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Which other French EPR streams apply alongside medical sharps of patients in self-treatment?

Usually unused medicines (the medicines used with them); household packaging and printed paper (the boxes).

Last updated 6 November 2026Sources linked below

Streams that often come with it

One IDU per stream

Each stream has its own eco-organisme membership and its own IDU; marketplaces ask for one per stream.

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Our fee. This stream is Enterprise: we quote it in writing after looking at your products and volumes. Setup is €0, and eco-contributions are paid at the eco-organisme's published rate with 0% markup. See pricing and the calculator.

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Does one membership cover several streams?

No. Each stream has its own eco-organisme contract and IDU, even when the same eco-organisme runs two streams.

Razvan Toma
Written byRazvan Toma

Razvan Toma is the founder of EPR France Rep, a France-established authorised representative (mandataire) for producers with no French establishment. He has worked in waste management and recycling since 2009, running waste-separation programmes inside large B2B organisations in France for clients including Chanel, Microsoft, Decathlon, Pirelli, IKEA, Vinci, Capgemini and E.Leclerc.

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