Is there a fine for leaving waste on the street?

Verified 11 March 2021 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Yeah. Yeah. It is forbidden to throw away or leave your waste on the street (public or private road). Similarly, it is forbidden to deposit your waste without respecting the waste collection rules defined by the city council (day, hours, sorting). In the 2 cases, not respecting the prohibition is punishable by a fine.

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The abandonment of waste on the street

It's €135 a fine to be paid within 45 days.

After this period, the fine shall be increased to €375.

If you don't pay, the judge can set the fine at €750 maximum (or up to €1,500, with confiscation of the vehicle if you used it to transport the waste.

Depositing, abandoning, throwing or dumping any type of waste on public and private roads is punishable by flat-rate fine.

If you pay immediately or within 45 days of the finding of violation (or the sending of the notice of violation), the fine is €135.

If you pay after this 45-day period, the fine is €375.

If you do not pay the lump sum penalty or if you contest it, the police court is seized.

The judge may decide to impose a fine of €750 maximum (or up to €1,500, with confiscation of vehicle, if you used it to transport the waste).

Failure to comply with the waste collection conditions (day, hours, sorting) shall be punished by flat-rate fine.

If you pay immediately or within 45 days of the finding of violation (or the sending of the notice of violation), the fine is €35.

If you pay after this 45-day period, the fine is €75.

If you do not pay the lump sum penalty or if you contest it, the police court is seized. In particular, it may decide to impose a fine of €150 maximum.

Please note

if you leave a container or a garbage bin on the street permanently, you risk a fine of €750 maximum.

To find out about the collection rules, you should contact your local council.

Who shall I contact

Town Hall

Criminal Code: article R634-2
Waste disposal and disposal
Criminal Code: article R632-1
Non-compliance with collection rules
Criminal Code: article R635-8
Abandonment of trash transported in a vehicle
Criminal Code: article R644-2
Permanent congestion on public roads

How to sort your waste and where to deposit it?
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Practical guide on combating illegal dumping and dumping of waste (PDF - 8.5 MB)
Ministry of the Environment

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