The Dechetterie

The Dechetterie is the local dump. Almost every town has one, and they are very, very useful. They have good hours (especially for France) and they take anything. A good run-down on them can be found here. They are usually just on the outskirts of town and as long as you are a resident, they should be free to use. Here are some important things to note:

1. They are usually not open on Sundays, but if yours is like mine, they aren't actually closed either, so you can go and dump your stuff anyway.
2. They take most anything but it must be sorted. Wood gets burnt, metal and plastic recycled, mattresses and such hauled away. If you put everything unsorted into a bag, you will have to sort it there. So do yourself a favor and put it into the bag sorted. If you violate this rule they WILL FIND AND FINE YOU.
3. They really do take most anything. Plaster, wooden doors, paint cans, Antennae, horsehair mattresses, bags upon bags of linoleum flooring, I have brought this all and they have taken it all.
4. There are usually brown roadsigns that point the way to the dechetterie. They're usually found just outside the town line on the main road.