Veolia ES Reopens Hazardous Waste Facility Ravaged by Fire

Date: June 20, 2012

Source: Veolia ES Technical Solutions LLC

Veolia ES Technical Solutions LLC, the hazardous waste division of Veolia ES North America Corp. (Chicago, IL) has re-opened its hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facility (TSDF) in West Carrollton, Ohio, about three years after a fire caused significant damage there. The West Carrollton facility reclaims eight million gallons per year of oils, paints, solvents, and other hazardous materials, with more than 70 percent of its wastes coming from businesses in the Ohio Valley. "We are delighted that this day has finally come," said Jim Bell, president and CEO of Veolia ES Technical Solutions. "We met with employees 48 hours after the incident and made the commitment that we would rebuild the facility, placing sustainability and safety at the top of our priority list. This new facility is built to the highest industry standards utilizing the most advanced technologies to ensure lower emissions and a safe work environment."


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June 20, 2012

Veolia Environnement Ve SA : Veolia Environmental Services Re-Opens State-of-the-Art Hazardous Materials Reclamation Facility

  • Sustainability and safety key elements to reconstruction

Veolia ES Technical Solutions LLC, the hazardous waste division of Veolia Environmental Services North America (VESNA), today celebrated the re-opening of its hazardous reclamation and treatment facility in West Carrollton, Ohio. An on-site re-opening event played host to international, national and local dignitaries including Richard Burke, President and CEO of Veolia Environmental Services North America, and Jeffrey Sanner, Mayor for the City of West Carrollton. The facility, which was rebuilt following a fire in 2009, incorporates cutting edge technology to reclaim and repurpose hazardous materials, greater than 70% of which comes from businesses in the Ohio Valley.

"We are delighted that this day has finally come," said Jim Bell, president and CEO of Veolia ES Technical Solutions. "We met with employees 48 hours after the incident and made the commitment that we would rebuild the facility, placing sustainability and safety at the top of our priority list. This new facility is built to the highest industry standards utilizing the most advanced technologies to ensure lower emissions and a safe work environment."

The West Carrollton facility repurposes and reclaims eight million gallons a year of oils, paints, solvents and other hazardous materials and converts them back into material that can be reused. Many solvents are reclaimed to 99.5% purity, putting West Carrollton at the forefront of the company's commitment to turning waste into a resource.

Following the 2009 fire, Veolia invested considerable effort and capital into designing a new state-of-the-art reclamation facility from a safety and technological standpoint. All equipment in the new facility, including treatment, processing and transfer equipment are state of the art and align with the most updated building and safety standards for a facility of this type. The use of best available current technology allows for emissions recovery to 98% (the previous system was 90%) and new storage tanks have a 24% increase in capacity to allow for more efficient processing and outbound shipments.

"I'd like to thank the West Carrollton community for sticking with us following the fire and during construction. Thanks in part to their cooperation, we maintained 100% employment during the construction process and strengthened our relationships with the City and local police and fire departments," said Bell.

The facility started processing waste in 1979 and will be fully functional by summer of 2012. Veolia will employ 70-80 local residents on-site.

About Veolia ES Technical Solutions, Llc.

Veolia ES Technical Solutions, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp., provides a complete range of services for industrial and municipal customers needing to dispose of hazardous and regulated waste. Veolia ES Technical Solutions has 45 sales, service and treatment and disposal facilities conveniently located throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Capabilities include labor services on customers' sites, permitted and secure incineration, fuels blending, recycling of solvents, lighting and electronic waste recycling, and low-level radioactive and mixed waste solutions. The company has 14 permitted Treatment Storage Disposal Facilities and 36 10-day in transit locations.

About Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp.

Based in Chicago, Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp. is the leading provider of fully integrated waste, environmental and industrial cleaning solutions to residential, municipal, commercial and industrial customers across the US, Canada and the Caribbean. The company is part of the Veolia Environnement companies in North America, with 30,000 North American employees providing sustainable environmental solutions in water management, waste services, energy management, and passenger transportation.

The Veolia Environmental Services group is the global benchmark for waste management and resource recovery and the only global manager of liquid, solid, non-hazardous and hazardous wastes. From waste collection to treatment, recovery and recycling, the company provides innovative, efficient and sustainable waste solutions to municipal and industrial clients. Its parent company, Veolia Environnement (NYSE: VE and Paris Euronext: VIE), is the worldwide reference in environmental services. With employees in 77 countries, Veolia Environnement recorded annual revenues of over $38 billion in 2011. Visit the company's Web sites at www.veolia.com and www.VeoliaES.com.

Veolia Environmental Services North America
Denisse Ike, 312-552-2800
Denisse.ike@veoliaes.com.
or
On Ideas
Denise Graham/Kortney Wesley, 904-354-2600
deniseg@onideas.com.
kwesley@onideas.com.

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