41:16

Dec 14, 2023

Festivities, food waste and the future

What comes to mind when someone mentions Christmas? Presents? Decorating the tree? Or is it a dinner with all the trimmings, along with a few mince pies? 🍗 🥧 During the festive season, the UK wastes approximately 270,000 tonnes of food waste and that is just one month of the year! Tackling food waste not only matters at Christmas, it matters all year round. Join us for our last Ask the Expert session of 2023, where Martyn Fuller will be joined by Jamie Welsh, Emilie Escudero and Luke Ford to hear about the impact of food waste for both businesses and residents, helpful tips, initiatives we have in place and projects that support food donations.

21:39

Dec 5, 2023

Exploring biodiversity and beyond

Improving and protecting biodiversity is vital - but why? And how does biodiversity link to other important concepts like Net Zero and social value?To find out the answers to these questions and further your understanding of biodiversity (at a time when Biodiversity Net Gain is making headlines), tune into our next episode of 'Ask the Expert' on Tuesday 5th December at 11am, when Martyn Fuller will be joined by Tabitha Serle, Veolia UK's Corporate Social Responsibility Manager.

28:51

Nov 14, 2023

How to prepare for the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund

The perceived cost of low-carbon technologies can be a barrier for manufacturing businesses looking to decarbonise. However, the IETF can support organisations to invest in solutions to help them to both cut their energy bills and reduce their carbon footprint.With phase three of the IETF due to be released in Spring 2024, make sure you're prepared to make the most of this funding opportunity.

34:58

Nov 14, 2023

Are you prepared for Wales Single Stream?

Are you aware of the new waste legislation coming into effect in Wales?Do you know what it means for your business?Join us tomorrow at 11a.m. live on LinkedIn, where we will delve into the upcoming Wales Workplace Recycling & Single Streaming legislation due to come into effect in April 2024.

6:14

Oct 17, 2023

In conversation with One Stop

In partnership with convenience retailer One Stop, we are aiming to recycle over 380,000 milk bottles per year, closing the loop on plastics and helping to deliver ecological transformation.Beyond this project, we are working with One Stop to support their decarbonisation and sustainability journey. Tune in to hear Jenna Chambers, Customer & Sustainability Manager at One Stop, in conversation with Sophie Edwards, National Account Manager at Veolia.

15:50

Sep 29, 2023

In conversation with Costa Coffee

Costa Coffee is known as the Nation's favourite coffee shop but it also has some great sustainability initiatives.Join Simon Futcher, Commercial Business Development Director at Veolia UK and Darren Hughes, Waste and Recycling Specialist at Costa Coffee as they find out more about the partnership between Costa and Veolia, and how we are working together to optimise resources in the coffee shop sector.

23:16

Sep 26, 2023

Sustainable products for the Agriculture sector

In this new episode of our Ask the Expert series, we discuss the sustainable products we offer for the agriculture sector and how they are compliant.Some of the UK's leading poultry suppliers use our livestock bedding products, which are made from the paper crumb generated by British paper mills - making them a more sustainable alternative to traditional bedding. In addition, the absorbency and high quality of the products are in line with stringent welfare regulations.Tune in to this episode of 'Ask the Expert' where Martyn Fuller will be joined by Stephanie Kerr, Agricultural Sales Coordinator, and Edward Gregg, Operations Manager, to discuss how these products are made and how they are optimising resources to support a more sustainable future for agriculture.

22:01

Jul 26, 2023

Improving Quality of Life in our Communities

From the Veolia Orchard to the vast range of projects supported by The Veolia Environmental Trust, we understand the impact of community initiatives on people in the local area. Improving quality of life is a key aspect of our Ecological Transformation purpose.To tell us more about this and share an insight into how we support and add value to the communities we work in, we will be joined by two Veolia speakers on this episode of 'Ask the Expert'. Andrew Brown, Executive Director of The Veolia Environmental Trust, and Rachel Jay, Head of Regional Communications, will be talking to Martyn Fuller, Head of Marketing, Responsible Business and Proposals at Veolia UK.

2:17

Jul 24, 2023

Facility Fact Files: energy from waste, wastewater treatment and closing the loop

In this ongoing series, we will be shining a spotlight on some of our energy, waste and water facilities, where you’ll find out how we turn rubbish into resources, milk bottles into new ones and how we are helping Scottish Water to achieve Net Zero.

2:07

Jul 24, 2023

The Electric Vehicle Revolution | What's Next?

£77m has been invested for the research and development of electric and hydrogen heavy vehicles - a great step toward decarbonising transport, but with more EVs on UK roads, should we consider what happens to the end-of-life batteries?

4:42

Jul 24, 2023

Recycling Electric Car Batteries | An Ecological Issue With a Circular Solution

With the number of electric vehicles on the road expected to grow from 8 million in 2020 to 116 million in 2030, ensuring stable access to raw materials is a strategic challenge.

22:35

Jun 15, 2023

Are businesses doing enough to decarbonise?

Are businesses really doing enough to decarbonise?Most businesses have started taking steps to reduce their carbon footprint - but a lot more work still needs to be done.Tune in to hear from David Bevan, Head of IWE Professional Services at Veolia UK, who looks at the work done so far to decarbonise in the UK; how we are helping businesses to take action; and how we at Veolia are reducing our own carbon footprint in line with our Ecological Transformation ambition.

17:06

Jun 15, 2023

How can PSDS funding benefit you?

The Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) is supporting public sector organisations' carbon reduction ambitions through a series of grants.Over £1 billion has already been awarded by the scheme, with the next round of funding applications due to open in autumn 2023.To find out more about what PSDS entails and how your organisation can benefit, tune in to this episode of 'Ask the Expert' to hear from Heather Foster, Sector Lead for Education, Healthcare & Public Sector at Veolia UK.

3:44

Jun 6, 2023

Energy Efficiency Tips For Your Business

Energy is a precious resource so we are encouraging our business customers to consider these simple tips to help reduce energy use. There are several changes that can be made in the workplace that could impact energy efficiency and decrease costs.  Could now be an ideal time to think about improving energy use to save on energy bills?

41:16

May 23, 2023

Navigating compliance, EPR and eco-design

EPR, DRS, RWS... What does it all mean to your business, and how can you make sure you're up-to-date and compliant?Tune into this episode of 'Ask the Expert' for a deep dive into Extended Producer Responsibility, and how it fits into the Government's wider Resources and Waste Strategy. Martyn Fuller is joined by a panel of Veolia experts to discuss the impact of EPR as well as how you can ensure you're compliant, and how eco-design can play a vital role.The panel is made up of Chris Sedgley, Compliance Manager; Madeleine Hall, Senior Sustainability Policy Manager; and Andy Lockett, Commercial Innovation Lead.

3:56

May 22, 2023

Exploring the Plastic Packaging Tax

The Plastic Packaging Tax was introduced to the UK this time last year, in April 2022, to incentivise businesses to use more recycled plastic in their packaging. Now a year on, what has the tax achieved?

22:23

Feb 27, 2023

In conversation with Dulux Decorator Centre

Dulux Decorator Centre's sustainability ambitions have combined with Veolia's Ecological Transformation purpose to deliver an innovative paint can recycling scheme. The scheme has now received over one million paint cans, which can then be recycled into new materials.Duncan Lochhead, Commercial Sustainability Manager at Dulux Decorator Centre, joined Veolia UK's Daniel Arnold to talk about the impact of the scheme, and how it aligns with both Dulux Decorator Centre and Veolia's sustainability aims.