Veolia secures three contracts in London area

The Westminster City Council, a borough in the center of London, has awarded the environmental services firm Veolia UK  with several contracts to handle the sorting, treating and recycling of a number of household and business materials.

Veolia says that with the contract it is seeking to achieve a zero waste to the landfill figure.

In London, Veolia already provides services, which include recycling, street cleaning, waste management and maintenance services for 13 districts, including Westminster.

However, Veolia Group notes that the new contract will strengthen its presence in the Westminster district, where it will now be responsible for sorting, processing and recycling various types of household and industrial materials – dry and mixed waste, food waste, bulky waste, and finally, street sweepings.

The three contracts worth a total of £71 million (US$93.2 million) are for the following:

• Dry, mixed and source segregated recycling (for 3.5 years from September 2016)
• Food waste treatment (for 3.5 years from September 2016)
• The treatment of residual, bulky waste and street sweepings (for 6.5 years from September 2017)

Dry and mixed recyclable waste will be treated at Veolia’s plant in the London Borough of Southwark. Food waste collected will be treated in partnership with Biogen at its anaerobic digestion facility in Baldock, Hertfordshire, where it will be transformed into renewable energy and fertilizer. Residual waste will be recovered for energy in Southeast London and will provide power to the U.K.’s National Grid and heating and hot water for local homes; bulky waste will be treated at Veolia’s Greenwich plant; and street sweepings will be recycled at Veolia’s specialist facility in Rainham.

Estelle Brachlianoff, senior executive vice president for Veolia UK and Ireland, says, “We are delighted to extend our partnership with Westminster City Council. We have the capability to provide innovative solutions that allow us to transform the materials we handle into valuable resources. We look forward to continuing to support Westminster City Council and its residents along their journey towards a more sustainable future.”

Councillor Melvyn Caplan, Cabinet Member for City Management, says, “Westminster is a particularly challenging environment for delivering sustainable waste management. We look forward to working with Veolia and further developing our partnership and maximizing the recycling and recovery of wastes collected.