Garbage & Trash Processing

Materials Recovery and Processing

Veolia ES Waste-to-Energy, as part of our continuous improvement in the way we manage the environment, takes proactive actions toward the prevention of pollution by reclaiming material that would otherwise be considered waste, which assists in reducing landfill space, contributes to the energy reduction required to manufacture new products, while generating revenue that offset disposal costs. Annually, Veolia ES Waste-to-Energy recovers and recycles more than 60,000 tons of ferrous metals, over 3000 tons of aluminum and 80,000 tons of high grade soil. In addition, 24,000 tons of specialty wastes are diverted from landfills and thermally destroyed.

VES Waste-to-Energy facilities recover and/or recycle materials from the waste stream that would otherwise be disposed of in landfills. The primary material recovered is ferrous metal.

One waste-to-energy process utilizing Refuse Derived Fuels, recovers materials prior to burning. The fuel is separated and processed in separate garbage and trash streams, removing ferrous and non-ferrous materials prior to mixing in the fuel storage area. A tire de-rimming and shredding process is also utilized to supplement the waste stream, when required. The trash stream, also known as green waste (consisting of trees, shrubs, and other organic materials) can be recycled into a valuable biomass fuel source as well as organic material.

Veolia ES Waste-to-Energy has the capability of design and construction management, operation and maintenance of materials recovery processes as a stand-alone unit or as an integral part of a waste-to-energy facility’s operation.

Veolia ES Waste-to-Energy has the ability to integrate specialty waste into its process. Through various protocols and permitting, specialty wastes handled by the company include: off-specification pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical returns, out-of-date consumer packaged products, manufacturing remnants, post judicial evidence, Form R and S wastes (including wood wastes, paper wastes, plastic/rubber/synthetic wastes, food waste). In addition, Veolia ES Waste-to-Energy can perform document destruction under secure waste protocols.

Ash residue from combustion has traditionally been disposed of at landfills. Ash residue from the Waste-to-Energy process represents about 10% by volume of the original MSW stream. Ferrous metals are removed from the ash at mass burn facilities. The ash is tested in accordance with strict state and federal regulations, and is consistently shown to be safe for land disposal and re-use. Ash is beneficially reused as landfill roadbed material, daily and final landfill cover, road aggregate, granular base, asphalt mix, and even in the construction of artificial reefs and cement blocks.

As part of the community recycling program, Veolia ES Waste-to-Energy can supervise household waste drop-off centers into the overall process.

Natural disasters can generate a substantial amount of debris. Veolia ES Waste-to-Energy will work with communities to identify and assist with the waste management options available for the recycling of, or environmentally sound disposal of disaster debris.

Veolia ES Waste-to-Energy, in conjunction with the special services of other Veolia ES companies, can produce innovative solutions to a community’s unique disposal problems. Veolia ES Waste-to-Energy, working with Veolia ES Environmental Technical Services and three levels of government recently created a viable solution and protocols, subsequently adopted by the federal authority, for environmentally sound and safe disposal of poultry.

Recovery: includes metals, soil

Recycling: includes metals, soil, biomass

Specialty Waste: out-of-date consumer packaging, off-specification pharmaceuticals and returns, post judicial evidence, manufacturing remnants, Form R and S wastes

Other Services: Tire shredding, innovative solutions, natural disasters, public drop off areas