Household waste collection fee (TEOM or REOM)

Verified 25 September 2026 - Public Service / (Prime Minister)

To finance the collection of household waste, according to your municipality, you are asked for a tax or a fee. We present you the information to know.

To finance the collection and treatment of household waste and assimilated, municipalities and their associations (trade union, EPCI: titleContent) decide on the establishment of one of the following mechanisms:

  • Household waste collection tax (TEOM)
  • Household waste collection charge (REOM).

The TEOM and the REOM cannot be combined (except in special cases).

To know the system implemented in your municipality, you can consult the waste collection guide either on the website of the town hall, or directly at the town hall.

Please note

There is also a special charge for waste, but this applies to non-household waste (e.g. generated by factories or shops).

Tax (TEOM)

TEOM is on the same tax notice as the property tax (TFPB).

The amount of the TEOM does not depend on the service provided. It may therefore concern owners even if they do not use the waste collection and treatment service.

The TEOM shall be established on behalf of the owner orusufructuary. It's a tax annexed to the property tax.

The payment of the tax depends on your situation:

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You occupy the housing you own

You must pay the TEOM if you are in one of the following situations:

The TEOM is due if your property is subject to the property tax on built properties, including if it is temporarily exempt from property tax (e.g. new construction).

If you are an owner and you only occupy the accommodation temporarily, for short stays for example, you must pay the TEOM.

If you are a public servant housed in a public building, you must pay the TEOM, even if the building is exempt from property tax. The tax is established in your name.

FYI  

The exemptions and rebates granted in the field of property tax to elderly and of modest condition or persons perceiving theAspa: titleContent, theAsi: titleContent or theAAH: titleContent do not apply the household waste collection tax (TEOM).

You rent the property you own

You must pay the TEOM if you are in one of the following situations:

The TEOM is due if your property is subject to the property tax on built properties, including if it is temporarily exempt from property tax (e.g. new construction).

You must pay the MLAT that is on your property tax notice even if the dwelling is rented to a tenant. But you can ask for it refund of the TEOM to your tenant (except management fees), as this tax is part of the recoverable loads.

The rules depend on your situation:

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You occupy the housing you own

The TEOM does not apply the following properties:

  • Property exempt from property tax permanently
  • Property located in an area where service is not provided.

Please note

The community may decide, by deliberation, to apply the tax to properties located in an area where service is not provided.

Even if you are exempt from property tax, you can pay the TEOM. Indeed, the exemptions and rebates granted in the field of property tax to elderly and of modest condition or persons perceiving theAspa: titleContent, theAsi: titleContent or theAAH: titleContent do not apply the household waste collection tax (TEOM).

You rent the property you own

Your property is unoccupied

If you are renting your property and it is unoccupied, you can request a discount of TEOM.

THEvacancy must respond to 3 following conditions:

  • Be independent of your will
  • Last more than 3 months
  • Concern the whole building or a part that can be rented separately.

To apply for this discount, you must send a complaint to the tax authorities.

You have until December 31 of the year following the year in which the dwelling was vacant to make your claim.

You must send it, with the necessary supporting documents, to the public finance center on which the housing depends:

Other situation

The TEOM does not apply the following properties:

  • Property exempt from property tax permanently
  • Property located in an area where service is not provided.

Please note

The community may decide, by deliberation, to apply the tax to properties located in an area where service is not provided.

Even if you are exempt from property tax, you can pay the TEOM. Indeed, the exemptions and rebates granted in the field of property tax to elderly and of modest condition or persons perceiving theAspa: titleContent, theAsi: titleContent or theAAH: titleContent do not apply the household waste collection tax (TEOM).

The TEOM is an optional tax, decided by the municipality or the group of municipalities. The deliberations setting the TEOM rate are voted each year.

The establishment of the TEOM, by deliberation, shall be decided before 15 October of the year preceding that of taxation.

Voting on rates is generally done before April 15 of the taxation year.

Municipalities may define areas to which different rates will apply.

The TEOM is calculated on the same basis as the property tax, i.e. half of the cadastral rental value of the property.

This rental value shall be revalued annually, in particular to take account of price increases.

The amount of the tax shall be equal to the basis used multiplied by the rate set by community.

Local tax management fees are added to the tax amount.

FYI  

The municipality or its group may decide that a incentive share of the tax or applied according to the quantity of waste produced. This quantity may be expressed by volume, weight or number of removals. The incentive share may also be calculated according to the nature of the waste produced.

The rates for the incentive share are fixed each year by decision of the municipality or theEPCI: titleContent. They are added to a fixed share to make up the overall TEOM.

You must pay the TEOM every year at the same time as property tax.

In the last quarter of the year, you receive a notice of assessment of property tax.

The amount of the TEOM to be paid is indicated on the tax notice.

You can also consult it in your Public Finance online area:

Taxes: access your Public Finance area

The method of payment of property tax and TEOM depends on the amount you have to pay.

Payment is made at the same time as property tax.

Fee (REOM)

You pay there household waste collection charge (REOM) if you use the service household waste removal (we are talking about fee for service rendered).

It's there person living in the dwelling who has to pay it.

The fee is not of a tax nature. It is recovered by the municipality or by theEPCI: titleContent.

The fee is calculated according to the importance of the service rendered (volume of garbage and waste removed in particular).

Different rates are possible, for example:

  • Combination of a fixed share and a proportional share
  • Fixing a flat rate per household or an amount per person multiplied by the number of persons living in the household.

The municipality or the EPCI decides on the dates of invoicing of the REOM and its payment.

The municipality or the EPCI charges the REOM and takes care of its collection.

For more information, please contact your town hall.

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