Sign inSubmit Idea

Sustainability initiatives in Lyon

Find community gardens, compost programs, repair cafés, and neighborhood cleanup events in Lyon — local environmental initiatives you can join.

In Lyon, neighbours are already working on Food & Garden, including «Lyon Zero Plastic Prevention Plan (ERIC project)». Start something similar this week, or join an initiative already planned.

Ideas
4
Initiatives
2
Participants
0

Lyon on the map

Top ideas in Lyon

Programme nearbyCommunityLyon

Lyon Zero Plastic Prevention Plan (ERIC project)

A metropolitan plastic plan built with citizens Lyon Métropole (1.4 million inhabitants) adopted a Zero Plastic Prevention Plan (PPP) in partnership with Zero Waste France through the EU ERIC (Elevating Reuse In Cities) project. The plan sets plastic reduction targets, defines public communication strategies to mobilise residents, and establishes zero-plastic public procurement charters for the metropolitan authority. What the plan covers - Plastic prevention targets for the Lyon metropolitan area - Communication campaigns to engage residents in reducing single-use plastic - Reuse systems for take-away and public-event contexts, trialled via CITEO funding - Zero-plastic procurement charters for city contracts and events - Knowledge exchange with Bordeaux and Nantes through the shared ERIC programme How to engage - Follow Zero Waste France for updates on the Lyon PPP implementation and citizen participation phases - Contact your arrondissement council to ask how the PPP affects local markets and events near you - Join public events coordinated through the European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR): Lyon hosted 120+ events in 2024 Why it matters Lyon's PPP is one of three flagship French cities in the ERIC project, alongside Bordeaux and Nantes. A working model at metropolitan scale creates the evidence base that other French agglomerations need to adopt similar plans: and demonstrates that plastic prevention at 1.4 million inhabitants is achievable.
plastic-freepolicyprevention
Programme nearbyFood & GardenLyon

Bio-waste source separation: AGEC law in action

France's circular economy law brings composting to every doorstep France's AGEC law (loi anti-gaspillage pour une économie circulaire) mandated source separation of bio-waste for all households from 1 January 2024. Municipalities across the country are now building collection infrastructure, distributing home composting equipment, and running resident education programmes to turn a legal obligation into a daily community habit. What municipalities are doing - Distributing separate bio-waste bins and/or home composting containers - Running neighbourhood workshops on what can be composted and how - Deploying door-to-door collection routes for organic kitchen waste - Partnering with local farms and green spaces to close the loop from food waste to compost How to engage - Check your municipality's website for the bio-waste collection calendar and bin distribution schedule - Attend a local composting workshop: many communes organise them in spring and autumn - Ask your building's property manager about a shared composter if you live in an apartment - Follow Zero Waste France for national advocacy and practical guides Why it matters Only 26% of EU food waste was captured in 2023 (up from 18% in 2020). France's AGEC law creates the legal architecture for a step change: but only works when residents and municipalities implement it together. Every neighbourhood that adopts source separation reduces landfill and methane emissions while creating local compost for urban greening.
bio-wastecompostingsorting
Programme nearbyFood & GardenLyon

Adopt a fruit tree through a neighbourhood orchard programme

Sponsor a tree your block can harvest together Vergers Urbains and similar programmes let households adopt trees in shared orchards: you help fund planting or care, and the neighbourhood shares the fruit at harvest. What you can do - Check adoption options and orchard maps on Vergers Urbains - Gather neighbours in Lyon to co-adopt a row and split watering shifts - Label your adopted tree on a public map so passers-by know they can ask before picking How it works Adopters pay a modest annual fee or volunteer hours. Orchard teams handle grafting, disease checks, and harvest days open to nearby residents. Why it matters Tree adoption spreads care across many hands so one expert gardener is not the bottleneck.
orchardadoptionfruit
Starter ideaFood & GardenLyon

Free Compost Drop-Off

One bin, ten households, a garden bed of soil Start a neighbourhood composting point with a single bin. Organic waste from a handful of homes can feed a shared bed by autumn. What you can do - Place a rodent-proof bin in a courtyard or alley with clear sorting rules - Rotate who turns the pile and who takes finished compost - Link the output to a community garden or street planters Why it matters Food scraps become soil instead of landfill methane, and neighbours learn what “waste” actually still contains.
compostwastegarden

Initiatives in Lyon

LyonDate TBD

Lyon: reusable containers at public events

Plastic-free gatherings, at scale Lyon introduced reusable containers at public events across the metropolis, replacing single-use cups and food packaging at festivals, markets, and outdoor gatherings. The programme received funding through CITEO's call for expressions of interest and is part of Lyon's broader Zero Plastic Prevention Plan under the ERIC project. Where - City-wide, Lyon Métropole; approximate pin at Lyon city centre How to participate - Event organisers in Lyon: contact Zero Waste France or Lyon Métropole's sustainability office to join the reusable container network - Visitors to Lyon events: look for the reusable container collection points and return your cup after use: the system relies on participants completing the loop - Other municipalities: use Lyon's CITEO-funded model as a reference for your own application Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. - Lead: Zero Waste France + Lyon Métropole - Funder: CITEO call for expressions of interest - Report chapter: ZWE State of Zero Waste Municipalities, 5th edition
Be first!
LyonDate TBD

Lyon: zero-plastic festival 2025

A city celebration built around waste-free living Lyon is preparing a major zero-plastic festival for 2025, potentially connected to the Lyon Street Food Festival, designed to showcase waste-free catering solutions and bring the zero plastic vision to a wide public. Zero Waste France is coordinating the event as a centrepiece of the ERIC project's public-engagement phase. Where - Lyon city centre (approximate pin); specific venue to be confirmed: follow Zero Waste France and Lyon Métropole communications How to participate - Residents: attend the festival to discover reusable packaging alternatives and taste food served without single-use plastic - Food vendors and caterers: contact Zero Waste France to join the zero-plastic vendor network for the event - Associations: volunteer with the reuse and sorting infrastructure during the festival Source & repost Shared here so you can get inspired or find action already happening near you. Solarpunker does not own or organise it. - Lead: Zero Waste France + Lyon Métropole - ERIC project: Elevating Reuse In Cities - Report chapter: ZWE State of Zero Waste Municipalities, 5th edition
Join in!

Active categories

What's next

Got an idea like this?

Share it with your neighborhood, or explore what's happening nearby.

Share an ideaExplore the map