Keep up to date with Veolia in Hampshire
Updates from our integrated waste management contract with Hampshire County Council
Veolia invites visitors from across the county to come along and discover what happens at our waste management facilities. Behind the scenes tours and activities offer an insight into the entire integrated network of our recycling and recovery operations and the importance of disposing of your waste properly.
There is currently a nationwide issue with the ongoing collection, storage and treatment of fridges, freezers and similar cooling equipment.
If you have ever wondered how your rubbish is used to generate electricity then we have the perfect solution for you. We will be holding a series of open days at our Energy Recovery Facilities in the coming months.
Veolia has been awarded the Household Waste Recycling Centre contract by Hampshire County Council.
On Wednesday 26 August, local residents will get a chance to go behind the scenes at Marchwood Energy Recovery Facility to find out how rubbish constantly generates electricity for the New Forest and Southampton.
With the Government planning to create three million apprenticeships by 2020, UK resource management leader, Veolia has demonstrated its long-term commitment to apprentices as central to its long-term people development programme at a special awards ceremony at the House of Commons.
On Saturday 27 June Locals Invited To Chineham ERF
Lots to see and do for all ages!
Lots to see and do for all ages!
Veolia Hampshire drivers gave 150 cyclists at Southampton’s Sky Ride a ‘view from the cab’ to help make roads safer.
Last week Old Basing Infants participated in the Unicef ‘Day for Change’ initiative, which saw pupils recycling old shoes and mugs into planters.
Portsmouth’s Energy Recovery Facility is now supplying green electricity to local manufacturer Quattro Foods Limited.
Residents in Chineham and neighbouring areas of Basingstoke are invited to take a look behind the scenes at the Chineham Energy Recovery Facility on Saturday 29 March. Veolia Environmental Services, operators of the site, will be holding the special Wonder Open Day and all visitors are welcome.
Residents in Chineham and neighbouring areas of Basingstoke are invited to take a look behind the scenes at the Chineham Energy Recovery Facility on Saturday 20 July. Veolia Environmental Services, operators of the site, will be holding the special Wonder Open Day and all visitors are welcome.
The new Warren Farm facility will be managed by Veolia and represents a significant step towards Project Integra’s aim of achieving zero landfill for domestic household waste.
Residents in Chineham and neighbouring areas of Basingstoke are invited to take a look behind the scenes at the Chineham Energy Recovery Facility on Saturday 28 July 2012. Veolia Environmental Services, operators of the site, will be holding the special Wonder Open Day and all visitors are welcome.
Today, Portsmouth Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) reopened following extensive refurbishment and a £5m refit. Councillor Eleanor Scott of Portsmouth City Council and Gavin Graveson from Veolia Environmental Services unveiled the facility’s new recycling technology.
Got any burned out sandwich toasters, broken kettles or other unwanted electrical items lying about gathering dust at home?
popular park in the village of Barton Stacey near Andover has won a ‘clean up’ after being nominated by 10-year old Olivia Harrison after being picked as the Southern winner of the Veolia Environmental Services Clean Sweep for Britain competition in association with The People.
Students at Orchard Junior School, in Dibden Purlieu, have a new pond thanks to a donation from the Parents Teachers Friends Association (PTFA) and some hard work by employees of recycling and waste management company Veolia Environmental Services.
Incredible images from the 2011 Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition are on display at Basingstoke’s Willis Museum from 07 January 2012 to 03 March 2012, admission is free. The images from the competition’s 17 categories present a huge variety of stunning and inspiring photographs capturing nature’s rich diversity.
Local environmental services company, Veolia Environmental Services, is hosting a charity ball this Friday to raise money for mental health charity Mind.
The Veolia Environmental Trust will today (8 December 2011) celebrate awarding a total of £10m to over 300 community and environmental projects in its Southern region.
Residents in Basingstoke and neighbouring areas are invited to take a look behind the scenes at the Little Bushywarren Composting Facility on Tuesday 25 October. Veolia Environmental Services, operators of the site, will be holding the special Open Day and all visitors (aged 7 and up) are welcome.
Residents in Alton and neighbouring areas are invited to take a look behind the scenes at Alton’s Materials Recovery Facility on Thursday 27 October. Veolia Environmental Services, operators of the site, will be holding the special Open Day and all visitors (aged 7 and up) are welcome.
Crowds of local adults and children took a peek inside the Integra North Energy Recovery Facility near Basingstoke on its first Open Day last Saturday, when Veolia Environmental Services flung the doors open for local residents to see what happens to their rubbish after it is collected.
Residents in Basingstoke and neighbouring areas are invited to take a look behind the scenes at Chineham’s Energy Recovery Facility on Saturday 1 October. Veolia Environmental Services, operators of the site, will be holding the special Open Day and all visitors are welcome.
Residents in Marchwood and neighbouring areas are invited to take a look behind the scenes at Marchwood’s Energy Recovery Facility on Thursday 22 September. Veolia Environmental Services, operators of the site, will be holding the special Open Day and all visitors are welcome.
Residents in Portsmouth and neighbouring areas are invited to take a look behind the scenes at Portsmouth’s Energy Recovery Facility on Tuesday 20 September. Veolia Environmental Services, operators of the site, will be holding the special Open Day and all visitors are welcome.
This weekend, a team of dedicated Veolia Environmental Services staff are taking part in an endurance challenge which will put them to the test. In 16 hours they have 40 miles to cover with one goal – to raise over £1,250 for Action Medical Research.
Chris Huhne, the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and Liberal Democrat MP for Eastleigh, today visited a £4 million landfill gas utilisation facility at Blue Haze in Hampshire, operated by Veolia Environmental Services. Mr Huhne was briefed about operations at the site, including landfill gas to energy, recycling of ash into building aggregate and landfill management.
To celebrate National Recycle Week (20-27 June) Veolia Environmental Services are encouraging Hampshire residents to get involved in The Big Tidy Up campaign, to improve their local community.
Veolia Environmental Services the UK’s leading recycling and waste management company has been awarded the new waste collection scheme for Hart District Council and Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. The new joint refuse collection agreement will help save around £1 million each year in Hampshire.
The Avon Tyrrell Activity Centre in the New Forest is the latest organisation to get a helping hand from Veolia Environmental Services, following a donation of Pro-Grow.
Veolia Environmental Services is raising awareness of Pro-Grow to celebrate the eleventh annual Compost Awareness Week – a national week aimed to encourage people to compost their garden waste.
Rainwater is now being collected and recycled at Portsmouth’s landmark Energy Recovery Facility, which will contribute even more to Veolia Environmental Services’ green credentials.
Two young Hampshire apprentices are celebrating the successful completion of the academic stage of their apprenticeship with the UK’s leading waste management companies, Veolia Environmental Services. Sean Speirs and Simon Hordell, will be awarded a certificate to mark their completion of the NVQ level 3 in their Advanced Apprenticeship Scheme at a ceremony early this year.
A lucky Fareham resident was reunited with his iPhone on Friday, after it was mistakenly dropped in the recycling bin and collected in a dustcart. A team of staff from Veolia Environmental Services dug through over 7 tonnes of recycling before finding the mobile phone.
This Christmas, Veolia Environmental Services is encouraging Hampshire residents to have a ‘green’ Christmas by reducing, re-using and recycling as much of their festive waste as possible!
Last month, a team of 35 staff from Veolia Environmental Services across Hampshire donated their annual half-day volunteering time to clear litter and debris from the shoreline alongside the M275 motorway from Whale Island to Port Solent. In total, over 27 tonnes of waste was removed and has improved amenity access for local residents.
Next week, a team of 35 staff from Veolia Environmental Services across Hampshire will be cleaning up the beaches around Portsmouth. The staff will be donating their annual half day volunteering time to clear litter and debris from the shoreline alongside the M275 motorway from Whale Island to Port Solent.
Generous staff from Veolia Environmental Services in Otterbourne recently presented Naomi House with a big cheque, after raising nearly £250. This year, the hospice had a target of raising £11,000 from their summer Tea at 3 campaign, so the contribution by staff has helped them to meet it.
As the weather starts to cool down and autumn takes hold, many gardeners are out in the garden collecting leaves, planting winter seeds and planning bulbs for spring flowering. If you can’t compost your leaves and grass cuttings at home, why not take advantage of Pro-Grow, an organic soil conditioner which is available at local Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs).
Generous staff from Veolia Environmental Services in Otterbourne held a tea party in aid of charity Naomi House last week, raising over £250. This year, the Hampshire hospice had a target of raising £11,000 from their summer Tea at 3 campaign, so the contribution by staff will help get them closer to meeting it.
An exciting and challenging career option is being trialled by Dave Simpson, a Royal Navy serviceman from Portsmouth.