Our eco tips for responsible travel

How can you make your trip to Burgundy an eco-responsible one?

Our eco tips for responsible travel

Here are our eco-tips to help you play your part in preserving our region

As a visitor, your daily choices and actions can make a difference in helping us to preserve our destination and contribute to more sustainable tourism. Classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, our region benefits from an exceptional, but also fragile, environment. Whether you choose environmentally-friendly activities, support local producers or adopt a co-responsible attitude, you are actively helping to preserve our natural and cultural heritage.</But there are also small everyday gestures and habits to adopt, both at home and in your holiday accommodation. Even though they may seem modest, put together they really do make a difference to our future.

Gourd Friendly :

Hydrate without plastic

You’ve given up using plastic bottles too? Ça good timing, it’s much nicer and eco-friendlier to opt for a water bottle! Thanks to the #GourdeFriendly d’HOALI initiative, you can fill your water bottle free of charge at the various Tourist Office reception offices throughout the area. A simple way to stay hydrated while reducing your impact on the environment. Want to know where you can fill up? Check out the map of water refill points and join the movement!

Did you know? Plastic bottles, a preoccupying environmental impact. In France, around 10 billion bottles are sold every year, but only 30% are actually recycled, with the rest ending up in landfill or in the environment. On average, every French person produces 35kg of plastic waste a year, or around 1,070 500ml bottles. By 2050, plastic production could account for 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Not to mention the plastic bottles that find their way into our waterways. This pollution has a disastrous impact on aquatic flora and fauna, altering ecosystems and threatening species.

Cigarette butts and chewing gum are in your pocket!

A small gesture for a big impact

Did you know?A single piece of gum can pollute up to 500 litres of water! And chewing gum, apparently harmless, accounts for 100,000 tonnes of plastic pollution a year, the equivalent of 10 Eiffel Towers! To combat this modern-day problem, the Tourist Office is making available boxes made in Burgundy-Franche-Comtasse.Small, practical, reusable and recyclable, there’s no longer any excuse for throwing your small waste onto the public highway or worse still into nature!

There's no holiday for waste sorting!

Did you know? In France, tourist activities generate 4.8 million tonnes of waste per year. <80% of tourism is concentrated in 20% of the region. In addition to leisure and catering activities, tourist accommodation contributes to the increase in waste in tourist areas. Sorting helps to reduce the volume of waste that is landfilled or incinerated.Sorting means promoting the recovery, reuse or recycling of waste. 40 recycled glass bottles = 12 kg of sand and 1m3 of natural gas saved! Just goes to show that sorting does NOT help 🙂 And don’t panic when it comes to sorting, our sorters will guide you to the right container.

FAQ waste sorting

Is sorting compulsory?
Yes, waste sorting is compulsory in France, including Beaune and the Beaune area. Failing to comply with sorting instructions can result in fines. But beyond the legal obligation, sorting helps to reduce our environmental impact, promote recycling and limit landfill waste. And to enjoy our beautiful nature without pollution. Good sorting practices in Beaune: When you visit Beaune, adopting good sorting practices is essential to help protect the environment. Here are a few simple tips to follow:
- I put my bottles, cans, food cartons and plastic packaging in the yellow bin.
  - I empty them beforehand, there’s no need to wash them.
  - I don’t put plastic bags, même clean.
- I go à the borne à glass to throw away my bottles, jars and jars
  - I think à remove caps and lids
  - I never put broken crockery, mirrors or light bulbs.
- I put anything that cannot be recycled in thegrey bin.
- I sort my organic waste: in the compost or brown bin
  - Épluchures, coffee grounds, food scraps, …
- I return my batteries, medicines, paints and electrical appliances to the appropriate collection points.
A little reminder: A poorly sorted piece of rubbish can compromise the entire contents of a skip. So, good sorting is a simple gesture with a real impact!
What's wrong with the yellow bin?
The yellow bin is reserved for recyclable packaging. Beware: sorting instructions are not the same everywhere: it is important to find out more depending on which commune you are in. À Beaune and the surrounding area, I sort:
- In the yellow bin: → all plastic and metal packaging (food packaging, metal packaging and other plastic packaging….) → packaging emptied of its contents, even dirty, not nested, with the cap, loose.
- In the blue bin: → all paper, cardboard and small cardboard (paper, leaflets, newspapers, cans, small cardboard boxes, paper bags, etc.) → without plastic film
- In the glass bin: → empty bottles, jars and jars without caps or lids.
- At the waste bin: → all non-recyclable waste: light bulbs, broken crockery, plastic objects and toys, hazardous products and large cardboard boxes
- At the compost bin: Fruit and vegetable peelings, egg shells, coffee grounds and tea bags, lawn clippings, wilted flowers and small green waste;chets verts
Voluntary supply points are also available to make sorting easier, particularly in neighbourhoods without door-to-door collection.👉 I consult the sorting instructions À Chagny, the instructions are different! The commune of Chagny applies a specific sorting system. So I sort:
- In the yellow bin: → The yellow bin is reserved for plastic, cardboard, metal → attention à empty them well, no need to wash them.
- In the glass bin: → empty, uncapped bottles, jars and pots.
- In the grey bin: → all non-recyclable waste: food scraps, dirty packaging, broken crockery, etc.
- &Aggravated waste: → leftover chemical or hazardous products, electronic and electrical waste, batteries and ink cartridges, gas bottles and refills, furniture, bulky items and large plastic packaging.
- Compost: fruit and vegetable stalks, egg shells, coffee grounds and tea bags, lawn clippings, wilted flowers and small green waste.
🗺️ For more information, contact Changy town hall or consult the local notice board for details of bin locations and instructions. 👉 I’m consulting Chagny’s sorting instructions!A doubt? Before throwing away, consult our Sorting Guide in PDF version, available here: 👉 Télédownload the Guide du TriFor the Beaune Côte&Sud conurbation For Chagny (Saône et Loire) These guides contain all the information you need to sort your waste correctly and play an active part in protecting our environment.
Where should I dispose of my household waste?
Wholesome rubbish is non-recyclable everyday waste: food scraps, used tissues, dirty packaging, miscellaneous small items… 👉I throw it in the grey bin, prepared for everyday rubbish. 👉 If no bin is available nearby: I use the voluntary supply points: These terminals are located throughout the area and are specially designed to receive different types of waste. They are accessible to everyone and make sorting more efficient. Le bon réflexe:Before throwing away, I check the type of waste I have.The right waste in the right container is a simple gesture for a cleaner environment.
How do you know which bin to throw away?
Carefully sort your rubbish! À Beaune and the surrounding area, it’s important to sort correctly to make recycling easier:
Organic waste: if your neighbourhood has collection bins or composters, use them for food scraps.
If in doubt, consult the Beaune Côte et Sud agglomeration community’s sorting guide or use the’sorting application CITEO available on their site. For Chagny, consult the sorting guide on the SIRTOM website.
Where should you dispose of your bio-waste?
In Beaune and the surrounding area, bio-waste(épluchures, food scraps, coffee grounds, etc.) must be disposed of at specific collection points when available, or in an individual or collective composter. Many établissements adopt éco-responsible practices and can give you advice on sorting in the région. Don’t hesitate to ask your hotelier, tourist office or town hall to find out about the facilities available near your home or place of stay.

A doubt?

Consult the sorting guide of the Communauté d’agglomacute;ration Beaune Côte et Sud or use the application de tri CITEO available on their website.

For the SIRTOM of Chagny*, consult the sorting guide on the SIRTOM website.

*Communes concerned:Chagny, Change, Chassagne-Montrachet, Chaudenay, Dezize-lès-Maranges, Paris l’Hôpital, Puligny-Montrachet

Combating food waste

“In France, it is estimated that 20% of food is thrown away and that the annual weight of food waste is 10 million tonnes a year. This represents a pile of food equivalent to 1000 times the weight of the Eiffel Tower. Reported on an individual basis, this means that one·e Français·e wastes an average of 155kg of food a year, or twice our average weight with food products alone.” Source Greenpeace Our cooking can be wasteful, so if you’re struggling to finish your plate, ask for a doggy bag to take your leftovers away with you: your stomach and the planet will thank you! For example, you can check out the Too Good To Go or Phenix Anti-Gaspi to récupér unsold food from restaurants or food shops à prix mini – a tasty way to fight food waste.

For a Car-Free holiday :

Enjoy a different way of life while limiting your carbon footprint

Explore Beaune and its villages without a car and discover itineraries specially designed for soft mobility: on foot, by bike, or by public transport. We offer circuits, perfect for enjoying the countryside while renewing your carbon footprint.

Starting with the Voie des Vignes or the private walking routes.

What if you téloaded the Balade à Beaune which is packed with rides to discover Burgundy.

Our suggestions for car-free weekends - I'm joining the movement!