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How can a person reduce their waste?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Multi-year residence permit no. 109
Comment peut-on réduire ses déchets ?
How can a person reduce their waste?
Answer. By sorting, reusing, recycling and avoiding waste.
En triant, en réutilisant, en recyclant et en évitant le gaspillage.
People produce less waste when they buy responsibly, repair or reuse objects, and sort what can be recycled.
The official text that proves it
« Au quotidien, chacun a l’obligation d’agir pour protéger l’environnement que ce soit au sujet de : l’alimentation, la consommation responsable, les économies d’eau et d’énergie, le choix des transports, la limitation des produits chimiques, le jardinage écologique, la réutilisation et le recyclage. »
In everyday life, everyone has an obligation to act to protect the environment, whether regarding food, responsible consumption, saving water and energy, the choice of transportation, limiting chemical products, ecological gardening, or reuse and recycling.
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
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