Where old tracks lead to new futures

At the edge of Paris’s 18th arrondissement, a once-abandoned train station is now a blooming symbol of sustainable transformation. La REcyclerie, nestled in the historic Gare Ornano, is a thriving eco-cultural center that brings life back to the tracks of the Petite Ceinture.

Here, recycling meets creativity, and community meets climate action.

Everyday ecology in action

Since 2014, La REcyclerie has reimagined urban life through the lens of circular economy. Visitors can explore a repair café, attend sustainability workshops, enjoy meals made from local organic produce, and even take part in maintaining an urban farm—complete with chickens, bees and seasonal crops.

Its three core values? Reduce, reuse, recycle.

Culture, Community, Circularity

More than just a green café, La REcyclerie is a hub for ecological transition, connecting farmers, artists, educators and urban citizens. A place to learn, to share, to imagine new ways of living—together.

In a Nutshell

In a fast-paced world, La REcyclerie is an invitation to pause. To repair instead of replace. To grow instead of consume. To belong, instead of escape. A forgotten train station becomes a vibrant node of regenerative culture.

In a fast-paced world, La REcyclerie invites people to slow down. This eco-cultural center in the heart of Paris spreads awareness and best practices to repair instead of buy, to cultivate instead of consume, to create relationships that last.

A project as simple as it is transformative-that shows how even the forgotten station of a metropolis can become a vibrant node of regenerative culture, thanks to collective power.