Veolia Environnement : Plastic recycling, a source of jobs in Europe
December 17, 2020 at 06:19 am EST
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In 2019, Veolia recycled more than 350,000 metric tons of plastic waste worldwide, with a strong presence in Asia and Europe, and aims to be recycling 610,000 metric tons/year by 2023.
With revenue of €320 million in 2019 in plastics recycling, the Group's objective is to reach €800 million in 2023 and €1 billion in 2025.
A founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste created in January 2019, the Group, along with more than 40 international companies, has pledged $1.5 billion to help eliminate plastic waste from the environment, particularly from the ocean.
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Veolia Environnement is the world leader in environmental management services. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- water-related services (42.2%; No. 1 worldwide): water resources management, drinking water distribution and delivery, wastewater collection, treatment and recovery, engineering, design, construction of water treatment facilities and customer relationship management, etc.;
- waste management services (36.5%; no. 1 worldwide): collection, treatment and recycling of liquid, solid, non-hazardous and hazardous waste, waste treatment and recovery through composting, energy recovery from waste, etc. Veolia Environnement also provides urban waste management services (maintenance and cleaning of public spaces, provision of mechanized street cleaning and façade treatment services), maintenance of industrial sites, and dismantling of industrial facilities and equipment at the end of their useful life;
- energy services (21.3%; No. 1 in Europe): delegated management of urban heating and air conditioning networks, management of thermal and multi-technique services (operation of heating systems, facility design, construction, and maintenance, etc.) and industrial services (industrial process analysis, production equipment operation, service, and maintenance), general management of buildings and public lighting.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: France (22.5%), Europe (41.6%), North America (7.9%), Asia (6%), Pacific (4.6%), Latin America (4%), Africa and Middle East (3.5%) and other (9.9%).