The agreement is oriented towards the development of waste-to-energy projects, an area in which Suez Environnement has developed a world class experience, operating more than 50 large Waste-to-Energy facilities in Europe and overseas and processing over 7 million tons every year.
Waste to Energy technologies allow for a massive reduction in waste volume as well as production of electricity and steam, in a way that fully ensures environmental protection and complies with EU strategy for solid waste management.
Although widely used in Western Europe, North America and Japan, namely in large cities and capitals, waste-to-energy technologies are still unpracticed in Greece where most of municipal solid waste is landfilled without treatment, in contradiction with EU environmental objectives. It is expected that several large Greek Municipalities will launch Public-Private Partnerships in the coming months, where waste-to-energy systems could play a crucial role.
