FranceListe CR, n° 128 · Rights and duties

About waste, which statement is correct?

In the exam (French)

S'agissant des déchets, quelle proposition est correcte ?

  1. aYou can leave your waste in the countryside if it is smallOn peut laisser ses déchets dans la nature s’ils sont petits
  2. bUsed batteries go in the ordinary binLes piles usagées vont dans la poubelle ordinaire
  3. cThrowing your rubbish in the street is punished by a fineJeter ses déchets dans la rue est puni d’une amendeCorrect answer
  4. dYou can burn your waste in your garden whenever you wantOn peut brûler ses déchets dans son jardin quand on veut

Why?

Leaving waste on a public road or street or in the countryside is forbidden and punished by a fine. Burning waste in the open air is generally forbidden. Batteries and electrical appliances must be taken to special collection points or to the waste collection centre (déchetterie).

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Source

Knowledge questions: Ministry of the Interior (DIAN), official lists of knowledge questions CSP and CR, formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr, Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 21 October 2026; the official list for naturalisation, immigration.interieur.gouv.fr (DGEF), Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 25 October 2026. The answer options, the explanations, the situations and the English translation are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are in French. This is not a ministry service.

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