Cases / Waste management · France · 2023–2025
French court approves permanent confinement of 42,000 tonnes of Stocamine waste
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Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
Banque des Territoires reported that a court approved permanent confinement of 42,000 tonnes of toxic waste at the Stocamine site in Alsace. The additional cost is 226 million euros, and the sources reviewed do not describe the environmental risks.
What?
A French court approved permanent confinement of 42,000 tonnes of waste at the Stocamine site. Banque des Territoires
Where?
Stocamine site, Alsace, France Banque des Territoires
When?
Permit made indefinite in 2023; court approval reported 17 June 2025 Banque des Territoires
Who?
Gained
None on recordLost
None on recordHarmed
None on recordWhy?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
The waste is confined in place at the site under an indefinite permit. Banque des Territoires
5 of 6 questions answered from the record · open: who
What happened
The record, in order.
Banque des Territoires reported on 17 June 2025 that a court approved permanent confinement of 42,000 tonnes of waste at the Stocamine site in Alsace.
Banque des Territoires reported that the permit was made indefinite in 2023 and that the additional cost is 226 million euros.
In court and with insurers
Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.
Lawsuits and rulings
No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.
Insurers
No insurer decision on record.
What we don't know
Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- Insufficient Reported but not verified: the waste includes cyanide, arsenic and mercury. The only source for this has no URL.
- Insufficient Reported but not verified: Stocamine was closed irreversibly after a fire.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not say who pays the additional 226 million euros.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
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Press and investigations
- Déchets toxiques: la justice autorise le confinement définitif sur le site de Stocamine, en AlsaceBanque des Territoires · 2025-06-17