PMCB EPR too general for concrete manufacturers

Since its entry into force in 2023, the EPR PMCB (Produits et Matériaux de Construction du Bâtiment) requires all manufacturers of construction materials to finance the management of waste from their products.

But the Fédération de l'industrie du béton (FIB), the Fédération nationale des industries du recyclage (Federec Béton), and the Union nationale des producteurs de granulats (UNPG) believe that the current system does not reflect the realities of inert materials such as concrete, aggregates or solid mineral materials.

In their view, the current EPR was designed on the basis of a model inspired by light waste sorted at waste collection centers (plaster, wood, plastics...), but unsuited to the volumes, logistics and technical constraints of the Scheme béton.

A reform proposal: two separate EPR

The representatives of Scheme béton make a clear proposal:

Create a secondEPR Scheme specifically dedicated to inert materials, with its own eco-organizations, its own scales and appropriate governance.

Objective:

• Ensure better traceability of massive inert flows;
  
  
• Avoid cross-financing between inert and non-inert products;
  
  
• Meet the major logistical challenges of concrete: transport, platforms, on-site reuse, etc.
  
  

An assessment report on the PMCB EPR is due to be submitted to the government in autumn 2025. The Concrete Scheme intends to put forward its position, with the support of several local authorities faced with the rising costs of managing this waste.

What this means for marketers

For manufacturers, distributors and importers of construction products, this reform proposal is a signal not to be ignored:

• The EPR framework could be redesigned by 2026, with differentiated obligations for different types of material;
  
  
• Approved eco-organizations could change, or become more specialized by product type;
  
  
• Material traceability will become a key factor: every company will need to know how to categorize its products precisely, in particular to justify affiliation to the right Scheme.
  
  

Against a backdrop of regulatory revisions, marketers already need to anticipate possible scenarios and structure their product data.

CompliancR : your partner for EPR compliance, even in a changing environment

At CompliancR, we help manufacturers, small businesses and construction companies to :

• Automatically identify products covered by the PMCB EPR ;
  
  
• Determine their categorization (inert, non-inert, multi-material) ;
  
  
• Manage declarations for each approved Scheme ;
  
  
• Monitor future regulatory developments, including the potential demerger of EPR PMCB.
  
  

Our IA platform is designed to adapt to regulatory changes, and enables you to control your obligations, scales and declared volumes, Scheme by Scheme.

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