European regulations require manufacturers and companies to recycle end-of-life airplanes. Thanks to our subsidiary Bartin Recycling Group, Veolia Environmental Services is an expert in the field. We have, in fact, created the first European facility for airplane dismantling at the Châteauroux airport in France.
Dismantling End-of-Life Products and Facilities
Veolia Environmental Services dismantles ships, airplanes and industrial facilities.
Dismantling of airplanes
Dismantling of ships
Veolia Environmental Services possesses unique expertise for dealing with the environmental issues raised by end-of-life ships. Able to act as project manager, the division has experience in similar deconstruction channels, such as those for oil platforms.
Dismantling of fishing boats
In line with the European Union's goal of protecting fishing resources and modernizing the fleet, countries are adopting fleet removal plans. In France, ship owners are pledging to destroy their old boats in exchange for financial aid. Veolia Environmental Services is active in the end-of-life fishing boat dismantling and recycling market.
7,000 wide-body aircraft will reach the end of their lives in the next 20 years
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Europe's Ship Dismantling Market
In Europe, France's Mission Interministérielle sur le Démantèlement des Navires (MIDN) puts the number of "government-owned" ships to be deconstructed at about 30 over the next 10 years, or about 300,000 to 500,000 metric tons.