Waste collection is a policy that concerns us all. Permanent residents, second homes, holidaymakers, professionals... we all generate waste that needs to be collected and treated properly to reduce our environmental footprint. Household waste collection is more than just an inter-municipal responsibility; it is crucial to preserving and enhancing the quality of life in our region.

The issue of sorting our waste is becoming increasingly important, and is a challenge we have to face. On the one hand, it's a financial challenge, because the cost of treatment is constantly rising (increase in fuel, TGAP, etc.). It's also an environmental and social challenge, because sorting errors have a negative impact on the environment and represent a significant cost for the community and, ultimately, for residents via the TEOM.

As it happens, our region is not a good pupil in this respect. The aim of the following dossier is to explain in detail how waste collection and treatment works and how it is financed. It also aims to raise awareness of the need to reduce and better sort our waste, in order to control the cost of this public service. This will require efforts on the part of the local authority in terms of management and resources, but it will also require "small gestures" on a daily basis (selective sorting, composting, etc.) that I invite you to adopt.

In Quercy Rouergue and Gorges de l'Aveyron, we are fortunate to be able to count on dedicated staff who are driven by the desire to serve you as well as possible. That's why I'm convinced that, together, we can rise to the challenge.