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Regarding waste, which statement is correct?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Resident card no. 128
S'agissant des déchets, quelle proposition est correcte ?
Regarding waste, which statement is correct?
Answer. Waste must be sorted and thrown in trash cans or designated places, never in the street or in nature.
Il faut les trier et les jeter dans les poubelles ou lieux prévus, jamais dans la rue ou la nature.
Abandoning waste in public spaces is prohibited and punishable by a fine. Sorting waste allows it to be recycled.
The official text that proves it
« trier ses déchets et réduire ses déchets plastiques ; éviter le gaspillage des aliments et de l’énergie ; privilégier les transports en commun et le vélo ; respecter les espaces communs et ne pas y jeter de déchets ; »
Sorting waste and reducing plastic waste, avoiding food and energy waste, favoring public transportation and cycling, respecting shared spaces and not throwing waste there.
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
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