Recycle your waste by Vaison Ventoux Provence

Our planet is well worth it! Preserving the countryside, villages and the environment Vaison Ventoux Provence is essential and everyone’s responsibility! Recycling is something we all do every day: locals, second-home owners, holidaymakers… every little action in our daily lives counts. Everyone must take practical action by following the correct methods for sorting and recycling waste. This page provides simple guidance on how to recycle properly during your stay or in your day-to-day life.

Recycling is good, but recycling properly is even better!

Where and how can you recycle your waste in the Vaison Ventoux Provence? Find all the information you need on waste sorting, collection points, packaging, composting and tips… for an eco-friendly stay.

Waste sorting guidelines

Glass, cardboard, paper… every material has its own colour!

Yellow bin	All packaging: plastic bottles (shampoo, water, household cleaning products), tubes of cosmetic cream, aluminium cans, tins, yoghurt pots, egg cartons, pizza boxes…	Place these loose in the bin, without a bag. No need to wash them – just make sure the packaging is completely empty.
Blue Bin	All paper items: magazines, sheets of paper, newspapers, leaflets…	Place these loose in the bin, without a bag.
Green bin	All household waste: Tissues, cleaning wipes, nappies, sponges, coffee filters with coffee grounds…	Place in a sealed bag.
Glass recycling bin	All glass bottles.	Place loose in the bin, without a bag.
Cardboard bin	All ‘brown’ cardboard used for packing parcels.	Place loose in the bin, without a bag.

Recycling points throughout the region

Recycling means playing an active part in protecting our local area. Thank you for helping to make your stay more environmentally friendly at Vaison Ventoux Provence.

All the villagesVaison Ventoux Provence have recycling points. You can place your waste in the appropriate bin(s). Information boards are on hand to help you be a responsible citizen!

Tip:

You can contact your local council, your accommodation provider or the Tourist Office for any further information , or visit the community of communes’ website at Vaison Ventoux, where you’ll find plenty of information to help you sort your waste effectively!

Composting: an eco-friendly habit

Composting is another way to reduce waste. All the local authorities in the Vaison Ventoux Provence region provide communal composting sites. Private individuals, accommodation providers and others can also make use of these facilities and provide individual compost bins within their accommodation.

Fruit and vegetable scraps, coffee grounds, eggshells… this organic waste becomes a natural resource for the soil. In fact, bio-waste consists of biodegradable waste (vegetable peelings, food scraps, etc.) which should not be put in your kitchen bin.

Community composting areas have been set up in all the local authorities within the Vaison Ventoux Provence. Each is equipped with three bins: one for depositing bio-waste, the second for storing shredded material, and the third for the compost to mature.

Find practical information on composting:

Together, let’s protect Vaison Ventoux Provence

As a destination committed to sustainable tourism, the Vaison Ventoux Provence Tourist Office encourages visitors, locals… to:

Choose reusable water bottles and bags
Avoid packaging
Follow recycling guidelines
Leave nothing behind in the countryside

Every little helps in preserving the vineyards, Provençal villages and natural areas of Vaison Ventoux Provence and beyond!

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At the heart of a natural environment worth preserving

Vaison Ventoux Provence The beauty of a region is something to be shared… and protected

A land of sharing, a shared responsibility.

Vaison Ventoux Provence is a living, bountiful yet fragile land. By sorting your waste during your stay or in your daily life, you too are helping to preserve what we are so keen to share with you, as everyone plays a part in safeguarding the authenticity and beauty of the region, both today and for the future.

Through simple, practical steps in everyday life.

In the reception area, the tourist office has provided small recycling bins for plastic, paper and light household waste. It’s an easy gesture, accessible to everyone, to help us continue looking after our environment. Together, even on a small scale, we can help preserve the quality and harmony of the area we share.