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Veolia Environmental Services is leader in France and Norway on the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) market, very active in the United Kingdom and the United States, instigator of solutions in Australia despite the absence of legislation, and now present in Asia. The Group is asserting its know-how in a sector that must address the growth in electrical and electronic waste worldwide.
In France, we already handle a large proportion of WEEE through our industrial and bulky waste collection operations. With our 12 transfer stations and three treatment plants, we provide our clients with comprehensive services covering logistics, treatment and recycling while also ensuring traceability. For manufacturers, we provide a range of services that can be national or even international in scope.
In Norway, our contract with the government for 2005 and 2006 covers 45% of that country’s market. Our proposal included using the shredder residue as fuel in cement plant furnaces, recycling the glass and, in cooperation with insurance companies, optimizing the parts resale system.
In the United Kingdom, our clients can order our WEEE collection and recycling services via our Web site or by telephone.
In the United States, our subsidiary has a 24% share of the WEEE recycling market. In Washington State, we work with Staples (office supplies and electronic equipment) and several environmental organizations to dismantle computers, recycle the recoverable materials and safely dispose of the hazardous waste.
In Australia, where there is no particular WEEE legislation in force, we have launched the first recovery and recycling process in conjunction with the Sims group.
In Asia, we are our position through a joint-venture contract with Centillion, a Singapore company specializing in the recycling of electronic waste including boards and other components. The joint-venture’s industrial site has a treatment capacity of over 15,000 tons per year. It collects and treats waste derived from manufacturing sites in Singapore as well as end-of-life products coming from Europe and the United States. |
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