Operations begin at Veolia’s new 25,000 tonnes per annum Hazardous Waste Transfer Station in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
The facility will serve the chemical, agrochemical, pharmaceutical and petrochemical industries in the region.
UK resource management company Veolia says the facility will provide the full range of recycling and treatment options for hazardous waste.
Veolia already operates seven existing hazardous waste transfer stations and supporting treatment infrastructure in the UK.
The new site houses a new laboratory for analysing and identifying wastes, which will segregate each item based on potential hazards and physical and chemical properties. After analysis, the waste streams will go on to the appropriate treatment.
By using the latest technologies we can now more effectively treat this waste, move it up the waste hierarchy…
The facility will also be supported by Veolia’s mobile chemist service, Chempac, for segregation, labelling, packing, collection, treatment and disposal of hazardous and laboratory chemical wastes.
Veolia says different waste streams will be tracked by its end-to-end cloud-based system.
Nicola Henshaw, Managing Director Hazardous at Veolia UK said the launch of the facility marks a significant milestone in bringing the “benefit of world-leading waste management expertise” to the North East.
Commenting on the new process, Henshaw said: “Treating these complex materials is an integral part of Veolia Group’s GreenUp strategy to help key industries help protect people and the environment.
“By using the latest technologies we can now more effectively treat this waste, move it up the waste hierarchy, lower the carbon footprint and safeguard our environment.”
