Our sectors
Furnishings, building products and materials, DIY and garden items, toys: the four Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) channels for which Ecomaison is the state-approved eco-organization, are each governed by the French Anti-Waste for a Circular Economy(AGEC) law.
Whether they are more than 10 years old, like the Furniture sector , or more recent, all EPR sectors contribute to the success of a production and consumption model based on reuse, repair and recycling.
Do-it-yourself and gardening sector: reuse and recycling on the rise
For producers and distributors of DIY and garden products, the introduction of this new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) channel is scheduled for 2022. The first step taken by Ecomaison was to structure the sector, from bringing companies into compliance to organizing the collection of used products.
Redesigned collection systems
The Brico-Jardin sector has the particularity of having a highly diversified range of products, from screwdrivers to garden sheds, from small items to very large ones.
Ecomaison has therefore worked with its members to come up with suitable collection solutions, such as pallet-boxes, to facilitate in-store take-back and collection at waste collection centers.
The Brico-Jardin sector in figures
2 260
membership contracts to end 2024
351 000
tonnes of do-it-yourself and garden products on the market
4 550
dedicated collection points
Which products are concerned?
Do-it-yourself and garden items (DIY) covered by the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme fall into 4 categories(French Environment Code R. 543-340).
Ecomaison is approved for categories 3 and 4:
Category 3:
- DIY equipment
- Hand tools
Category 4:
- Products and equipment for garden maintenance and landscaping
- Accessories for these products fall into the relevant category.
Painter's tools and motorized thermal or electric equipment are not included in these product categories.
Our eco-participation rates
Ecomaison's eco-participation rates are modulated according to the recyclability of products and materials, the sustainable management of resources and the durability of products.
What are the challenges facing the DIY gardening sector?
Setting up this sector has meant innovating in terms of collection, raising awareness among associations to promote reuse, and designing a repair offer that is relevant to consumers' needs. In this way, Ecomaison has supported its members in achieving their objectives by developing :
- Setting up a network of certified repairers to meet a specific demand: sharpening cutting and pruning tools, repairing parasols and barbecues.
- The provision of palletboxes, dedicated containers for the return of small products. More than 15,000 have been installed in stores by 2023 at 900 distributors, 1,400 public drop-off centers and 40 professional drop-off centers;
- Raising the awareness of Social and Solidarity Economy structures, so that they develop a re-use offer for tools and DIY garden products, which are particularly prized by their customers and beneficiaries;
Ecomaison's mission
Ecomaison's mission is to deploy them:
- We organize the collection, sorting, repair, reuse and recycling of household objects and materials to give them a second life.
- We offer services and solutions for private individuals to find out what to do with used objects and materials, and for professionals to meet their regulatory obligations and act in favor of a more virtuous circular economy.
OCABJ, the industry's coordinating body
In addition to Ecomaison, another eco-organization has been approved for the DIY-Garden sector. To coordinate work and share obligations with Ecomaison, a coordinating organization dedicated to the DIY-Garden sector, the OCABJ, has been created. Its purpose is to offer a facilitating solution to :
- Local authorities, by offering them a one-stop shop for their contracts with eco-organizations;
- Professionals, notably through the development of common, harmonized waste sorting instructions and the provision of a map of collection points;
- Individuals with construction waste who can use the map to easily find a site to dispose of their products.
OCABJ also coordinates the furniture sector, for which two other eco-organizations have been approved.
Who's concerned?
A producer and/or marketer is any natural or legal person who, on a professional basis, manufactures, assembles, imports or markets do-it-yourself and garden products intended for sale to end-users, whether free of charge or in return for payment, through any sales channel whatsoever, or for direct use on national territory. Where items are sold under the sole brand name of a reseller, the reseller is considered to be the marketer.
Eco-participation funds the DIY and gardening sector
Producers and marketers pay an eco-participation fee to Ecomaison for each item placed on the market. This sum is used to organize the entire collection, sorting, reuse, repair and recycling circuit, in line with their regulatory obligations under the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme.
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