Eighth Veolia hazardous waste station opens for business
2 May 2025
Veolia has begun operations at its new 25,000 tonnes per annum capacity hazardous waste transfer station in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
The facility, which will serve chemical, agrochemical, pharmaceutical and petrochemical businesses in the area, brings the number of stations operated by the company to eight.
Billed as part of the group’s GreenUp strategy for decarbonisation, tackling pollution and reuse of resources, the site will also house a new laboratory for analysis and identification of wastes.
This will allow filtering according to potential hazards, physical and chemical properties stated Veolia, together with provision of regulatory documents for pre-acceptance and disposal.
Nicola Henshaw, managing director for hazardous at Veolia UK said: "The launch of our new facility marks a significant milestone as we aim to bring the benefit of world leading waste management expertise to the North East.
“Treating these complex materials is an integral part of Veolia Group’s GreenUp strategy to help key industries help protect people and the environment.”
Veolia’s mobile chemist service, Chempac, will handle segregation treatment and disposal of hazardous and laboratory chemical wastes, to ensure compliance and safety.
Additionally, the facility’s cloud-based system will monitor compliance and traceability for more than 100,000 waste profiles.
Veolia recently launched what it described as the UK’s first environmentally friendly treatment for nitrous oxide canisters, recovery of copper from nuclear facilities, and an additional 15,000 tonnes per year medical waste management capacity for the healthcare sector.
