Cyclevia Annual Report 2024

A strengthened

local dynamic

for collection operations

Managed by local authorities, municipal recycling facilities are the preferred collection

solution for private individuals. In 2024, they reported collecting 20,000 tonnes

of waste oil (around 8.5% of the national stock), i. e 3,000 tonnes more than in 2023.

At the same time, the producer responsibility organisation registered 47 new members,

bringing the number of local authorities under contract to 254. This f igure should

increase in the next years thanks to CYCLEVIA’s new operational of fering, as from

April 2025, which will also target local authorities.

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LOCAL AUTHORI-TIES

local authorities registered

This is the number

of speed meetings

organised by the Rudologia

association in which

CYCLEVIA participated

in several regions of France Bourgogne

FrancheComté Brittany CentreVal

de Loire Occitanie and Auvergne

The aim Raise awareness among local

authority representatives of the range

of solutions of fered by CYCLEVIA

254

KEY FIGURES

collected in municipal recycling facilities

i.e. 8.5

of the national stock

i.e. 47

new memberships in 2024

i.e. 2,276 points

all over France out

of the 3,500 estimated

J O I N T I N T E R V I E W

What role do you play

vis-à-vis local authorities?

STÉPHANE FAVALLI : As partner

relations of f icers, our role since

CYCLEVIA was founded in 2022

has been to encourage local au-

thorities to join and become a member under the agree-

ment established within the framework of the f inancial

EPR scheme. It is estimated that local authorities manage

3,500 municipal recycling facilities throughout France. They

are therefore an essential and indispensable link in the

collection process from private individuals.

ELVEN BARDOU:

Our mission is to assist them by informing

them about the terms of the contract we of fer them. It in-

cludes free collection, the funding of self-deposit collection

banks and communication tools, as well as possible funding

for PCB pollution within their municipal recycling facilities.

In return, local authorities must report their volumes to the

producer responsibility organisation. By the end of 2024,

after three years of activity, we have managed to convince

more than 250 of the estimated 600 local authorities, includ-

ing major cities. This represents nearly two-thirds of all the

municipal recycling facilities.

On a daily basis how do your meetings go

STÉPHANE FAVALLI

On the one hand there are f ield visits

which give the opportunity to share best practices separat

ing mineral and vegetable oils in municipal recycling facil

ities preventing illegal dumping etc On the other hand

there is the administrative side we provide help to local

authorities with their contract and their links with CYCLEVIA

We also participate in speed meetings several times a year

to present our actions and the support that CYCLEVIA can

provide at a local level

ELVEN BARDOU: Locally, we meet with waste managers

and town councilors. We also visit municipal recycling

facilities and talk to staf f to raise awareness about the

dangers of waste oil and the benef its of regeneration.

Which topics or concerns come up the most

during these discussions?

ELVEN BARDOU: One of the issues for local authorities is

ensuring the proper management of their waste oil banks.

Some local authorities have reported that they f ind the

time between collection rounds to be too long, which can

lead to spills or the accumulation of full containers around

the collection points.

STÉPHANE FAVALLI: Many questions also concern fund-

ing beyond what is provided for in the agreement with

the producer responsibility organisation, such as man-

aging soiled containers or cleaning drums. The future

integration of sales packaging in our scheme’s scope of

responsibilities should help resolve this.

Can you see a change in how CYCLEVIA

is perceived locally?

STÉPHANE FAVALLI Today local authorities see us as

a unique and ef f icient partner that can provide precious

funding for their pollution problems and the assurance

of free collection This relationship with local authorities

will be reinforced when we transition to a combined EPR

scheme in 2025

ELVEN BARDOU Thats true Local authorities who are

especially concerned about environmental issues also

appreciate that we encourage waste oil regeneration This

is how a trustbased relationship has been established

between them and us over the years

ELVEN BARDOU

STÉPHANE FAVALLI

Partner Relations

Officers, CYCLEVIA

n 2024, the increase in the number

of local authorities having signed

an agreement was ref lected

by the increase in the number

of declarations (nearly 450) and

the funding awarded to manage

self-deposit banks and ad hoc

communication material. This dynamic

can be explained by the awareness-

raising work carried out by CYCLEVIA’s

teams in the f ield. Nevertheless, only

17% of local authorities declare having

communicated on this subject. This lack

of visibility, along with no feedback on

the use of the turnkey communication

kits provided by CYCLEVIA, justif ies the

launch of a nationwide communication

campaign targeting the general public

in the spring of 2026.

o help private individuals

to better manage their waste

oils, CYCLEVIA has created a new

section on its website, a practical guide

to make it easier to sort and safely

dispose of this hazardous waste.

An interactive map shows the location

of nearly 2,300 self-deposit banks

in municipal recycling facilities.

Updated as and when local authorities

partner collection points, particularly

those at car repair shops. The section

also largely covers educational aspects

hazardous nature handling storage of

oils etc and encourages best practices

to prevent contamination by other

pollutants and maintain the wastes

quality By adopting this responsible

behaviour each individual can become

a part of the circular economy

and contribute towards improving

the recyclability of waste oils

Growing declarations

and funding

Inciting private

individuals to become

players in the circular

economy

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