France-based multinational Veolia is one of the world’s largest waste management companies. Its three main areas of focus are water management, waste management, and energy services.
Veolia offers commercial waste collection, treatment, and recycling services. It specialises in waste-to-energy initiatives and advanced recycling techniques.
It also provides water services, including wastewater management and industrial water treatment.
Veolia operates in more than 40 countries worldwide, so it could be a good choice for large international businesses that want to deal with the same service provider across their different locations.
In the UK, Veolia has more than 85,000 business customers and nationwide coverage of more than 90%. It claims that its services create both carbon savings and cost savings of 20% on average for businesses.
Which Business Sectors Does Veolia Serve?
- Warehousing and distribution
- Food and beverage
- Retail
- Hospitality and leisure
- Chemical
- Healthcare
- Education
- Pharmaceutical
What Services Does Veolia Offer Businesses?
- Total waste management – for industrial businesses that produce a variety of complex waste streams that require specialist handling.
- Waste management – nationwide commercial waste and recycling collection.
- Packaging consultancy – to help businesses find ways to reduce the environmental impact of their packaging waste.
- Industrial site services – high pressure water jetting, specialist vacuum tanker services, chemical cleaning and decontamination, management of shutdown cleaning requirements, emergency response.
- Water solutions
- Energy solutions
- Decommissioning, demolition and land remediation
- Facilities management
What Types of Waste Does Veolia Handle?
- General waste
- Dry mixed recycling – paper, cardboard, metal cans, plastic waste are turned into new materials.
- Food waste – converted to green energy using anaerobic digestion.
- Glass recycling – glass is diverted from landfill and converted to insulation at a specialist processing facility.
- Coffee cup recycling – specialist internal bins can help your employees separate lids, stirrers and excess liquid, before stacking up to 700 coffee cups for collection at a time.
- Wood recycling
- Difficult-to-recycle items
- Hazardous waste – including oil-contaminated materials, chemicals including solvents, fluorescent tubes, pressurised cylinders, adhesives, effluents, sharps, clinical waste, spent aerosols, low-level radioactive materials.
- Batteries – Veolia has an electric battery recycling facility which it estimates could process 20% of the UK’s end-of-life electric vehicle batteries this year.
What Types of Waste Containers Does Veolia Supply?
External containers:
- 120 litre, 240 litre or 360 litre wheelie bin.
- 660 litre or 1100 litre eurocontainer.
- Six cubic yard or eight cubic yard front-end loader.
- 20 cubic yard or 35 cubic yard roll on, roll off container.
- 35 cubic yard compactor.
- 8 cubic yard or 14 cubic yard skip.
Internal containers:
- Wide range of differently sized internal containers for general waste, glass, food waste and dry mixed recycling.
- 240-litre coffee cup recycling container.
- 240-litre wheelie bin or console is used for confidential waste to be shredded.
Verdict
Veolia has a nationwide infrastructure of collection, recycling and treatment facilities and prioritises environmentally responsible waste disposal. It works with businesses to help them segregate their waste so that as much as possible can be recycled or turned into green energy.
Counting big brands, including Proctor & Gamble, Costa Coffee, and Premier Inn, among its customers, Veolia offers total waste solutions to big businesses and can also cater to small firms needing waste collection services. Veolia specialises in industrial waste disposal and can also deal with hazardous and clinical waste, making it a suitable option for businesses with complex waste management needs.
