3 Questions to Jonathan Bryden He is director of the “New Products, New Services” department. He joined ECT in September 2019. As such, he is at the heart of the company’s innovative approach and the marketing of ECT’s fertile substrate, Urbafertil. How did Urbafertil come about? Urbafertil has a long history. The interactions between our inert soil developments and soil fertilization are rapidly becoming one of the major issues in our development activity. As early as 2002, ECT was present when certain parts of the Parc de la Courneuve were revegetated with a mixture of excavated earth and compost. The

Respect for the environment and the preservation of biodiversity are at the heart of ECT’s values. That’s why we pay particular attention to the impact of our activity. Better still, we want to be proactive in favor of biodiversity. As underlined by our charter of commitment with the Humanité et Biodiversité association. We now need to translate this commitment to biodiversity into concrete action. That’s why ECT has signed a partnership agreement with the LPO (Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux – League for the Protection of Birds ). The LPO is an association renowned for its work to protect

ECT analysis of recent legislative developments concerning excavated soil management In 2020, a number of legislative and regulatory changes will have an impact on the management and reuse of excavated soil. ECT keeps a close eye on these legislative and regulatory changes. Update after an important milestone: the adoption at the end of January 2020 and publication in the JO of Law no. 2020-105 of February 10, 2020, Law on the fight against waste and the circular economy Waste status, recycling and traceability of materials Presented in July, the bill on the fight against waste and the circular economy carried

Le Magazine des Mairies et Intercommunalités des Yvelines, devotes a special feature to the 2019 edition of UMY Day. An opportunity to catch up with the various participants. As part of the “Sustainable development” workshop, ECT presented its environmental, green and non-built development activities. In this interview, Laurent Mogno, President of ECT, discusses the potential for reusing inert soil. And ECT’s ability to offer local authorities the creation of sports and leisure areas conducive to biodiversity. Read the article

In 2019, the men and women of ECT made life more beautiful for the people of Ile-de-France. Let’s build the landscape of 2020 together. With more green spaces, more playgrounds, more places to walk, more agriculture in the city and in the fields… and more happiness for all. ECT wishes you a happy new year 2020

Scheduling deliveries to ECT sites ECT plans soil deliveries to its sites, which means that our customers are obliged to make reservations for all deliveries. The objective Control the volumes of materials delivered to our outlets. Enable our customers to optimize their waiting time on site. Secure their own delivery schedule. For this reason, from Monday December 2, 2019, reservations are mandatory for access to all ECT sites, without exception. To help our customers plan these bookings, ECT has set up a dedicated back-office service. Monday to Friday: 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. By telephone: 01 60 54 57 53

As the Salon des Maires gets underway, the Revue des Collectivités locales looks at the consequences of changes to the status of excavated soil and sediments. Here’s an excerpt from Danièle Licata’s article in the Revue des Collectivités, dated November 13, 2019, which relays Uned’s strong concern. Indeed, the French Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity Transition plans to use regulations to remove excavated soil – whether polluted or inert – from its waste status. To facilitate their re-use. UNED Vice President Reda Semlali confirms that : “Uned remains absolutely in favor of easing the conditions for removing waste from the

To symbolize the start of construction of the 17 MW solar power plant in Annet-sur-Marne, the first panel was officially installed on November 14. In March 2019, ECT and Akuo join forces to create a joint subsidiary ACT-E. Its aim: to develop solar energy in the Paris region. The first operation is due to start in November. On November 14, the first photovoltaic panel for the future Les Gabots solar power plant was officially installed. In the presence of the mayor of Annet-sur-Marne, Christian Marchandeau, and the vice-president of the regional council, Jean-Philippe Dugoin-Clément. The 19-hectare project includes the installation

Laurent Mogno, Chairman of the ECT Group, talks to Catherine Bernard of the Journal du Grand Paris. This exchange gives Laurent Mogno the opportunity to go back over the definition of “inert soil”. And on the notion of “land reclamation”. He reminds us that the reuse of excavated soil is an opportunity for regional development and biodiversity. So it’s soil from the “Trou des Halles de Paris” that forms the contours of the Parc de la Courneuve. The park is now classified as a Natura 2000 site. In this interview, Laurent Mogno explains how ECT manages soil from the Grand