Site deconstruction

SUEZ deconstructs industrial sites in the end-of-life phase and decontaminates soil and water tables. The aim is to achieve optimum levels of recovery and reuse. From treating contaminated soil through to managing UXO clearance, SUEZ provides its expertise to industry to ensure regulatory compliance, re-use of assets and site safety.

Preparing

Optimising deconstruction and recovery

The decontamination process is prepared following a rigorous procedure in several key stages.

A strict approach

To dismantle and decontaminate a site, we use a strict approach with several key steps.

Diagnostic: prior audit of the risks, the project scope and the human and technical resources to mobilise, through to defining a prevention plan
Hazardous waste removal: identification, sorting and preparation of waste for transportation
Dispatch to appropriate recovery and treatment streams
Site shutdown management: equipment and building disassembly

Fully control site deconstruction and transformation

We enable you to optimise management of the deconstruction and decontamination work:

Base the deconstruction project in a global strategy
Ensure the total safety of the work site and its legal compliance
Prepare work sites with a thorough understanding of the challenges posed by the site: definition of a strategy, site preparation, technical diagnostics
Lead and optimise activities: site organisation, legal and administrative management, project management
Analyse and manage the impact of the work on the site’s environment

Ensure safety and traceability

We guarantee extremely strict monitoring of health and safety conditions on our remediation sites.

One-time or continuous testing of the working atmosphere
Supply of protective equipment
Individual monitoring of each member of staff working on-site
Analysis, sorting and the possibility to choose channels
Complete traceability of all the waste produced on the site

Recovery

Combining deconstruction and waste recovery

Site deconstruction and decontamination includes the real-time monitoring of waste, management of hazardous waste, and recycling of waste that can be recovered as new resources.

Real-time waste monitoring

We implement digital waste tracking systems to:

Monitor the waste streams in real time (collection, treatment, recovery)
View your data and analyses, manage invoicing and regulatory and administrative monitoring from our digital platforms

Industrial cleaning for safe decontamination

Our sophisticated non-intrusive cleaning methods limit risks to health, safety and the environment.

Recycling complex products

Our procedures make it possible to recover materials of sufficient quality to be reused in industrial manufacturing processes:

Compliance with the recycling requirements set by the regulations: 50 to 80 % for WEEE and 95 % for end-of-life vehicles
Management of complex waste: waste composed of several materials and containing hazardous products (gas, adhesives, solvents and paint)

Managing hazardous waste

We provide the logistics for treating hazardous waste as part of deconstruction and decontamination operations, enabling you to:

Safeguard operations via our logistics system
Guarantee human safety and risk prevention
Reduce the environmental impact by optimising sorting, storage and transportation of hazardous waste
Benefit from waste traceability at the best price
Select the solution adapted to each type of waste

Recycling metal and glass

We offer glass and metal recycling solutions to transform waste into resources:

Optimise and safeguard resources
Produce replacement raw materials
Provide a secure supply of materials and cut costs
Save energy and contribute to the circular economy

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Producing secondary raw materials

We manage trade in secondary raw materials in European networks:

Standardised quality adapted to the customer’s process
Continuous production and constant supply
Expertise in collection, sorting, packaging and production

Optimise logistics by combining delivery and collection

We optimise your logistics by grouping delivery of materials and waste collection:

Minimised environmental impact
Reduced distances, costs, time and risks linked to transport
Optimised lorry loads
Use of adapted, easy-to-handle containers

Using cleaner multi-modal means of transport

We promote the use of alternatives to road transportation, particularly for waste collection, such as river transport, railways or electric vehicles:

Optimised logistics efficiency (1 vessel = 16 lorries)
Reduced CO₂ emissions
Monitoring system throughout the logistics chain
Reduced risk of accidents

Decontaminating

Creating the conditions for a second life

The decontamination processes can be carried out at the place where the soils are located, or outside the site. Whether treating contaminated soils or managing pyrotechnical pollution, our experts operate to rehabilitate polluted sites and soils, thus creating the conditions for a second life.