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02/25/2010 - Environmental Services

Renewal of contract for household and assimilated waste collection for the Vallée de Chevreuse waste authority (SIOM) near Paris

02/17/2010 - Environmental Services

Veolia renews Westminster contract

02/08/2010 - Transport

New contracts for Veolia Transport in Germany

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The challenges in figures

  • Nearly one person in six worldwide has no access to clean water
  • The average Westerner consumes 32 more energy than the average Chinese person
  • 140 million metric tons of waste are burned in waste-to-energy plants worldwide
  • 0.3% of all water is suitable for human use, and only 2.5% of the Earth's water is not saltwater
  • 80% of all childhood deaths and illnesses in developing countries are caused by water
  • A mere 20% of all energy consumed comes from renewable sources
  • Every second, the world gains two more city-dwellers
  • At rush hour, one regional train can keep 500 cars off the road
  • One city-dweller out of three lives in a shanty town

Early challenges met

  • Alexandria (Egypt)
  • Poznan (Poland)
  • Pudong (China)
  • Arcelor (Iron and Steel industry)
  • Boston (United States)
  • Michelin Warrior (Automotive industry)
  • PSA Peugeot Citroën (Automotive industry )
  • Novartis (Pharmaceutical industry )
  • Goalmari (Bangladesh)

Challenges and Technologies

  • Waste-to-energy implementation
  • Angers plant: turning waste into a resource
  • Traveling to stay in touch
  • City challenges
  • Commercial Aircraft Dismantling
  • The world's biggest rooftop photovoltaic solar plant
  • Desalination by reverse osmosis at Ashkelon, Israel

Challenges for R&I

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  • Scientific Chronicles
  • Transportation Systems of the Future
  • Waste sorting and recovery
  • Seawater desalination
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The People meeting the Challenges

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  • Atelier ExtraMuros
  • Diversity recruitment and opportunity

One Company, many challenges

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