422017 INTEGRATED REPORT
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
In December 2017, the city of Amsterdam commissioned SUEZ to decontaminate and redevelop the Amstelkwartier district in the east of the capital. The contract aims to support the city in its urban redevelopment project by transforming a former industrial area into a public space.
SUPPORTING AMSTERDAM IN ITS SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
The eight campuses of Western Sydney University house 47,000 students and researchers. The waste management contract signed with SUEZ for the 2009-2029 period has greatly increased the service's overall performance, establishing systematic waste sorting at source and innovating with the introduction of composting units and smartphone recycling processes.
WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY: A GLOBAL BENCHMARK FOR UNIVERSITY CAMPUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
Contribution to a mixed housing/ business development of over 30 hectares.
90,000m3 of excavated soil.
13,000 tonnes of soil decontaminated according to the strictest environmental standards.
3,000 new homes (contribution to their construction).
Improved quality of life for residents living near what used to be a wasteland occupied by a disused gas plant.
72% reduction in waste management costs over six years, saving AUS$1 million ( 630,000) a year.
57% reduction in waste production over six years.
from 14% to 83% increase in the waste recycling rate over six years.
Production of compost for landscape gardening and soil remediation.
Organisation of waste sorting training days for students and researchers.
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