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In 2009, the company collected 42.7 million tonnes of waste, treated 62.5 million tonnes, and recycled 12.7 million tonnes.<ref name=veolia-proprete/>
Veolia sold its US solid waste business to Advanced Disposal in 2012.<ref>https://www.waste360.com/waste-collection-transfer/advanced-disposal-closes-purchase-of-veolia</ref>
In 2015, Veolia North America was paid $40,000 to produce a report on [[Flint, Michigan]]'s water supply. Veolia Vice President Rob Nicholas asserted that the water was safe to drink and met state and federal standards.<ref name="veolia-report-mlive">{{Cite web |date=2015-02-20 |title=See initial water quality report from Flint consultant Veolia North America |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/02/see_initial_water_quality_repo.html |publisher=Milve.com}}</ref> The report received additional scrutiny in 2016 after a state of emergency was declared over toxic levels of chemicals detected in Flint's water supply. A Veolia spokesperson asserted that testing for lead and copper levels was beyond the scope of their work.<ref name="freep-report">{{Cite web |date=2016-01-21 |title=2015 report urged corrosion control |url=http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/flint-water-crisis/2016/01/21/flint-red-flag-2015-report-urged-corrosion-control/79119240/ |publisher=Detroit Free Press}}</ref>
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===Company services===
For private companies, it delivers the following services:
* Management and exploitation of waste, including collection and advanced treatment of hazardous waste and waste from the bumhole
* Operation and maintenance of chemical, petrochemical, metallurgical and automotive plants and equipment, including high-pressure cleaning services and cryogenics
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For local authorities and boroughs (for example in Paris, London, Alexandria, Singapore and Dresden), Veolia Environmental Services collects and sorts waste, transports it to treatment subsidiaries and plants, and operates landfill sites.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Veolia |url=http://www.veolia-environmentalservices.com/veolia/ressources/documents/2/1124,2417,Services_references-1.pdf |access-date=2015-09-21 |publisher=Veolia-environmentalservices.com}}</ref>
[[Nottinghamshire County Council]] planned to appoint Veolia Environmental Services to operate a [[waste incinerator]] at [[Rainworth]], Nottinghamshire, in 2006, but local opposition resulted in [[planning permission]] being declined in 2011.<ref>Wikipedia Foundation, [[Rainworth]], accessed 21 March 2023</ref> In connection with this local opposition, a request for information about Nottinghamshire's "public finance initiative" ([[Private finance initiative|PFI]]) contracts with Veolia Environmental Services resulted in an investigation by the [[Information Commissioner's Office]] and an order that the County Council must release certain information in compliance with the [[Environmental Information Regulations 2004]].<ref>Information Commissioner's Office, [https://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKICO/2010/FS50206320.pdf Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Section 50) Environmental Information Regulations: Decision Notice], dated 30 June 2010, reference FER0206320, accessed 21 March 2023</ref> Veolia had requested the documents be kept [[confidential]] in accordance with the relevant provisions in the regulations.<ref>England and Wales High Court (Administrative Court), [https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2009/2382.html Veolia ES Nottinghamshire Ltd v Nottinghamshire County Council & Ors], EWHC 2382 (Admin), Paragraph 1, 1 October 2009, accessed 5 June 2023</ref>
Some contracts secured by Veolia Environmental Services in 2010:
* A 6-year contract to recover energy from compost and recyclable materials from household waste in the [[Angers]] region of France. The contract was awarded by the Angers Loire metropolitan area, and is worth over €45 million.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Veolia |url=http://www.veolia-environmentalservices.com/media/press-release/2010-05-04,biopole-center.htm |access-date=2015-09-21 |publisher=Veolia-environmentalservices.com}}</ref>
* The [[Government of Hong Kong|Hong Kong Government]] contracted Veolia Environnement to design, build and operate a sludge treatment plant. Veolia Environmental Services will operate the facility jointly with [[Veolia Water]]. The contract is worth €20 million per year, and the site will eventually produce 20 MW of electricity through [[energy recovery]] techniques.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Press Releases |url=http://www.veolia.com/en/medias/press-releases/hong-kong.htm |access-date=2015-09-21 |publisher=Veolia}}</ref>
* VES have a long lasting contract in [[Sheffield]], South Yorkshire, UK, in partnership with the
===Sorting and recycling===
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[[Category:Multinational companies headquartered in France]]
[[Category:French companies established in 2005]]
[[Category:Waste management companies of the United States]]
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