London - United Kingdom

London is one of the largest cities in the world with circa 7.5 million inhabitants and with millions of visitors every day. Therefore, the disposal and treatment of waste is a critical environmental issue.
Veolia Environmental Services is an active, key player in this dynamic city and provides a variety of waste management operations in over half of London's boroughs. The size and range of services provided vary considerably but the quality and technical expertise throughout all of its operations need to be of the same high standard.

• Develop a high level of waste management services in the centre of one of the most famous and visited capitals in the world.
• Maintain a unique "24 hours a day, 7 days a week" operation within the Westminster contract.
• Use the latest technologies in collection and cleaning, such as satellite navigation for vehicles.

• Technical innovations for competitive services Veolia uses the most advanced technologies such as satellite navigation for vehicles to improve the quality of its services.
• Materials recovery and recycling at key facilities in Greenwich and Rainham, handling a combined total of 125,000 tons of mixed dry recyclables a year.
• Turning waste into a resource through a state-of-the-art treatment facility: the South East London Combined Heat & Power was the first new generation Energy Recovery Facility to be built in the UK since the 1970s: 420,000 tons of waste handled annually and supplies enough power for up to 48,000 households.
• Specialised landscaping and grounds maintenance activities throughout London, including award-winning operations at our flagship site, the world famous Regent's Park.

• Commercial waste collection and recycling.
• Liquid waste treated at the Redbourn plant near St Albans (treating 41,000 tons a year).
• Specialised industrial services such as water jetting, high airflow vacuum, tank cleaning and emergency response to chemical spillages also operated from the Redbourn plant.