The hazardous waste market in France

According to Eurostat, construction produced 3.0 million tonnes of hazardous waste in France in 2024, or 26% of the total (calculated from Eurostat), mostly polluted soil and mineral demolition waste. Waste treatment and sanitation activities themselves generate 3.7 million tonnes of residues. Manufacturing produces 2.1 million tonnes, of which 0.9 million from chemicals, pharmaceuticals and plastics, and households 1.3 million.

Of the 7.8 million tonnes of hazardous waste treated in France in 2024, Eurostat records 2.6 million tonnes recycled, 2.6 million tonnes landfilled, 1.5 million tonnes incinerated without energy recovery and 1.0 million recovered as energy. Recycling thus accounts for 34% of treated tonnage, barely more than landfill (33%), according to a calculation from Eurostat. Recycled tonnage is rising: 2.4 million tonnes in 2022.

The hazardous waste market in France is led by large integrated groups. Séché Environnement, a family-owned group from Mayenne, signed a purchase agreement in 2025 for the Flamme group, a hazardous waste incineration player based in Maubeuge, for about €300 million, according to Les Echos (June 2025). Veolia generated €2.4 billion in 2024 from hazardous waste treatment in Europe, according to Investir (October 2025).

Since 1 January 2022, decree no. 2021-321 of 25 March 2021 on waste traceability (décret relatif à la traçabilité des déchets) requires hazardous waste tracking slips to be digital and the data to be sent to the national electronic register. The Trackdéchets service, run by the French environment ministry, reports since 2020 449,017 registered establishments, 23.6 million slips created and 25.3 million tonnes of hazardous waste tracked and treated.

According to Les Echos (June 2025), the hazardous waste market is growing by about 3.5% a year worldwide through 2030, driven by stricter environmental regulation and higher industrial volumes. In France, households produced 1.3 million tonnes of hazardous waste in 2024, up from 0.9 million in 2022, according to Eurostat. In agriculture, the producer responsibility organisation Adivalor collected 1,035 tonnes of hazardous waste in 2025, according to Recyclage récupération (March 2026).

A PDF report in French, 2026 edition, organised in six chapters: definition and scope, waste volumes and market dynamics, hazardous waste producers, treatment routes and players, regulation and traceability, outlook.

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