th to 10th December 2026, Abou Dabi, United Arab Emirates. The 2026 UN Water Conference, co-hosted by the United Arab Emirates and Senegal, aims to accelerate the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.

Since the UN 2023 Water Conference, which was the first such event in nearly half a century, the inaugural UN System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation has been launched and the first UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Water has been appointed.

FSWP POSITION

Pollution travels from land to sea: 80% of plastic pollution in oceans originates on land.
Environmentally Sound Management (ESM) of waste as defined by the Basel Convention is one of the most effective and sustainable solutions to reduce river and marine pollution. It protects water quality in hydrographic basins, as a core component of the “source to sea” approach.
The implementation of such management systems is complex, requiring the control of waste collection, treatment, and disposal in ways that protects both human health and the environment. The local waste systems are preventing macro-waste from entering water streams or blocking urban drainage systems, as well as controlling leachate to prevent groundwater pollution.

We demand

... That waste management be recognized as a key element:

to protect water quality and resources, rivers, seas and oceans. We call for it to be recognized in the final statement concluding the UN Water Conference2026.
to drive the negotiations for the upcoming Global Treaty to eliminate plastic pollution, and those under the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions.

Discover the FSWP's statement ahead of the UN Water Conferen below :

FSWP statement

UN Climate Change Conference - COP31

Pauline — 2025-12-15T14:39:08Z

From 9 to 20 November 2026, Antalya, Turkey. It brings together the signatory countries of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Each year, the COP reviews the national communications and emissions inventories submitted by the Parties to assess progress towards the objectives of the Convention.

Alongside the negotiations, Türkiye and Australia, as partner country, have launched the COP31 Action Agenda. It is built around ten priority themes, one of which is dedicated to “Zero Waste and Methane Emissions Reduction”. Methane and waste will therefore have a prominent place on the agenda in Antalya.

Third letter from the COP31 Presidency

FSWP's position

FSWP calls for waste management to be integrated into local and national climate plans. Reducing the sector's emissions also brings benefits for health, resources, urban resilience and jobs, and contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals.

Prevent waste. Prevention offers the greatest mitigation potential, with 15 to 25% [1] of global greenhouse gas emissions. It relies on the transition to a circular economy: sufficiency, eco-design, reuse and the fight against food waste.
Collect everywhere and for everyone. 2.7 [2] billion people still lack access to waste collection. Universal collection would also strengthen cities' resilience to flooding.
End waste mismanagement. Closing open dumps and uncontrolled landfills would reduce methane emissions by 80% [3].
Recover materials and energy. Source separation enables the recycling of different waste streams and diverts organic waste from landfill through composting and anaerobic digestion.
Improve landfills. Even with volumes reduced through prevention, they remain essential for non-recoverable waste.

These actions rely on the four enablers of the Global Push initiative: regulation and planning, inclusion of all stakeholders, sustainable financing, and measurement, reporting and verification.

Focus on methane

Methane is responsible for around 30% [4]. Because it only remains in the atmosphere for about a decade, cutting its emissions has a rapid effect on the climate, and the waste sector is one of the most immediate levers.

FSWP has worked with ISWA on a methane note for national delegations. It builds on the UN Secretary-General's Call to Action on Methane.

Call to national delegations on methane mitigation

An infographic is currently being developed. It will be distributed together with the note to national delegations and decision-makers outside the waste sector.

FSWP's participation

– Wednesday 11 November 2026, 5:00–6:00 pm - Health Pavilion, Blue Zone
Zero Waste, Healthy Planet – Circularity Without Harm
Partners: ISWA, Zero Waste Europe

– Monday 16 November 2026, 5:15–6:00 pm - France Pavilion, Blue Zone
The Waste Sector to deliver Climate and “One Health” Benefits
Partners: ISWA, BRS Conventions

– Wednesday 18 November 2026, 3:45–4:45 pm - France Pavilion, Blue Zone
From measure to action: methane data driving landfill emissions reduction
Partners: ADEME, Suez, Waga Energy, FNADE, Citepa, ISWA

Further events may be announced soon.

Preparing for COP31

ISWA's “Road to COP31” webinars
ISWA is organising a series of three webinars to carry the voice of the waste sector all the way to Antalya:

– 6 October 2026: launch of the ISWA Climate Change Declaration 2026, “Rethinking waste management as a climate action”

ISWA climate change declaration 2026

– 27 October 2026: Landfill gas: managing methane from existing and legacy sites
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– Week of 16 November 2026 (date to be confirmed): live from COP31

ISWA COP31 Webinars

The FSWP – Citepa note on methane emissions from landfills
FSWP and Citepa have published an information note on methane emissions from non-hazardous waste landfills in France. It analyses the gap between national inventory estimates and industry estimates, and suggests ways to make the data more reliable.

Read the note

Know-how projects
FSWP plans to share and promote French expertise in connection with the climate COP.

[1] United Nations Environment Programme et International Solid Waste Association (2024). Global Waste Management Outlook 2024: Beyond an age of waste – Turning rubbish into a resource. Nairobi : PNUE.

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[3] Tong, H., Cheng, T., Li, X. et al., « Reduction of methane emissions through improved landfill management », Nature Climate Change 15, 866–872 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02391-1

[4] United Nations Environment Programme (2025). Global Methane Status Report. Nairobi: UNEP. https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/48921 of global warming to date

World Cleanup Day

Pauline — 2025-12-15T14:34:52Z

20 September was proclaimed “World Cleanup Day” in 2023 by the United Nations General Assembly, in its seventy-eighth session, unanimously adopted under resolution 78/122.

The world produces over 2 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste every year, and almost half of this is not properly managed. Waste that is not collected and treated in controlled facilities not only compromises human safety, but also exacerbates the climate crisis, biodiversity loss and pollution.

Waste production could reach 3.8 billion tonnes by 2050.

Waste prevention and management play a key role in building a sustainable future. The aim of World Clean-up Day is to raise the profile of this issue and encourage awareness and collective action to reduce the impact of waste-related pollution on the environment and, consequently, on our health.

High Level Political Forum

Pauline — 2025-12-15T14:34:23Z

From 7 to 15 july 2026, New-York, United-States. Established in 2012 at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) is the forum for monitoring and reviewing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda.

As consultations begin on establishing a new post-2030 systemic framework, this forum continues to review progress on the SDGs, with a focus this year on SDGs 6 (water), 7 (energy), 9 (industry), 11 (sustainable cities) and 17 (partnerships) in detail. The presence of the French Solid Waste Partnership (FSWP) at this event was essential to highlight the systemic link between the SDG framework and waste and resource management. Indeed, waste and resource management has a key role to play in achieving these SDGs, and sustainable waste and resource management depends on the progress of these SDGs.

FSWP participation

During this event, the FSWP continued to promote the Global Push initiative, which consists of three main areas:

Strengthening the unique systemic framework of the SDGs,
Updating indicators and targets for better waste and resource management around the world, and
The need for a commitment to resources and waste, for sustainable development that respects the environment, guarantees flourishing and rational economic activity, and is the cornerstone of well-being and social justice.

The offical programme for this event can be found here.

BRS Open-ended Working Group - 15

Pauline — 2025-12-15T14:32:34Z

The fifteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG-15) of the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions (BRS) was held from June 23 to 26, 2026, in Geneva. The French Solid Waste Partnership (FSWP) participated as an observer.

The Basel Convention's OEWG-15 serves as an interim step between two BRS Conferences of the Parties (COPs), which are held every two years. It contributes to the development and implementation of the Convention's work program, specific operational policies, and decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties.

Adopted in 1989, the Basel Convention is now recognized as the leading international convention on hazardous waste. It also defines the principle of environmentally sound management (ESM) of all waste in order to protect human health and the environment (Article 2(8)), an obligation binding on the Parties (Article 4(2)).

Key Topics of Discussion

The FSWP was able to attend the Parties' discussions both in plenary sessions and during the contact group on technical matters. Delegates broadly agreed that, although recent amendments to the Basel Convention—particularly the 2019 amendments on plastics—have expanded its scope, their implementation continues to face practical challenges, particularly regarding the operation of the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure applicable to transboundary movements of waste.

The Parties examined various options aimed at improving the effectiveness and consistency of the PIC system, including by simplifying administrative procedures, improving electronic notification tools, and reducing the time required to obtain consent, while maintaining a high level of environmental protection. These discussions were closely linked to the implementation of the amendments concerning plastic and e-waste (the latter's amendments were adopted in 2022 and entered into force in 2025).

The issue of used textiles and textile waste occupied an important part of the discussions, focusing in particular on improving definitions to distinguish between used or textile waste, as well as on challenges related to the classification of this waste stream. Many Parties expressed concern about the PIC procedure requirement for this waste stream, viewing it as a potential unnecessary additional administrative burden, and with potential negative socioeconomic impacts. Discussions also covered persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and used tires.

FSWP participation

During OEWG-15, the FSWP continued to build momentum around the Global Push initiative, which aims to foster cooperation among all stakeholders involved in the sustainable management of resources and waste . This initiative aims to encourage a cross-cutting and cross-sectoral approach to the transition toward a circular economy, reconciling pollution reduction, the shift away from fossil fuels, the decoupling of economic growth from resource extraction, and the preservation of biodiversity.

The FSWP was invited to present the Global Push initiative and the case study of Grenoble Alpes Métropole during the side event “Advancing Zero Waste Approaches: Policy, Enabling Factors, and Good Practices for Waste Prevention and Circularity,” held on June 25. Discussions focused on the actions needed to move towards “zero waste”: offering citizens alternatives to reduce waste generation, extending the lifespan of objects, and ensuring the environmentally sound management of generated waste.

This presentation served as a reminder of the need to move beyond siloed approaches and to mobilize all stakeholders around a common goal in order to accelerate the transition to a more circular economy.