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CONSTRUCTION STARTS: Whyalla Mayor Clare McLaughlin, Veolia Commercial Services Manager Mark Inglis and Pascale Construction Managing Director Richard Zanchetta put the first shovels in the ground at the site of the new waste and resource transfer station.
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Construction has commenced on Veolia Australia and New Zealand’s (Veolia) $7m purpose-built Whyalla Waste and Resources Transfer Station.
The milestone was marked with a sod-turning ceremony today that was attended by Council and community stakeholders including Whyalla Mayor Clare McLaughlin and Council CEO Chris Cowley.
Mark Taylor, Veolia’s Group General Manager for South Australia and Northern Territory, said Veolia was pleased to be delivering a new facility that would provide reliable, ongoing waste management services for the City of Whyalla and its residents. Veolia will also take over kerbside collections from October 2021 under a ten-year deal.
The initial $3.4m design for the waste and resources transfer station has been significantly improved and expanded to make it an even better experience for residents and business operators. The new facility is being built by Adelaide-based company Pascale Construction.
“The Whyalla Waste and Resources Transfer Station will be operational by late May, 2020 and is designed to improve material segregation and landfill diversion by recovering materials more efficiently,” Mr Taylor said.
“Veolia has operated in Whyalla for over 20 years and looks forward to an exciting future, working in partnership with Whyalla City Council and the community.”
PARTNERSHIP: Stakeholders in the new Veolia Waste Transfer Station project, Council Acting Manager Environmental Health and Regulatory Services Jodie Perone, Veolia Projects, Engineering and Asset Manager Stephen Cook, Veolia Commercial Services Manager Mark Inglis, Whyalla Mayor Clare McLaughlin, Whyalla Councillor Phill Stone, Council CEO Chris Cowley, Pascale Construction Managing Director Richard Zanchetta amd Pascale Site Manager Joe Franze.
Whyalla City Council Mayor, Clare McLaughlin, said the first day of construction for the new waste and resource transfer station was a significant milestone for Whyalla and another exciting major development in the city.
“Not only is this an environmental win for Whyalla and our region, it is another major project that signifies we are continuing on the upward economic and city development curve," Mayor McLaughlin said.
“Veolia’s new waste and resource transfer station is going to revolutionise the way we manage waste in Whyalla with everyone benefiting as it promotes recycling and sensible landfill practices."
Veolia was also awarded a $250,000 grant from the State Government through Green Industries SA (GISA) to assist in the creation of the community resource recovery and re-use facility.
Veolia will transfer waste from the new station to the Mount Laura Waste & Resource Recovery Centre initially and then longer term to Glenfield Waste Management Facility between Port Neill and Tumby Bay. The existing landfill site in Whyalla will then be remediated for public, or other, use.
The awarding of the contract for the city’s waste management to a private company follows moves by the Environment Protection Authority away from multiple landfill sites in regional areas. Glenfield waste management facility services the waste management needs of regional councils on Eyre Peninsula.
Council will be working with Veolia to maintain, where possible, the existing cost structure for waste disposal. Approximately 60 per cent of waste disposal costs consist of an EPA levy imposed by the State Government.
The facility is being built on a 3.7ha site on Industry Drive, just north of the pipeline, in the Whyalla Industrial Estate.
About Veolia Australia and New Zealand
Veolia Australia and New Zealand (Veolia) is the region’s only environmental solutions organisation with specific capabilities across water and wastewater treatment, energy management, waste and resource recovery services, and industrial cleaning and facilities maintenance services. Veolia employs 4000 employees and operates across more than 240 locations within the region. www.veolia.com/anz
About Veolia
Veolia group is the global leader in optimized resource management. With over 171,000 employees worldwide, the Group 1 designs and provides water, waste and energy management solutions which contribute to the sustainable development of communities and industries. Through its three complementary business activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available resources, and to replenish them.
In 2018, the Veolia group supplied 95 million people with drinking water and 63 million people with wastewater service,
produced nearly 56 million megawatt hours of energy and converted 49 million metric tons of waste into new materials and energy.
Veolia Environnement (listed on Paris Euronext: VIE) recorded consolidated revenue of €25.91 billion in 2018 (USD
30.6 billion). www.veolia.com