Press Releases

• VES France- Hybrid waste collection vehicle now in ACTION!
  26-Feb-2010
  Veolia Environmental Services France recently brought into service their first ever full hybrid waste collection vehicle
• VE launches Veolia Innovation Accelerator Program
  26-Feb-2010
  The Veolia Innovation Accelerator Program is intended to become a global platform for rolling out the best in ecotechnology
• Veolia’s first hybrid truck arrives at Top Ryde City
  26-Feb-2010
  Veolia Environmental Services Australia recently put its first hybrid truck into service at the new Top Ryde City Shopping Complex in Sydney.
• Transfer Station Ramps Up Recycling
  11-Feb-2010
  Port Botany Transfer Station has recovered a massive 12,000 tonnes of recyclable material since 2008
• The World Confronts the Challenges of Waste
  11-Feb-2010
  Today's waste could be tomorrows resource!
• Veolia responds to Haiti tragedy
  18-Jan-2010
  Veolia has supplied aid to support the victims of the Haiti Earthquake through Veoliaforce.
• VES- Finalist in EOWA Awards
  21-Dec-2009
  Veolia Environmental Services named as Finalist in the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency Awards 2009
• Breaking from a carbon-intensive economy
  18-Dec-2009
  Antoine Frerot Veolia Environnement CEO is accepting the challenge of innovation to break away from a carbon intensive economy
• December Hippo News
  18-Dec-2009
  Veolia Environmental Services launches the December edition of Hippo News
• VES Energy Efficiency Opportunities
  14-Dec-2009
  VES participates in the Federal Governments Energy Efficiency Opportunities Program
• Biomethane fuel produced from landfill
  14-Dec-2009
  VES France starts up first unit to produce biomethane fuel from non-hazardous landfill waste
• Battery Recycling Week Helps the Environment
  7-Dec-2009
  Household Batteries pose a great risk to the environment. If they are thrown into the bin they are most likely to end up in landfill, where toxic substances like cadmium, nickel and mercury are leached into the surrounding environment.
• Non- Intrusive Digging: Proven Cheaper and Safer at Enabling Access to Buried Services
  7-Dec-2009
  Non-intrusive digging, also known as potholing, vacuum excavation or non-destructive digging is a particularly safe, efficient and environmentally sustainable method of excavation.
• Innovative Design Incorporated into New Cell at Horsley Park
  7-Dec-2009
  Staff at Veolia Environmental Services Horsley Park complex recently celebrated the completion of construction activities for landfill Cell number 8; now allowing the continuation of tipping operations for a number of years to come.
• Hydrocarbon Tank Cleaning in the 21st Century
  7-Dec-2009
  It has taken almost two years, but Veolia Environmental Services has successfully introduced the most technologically advanced tank cleaning system in Australia to the BP Refinery in Kwinana, Western Australia.
• Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year
  7-Dec-2009
  It was the strength and agility of a Spanish Iberian wolf, jumping a farmer’s enclosure with the supposed intent of killing his livestock that stood out from 43,125 entries across 94 countries, who were all vying for the much coveted title of Veolia Envir
• VE named on Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
  23-Oct-2009
  Veolia Environnement was recently selected as part of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for its contributions to sustainable development worldwide.
• VE Wildlife Photographer of the Year reveals the best of the wild
  23-Oct-2009
  The winners of the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition 2009 were unveiled last night (21 October) at a glittering awards ceremony held at London’s Natural History Museum.
• Shopping not a waste of energy
  22-Oct-2009
  General waste produced at Top Ryde City is scheduled to be recovered and reused to create renewable energy
• Veolia and Rio Tinto sign Master Service Agreement
  15-Sep-2009
  Veolia Environmental Services and Rio Tinto have signed a 10 year Major Service Agreement for the provision of Industrial Services for it's Alcan Alumina operations.
• Veolia Establishes First Corporate EPA License
  13-Sep-2009
  Veolia in Victoria became the first company in the waste management industry to receive a Corporate EPA License.
• Veolia launches High Pressure Water Jetting Committee
  1-Sep-2009
  Veolia Environmental Services established the National high Pressure Water Jetting Committee to review operations across Australia to ensure these activities were being undertaken to the highest possible standard.
• Ti Tree Bioenergy Lights up Ipswich
  1-Apr-2009
  The Ti Tree bioreactor is a joint venture between Veolia Environmental Services and JJ Richards. Planning for the facility commenced in 1999 and after a lengthy approval process, the facility commenced accepting waste in June 2003.
• Veolia Environnement 2008 Sustainable Development Report Australia and New Zealand
  1-Mar-2009
  In response to World Environment Day, Veolia Environnement in Australia and New Zealand today released its 2008 Sustainable Development Report.
• Veolia to launch Biodiesel facility in France
  16-Oct-2008
  Veolia Environmental Services today announced that it has been engaged to construct its first biodiesel* production plant in France. The facility will be located near Paris in the region of Limay.
• Veolia is awarded major Hospital Contract
  1-Aug-2008
  Veolia Environmental Services was recently named as the preferred Waste Management supplier for the construction of the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Victoria. The project is set to be one of the largest construction projects across Australia.
• Veolia helps Clean Up Australia Day
  1-Mar-2008
  Veolia has been a major sponsor of Clean Up Australia Day since 1990. On March 2nd 2008, Veolia hosted over 12 corporate clean up sites and gathered over 500 volunteers nationally to get their hands dirty and clean up!
• Woodlawn Bioeractor begins Power Generation
  1-Mar-2008
  Australia will set a new benchmark in converting household waste into green energy when the world’s largest bio-reactor becomes fully operational at Veolia Environmental Services Woodlawn project at Tarago, near Goulburn.
• WMAA names Veolia as dual National Awards Winner
  1-Nov-2007
  Veolia Environmental Services Scoops the Pool at the recent WMAA Landfill and Transfer Station Excellence Awards
• New Sustainability Covenant between Veolia Environmental Services and the EPA is launched Covenant
  1-Oct-2007
  The innovative agreement beckons a new era for reduced prescribed waste generation and subsequent disposal to landfill.
• Veolia wins contract for BHP Billiton Ravensthorpe Nickel Operations
  1-Sep-2007
  Veolia Environmental Services adds further value to BHP through enhanced safety and efficiency methods.
• Veolia Environmental Services Acquires an Interest in Earthpower Technologies Sydney
  1-Aug-2007
  

Sustainability Covenant

Veolia and the EPA recently joined together to sign the Sustainability Covenant enabling both entities to develop new prescribed waste technologies

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Veolia is the sole sponsor of the Stroke of Art Exhibition and Fundraising Dinner which raises money for the National Stroke Foundation to aid stroke research