{"id":23084,"date":"2023-08-21T15:11:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T13:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sietrem.fr\/i-manage-my-waste\/i-sort-my-waste\/sorting-instructions\/green-waste\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T16:21:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T14:21:41","slug":"green-waste","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sietrem.fr\/en\/i-manage-my-waste\/i-sort-my-waste\/sorting-instructions\/green-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"Green waste"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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I sort my waste<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Only for the communes of Bussy-Saint-Georges, Chelles, Courtry, Dampmart, Emerainville, Ferri\u00e8res-en-Brie, Gournay-sur-Marne, Gouvernes, Guermantes, Lagny-sur-Marne, Lognes, Torcy and Vaires-sur-Marne. For all other municipalities, green waste must be taken to a waste collection centre.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Green waste collection is suspended during the winter months. The service resumes in March, April, or May, depending on your local collection schedule<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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How to Present Your Green Waste<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Branches must not exceed:
\u2013 1.20 m in length
\u2013 10 cm in diameter
\u2013 25 kg in weight
They must be tied in bundles using a natural, biodegradable, uncoloured string.
Plastic, nylon, metal, coloured or bleached string is strictly forbidden. Other green waste (grass clippings, leaves, flowers, etc.) must be placed in:
\u2013 Biodegradable paper bags, or
\u2013 Containers with 2 handles, in good condition and weighing no more than 25 kg Plastic bags are not allowed. Maximum volume: 1 m\u00b3 per collection<\/p>

For municipalities with door-to-door green waste collection, the municipal by-law defines the exact collection schedule. We recommend placing your green waste:
\u2013 The evening before, as late as possible
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Green waste from private gardens, including:
Grass clippings
Leaves
Hedge and shrub trimmings
Tree prunings
Flowers and plant bedding waste<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The fermentable part of household waste, green waste from public or private spaces collected by municipal technical services or companies. Excludes soil, stones, timber, pallets and manure, tree stumps.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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This list is not exhaustive. SIETREM may reclassify any unlisted items into the appropriate waste stream.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Composting <\/a>is an environmentally responsible alternative to dispose of your green waste and enrich your garden soil.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What About Your Christmas Tree?<\/h2>

> Turn your tree into compost by bringing it to:
A collection point set up by your municipality
Or a waste collection centre<\/p>

> From January 1st to 31st only, natural Christmas trees under 1.5 meters in height and with a base no wider than 10 cm may be placed in the household waste bin, without a bag.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Find out more about sorting instructions for different waste streams<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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I sort my waste Only for the communes of Bussy-Saint-Georges, Chelles, Courtry, Dampmart, Emerainville, Ferri\u00e8res-en-Brie, Gournay-sur-Marne, Gouvernes, Guermantes, Lagny-sur-Marne, Lognes, Torcy and Vaires-sur-Marne. For all other municipalities, green waste must […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":23021,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_glsr_average":0,"_glsr_ranking":0,"_glsr_reviews":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-23084","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sietrem.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sietrem.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sietrem.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sietrem.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sietrem.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23084"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sietrem.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23084\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sietrem.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sietrem.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}