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SUEZENVIRONNEMENTHOW A GLOBAL WATER TREATMENT ANDWASTE PROCESSING SPECIALIST IS HELPINGAUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND PROTECTTHE ENVIRONMENT

WASTE AND ADVANCED RESOURCE RECOVERYSERVICES IN AUSTRALIASITA ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS (SITA) IS ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST ADVANCED RESOURCERECOVERY, RECYCLING AND WASTE MANAGEMENT COMPANIES. OPERATING IN ALL MAINLAND STATESINCLUDING THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY, WE PROVIDE COLLECTION AND WASTE LOGISTICSSERVICES TO MORE THAN 43,000 COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS, AND MORE THAN 3.7MILLION RESIDENTS EACH WEEK ACROSS THE COUNTRY. OUR INTEGRATED SERVICES INCLUDERESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLECTION, RESOURCE RECOVERY AND RECYCLINGOPTIONS, MEDICAL AND CLINICAL WASTE COLLECTION AND PROCESSING, AUTOCLAVING, PRODUCTDESTRUCTION, WASTE GENERATION AUDITS, ORGANICS COLLECTION AND RESOURCE RECOVERY THROUGHCOMPOSTING, PRODUCTION OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS FOR USE AS GREEN ENERGY, RENEWABLE ENERGYFACILITIES, TRANSFER FACILITIES AND ENGINEERED LANDFILLS.

COLLECTION SERVICES

• SITA provides commercial andindustrial (C&I), constructionand demolition (C&D), andresidential waste collectionservices – SITA is the largestoperator in the C&I collectionsector.

• SITA trucks are fitted with ourunique RAPID and SWIFTtechnologies which ensure fastand efficient service, monitorcustomers’ costs and identifynew opportunities for recyclingand resource recovery.

EDUCATION ANDTRAINING PROGRAMS

• Education is a key element inthe successful implementationof any waste managementsystem. SITA offerscomprehensive, customisededucation and trainingpackages relevant tocustomers’ requirements.

REPORTING ANDBENCHMARKING

• SITA provides detailedinformation on waste collectedfrom each site by type, location,volume, cost and weight,providing customers with amanagement tool for

INTERESTING FACTS

3.7MILLIONresidents receiving waste managementservices weekly.

43THOUSANDcommercial and industrial customers make useof our full range of collection and recycling services.

850collection vehicles operating from 68 branches and sites.

7advanced resource recovery facilities in Cairns (QLD), Port Stephens(NSW), Kemps Creek (NSW), Spring Farm (NSW), Mindarie (WA),Kwinana (WA), and Adelaide (SA).

11resource recovery and/or treatment facilities in NSW, VIC, SA and WA.

7organic resource recovery facilities in Ryde (NSW),Chullora (NSW),Lucas Heights (NSW), Eastern Creek (NSW), Epping (VIC) and Ballan (VIC).

16transfer stations in NSW, VIC, SA and WA.

8engineered landfills in Hallam Road (VIC),Taylors Road (VIC), South Cardup (WA),Elizabeth Drive (NSW) and Port Stephens(NSW).

benchmarking, cost control andenvironmental reporting.

• SITA offers significant savings intime and money by reducingactual levels of waste beinggenerated and sent to landfill.

RECYCLING SERVICES

Commercial & IndustrialServices

• SITA offers the full range ofrecycling services including:paper and cardboard,confidential paper destruction,timber, plastics, glass, steel,aluminium, food and gardenorganics (solid and liquid),fluorescent tubes, batteries,printer cartridges, electronicsand whitegoods.

• Specialist recycling services areprovided for liquid, quarantine,medical and hazardous waste.

Construction & DemolitionServices

• C&D waste contributes up to40% of all solid waste disposedof in Australia, with the majoritygoing to landfill. SITA providesBuilders’ Bins, Compactor andRoll-on/Roll-off bin systems forresource recovery and productreuse of C&D materialsincluding: bricks, concrete,timber, tiles, plastics andmetals.

Residential Services

• SITA offers waste collection,recycling and advancedresource recovery services tomany councils. This includesMSW and/or source-separatedorganics streams (garden orfood organics), as well asrecyclables such as paper andcardboard, plastic and glass,plus council clean-upcollections.

ADVANCED RESOURCERECOVERY

• It’s a source of pride that weblend the best availableinternational advancedresource recovery technologieswith local skills.

• SITA is the leading AdvancedResource Recovery company inAustralia, and owns andoperates 7 facilities includingAustralia’s first dedicatedprocess engineered fuels (PEF)facility. This represents over50% of all commerciallyoperated advanced resourcerecovery facilities in Australia.

• Through the operation ofspecialist technologies, thesefacilities are designed tominimise the disposal ofresidual waste to landfill andrecycle and recover valuableresources back into theeconomy. Organics embeddedin the waste can be compostedand further processed intomarketable products.

• The $50 million SAWT AdvancedResource Recovery Facility inKemps Creek, Sydney, NSW isthe future of sustainableorganics management andresource recovery in Australia.It diverts over 60% of MSW and94% of source-separatedorganics from landfill reducingAustralia’s greenhouse gasemissions by up to 90,000tonnes per year. The facilityrecycles its own waterrequirements, and produces50,000 tonnes of compostdestined for a range of soilapplications.

• The $80 million BioVisionAdvanced Resource RecoveryFacility in Neerabup, Perth, WAservices 7 metropolitancouncils in the MindarieRegional Council area includingthe City of Perth. It retrievesand processes over 60% of

input material back into theproductive economy, with theorganic products destined forthe local horticultural andagricultural markets.

• SITA’s Advanced ResourceRecovery Facility in Cairns, QLDoffers recycling and compostingsolutions to more than 130,000residents in the council areas ofCairns, Port Douglas andMareeba. Compost produced atthis plant is distributed tobanana growers and local canefarms, achieving a 25%improvement in sugar caneyields.

• In 1999, the Port StephensCouncil was the first council inNSW to adopt an advancedcontrolled resource recoveryprocess for its domestic waste,and SITA has successfullyoperated the facility since early2007.

• Setting a benchmark fororganics recycling in Australia isSITA’s BioWise AdvancedResource Recovery Facility inKwinana, WA. This facility usesa static aerated pile compostingtechnology to transform sourceseparated C&I solid organics,garden organics, and greasetrap waste into high gradecompost that is then sold to thehome garden, parks andsporting fields of Perth.

• The SITA-ResourceCo AdvancedRecovery Facility in Adelaide,SA is the first of its kind inAustralia and has a processingcapacity of up to 350,000tonnes of combustiblecommercial and constructionwaste. It produces a PEFproduct (also known as RDF)that is used as a fuel substitutefor coal and gas in highcombustion facilities.

ENGINEERED LANDFILLS

• SITA owns and operates 16transfer stations and 8 landfillsin Australia. These landfillsoperate to the highestAustralian standards includingengineered liners, leachaterecirculation systems, gasextraction and exactingmanagement practices.

AS AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION, SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT AND ITS SUBSIDIARIESARE COMMITTED TO THE DAILY CHALLENGE OFPROTECTING THE WORLD’S RESOURCES, BYPROVIDING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TOINDUSTRIES AND TO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE. SUEZENVIRONNEMENT SUPPLIES DRINKING WATER TO91 MILLION PEOPLE, PROVIDES WASTEWATERTREATMENT SERVICES FOR 61 MILLION PEOPLEAND COLLECTS THE WASTE PRODUCED BY MORETHAN 50 MILLION PEOPLE.

In the water sector, SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT’s operations include:• the catchment, treatment and distribution of drinking water• the collection and purification of domestic and industrial wastewater• the development of biological and energy solutions for sludge disposal and reuse

In the recycling and waste management sector, SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT’s operationsinclude:• the collection, sorting and processing of recyclables that can be re-used• operating a range of environmentally responsible technologies to recover valuable

materials from waste streams, including compost from organic material• disposing of waste to landfill.

With over 79,000 employees and a worldwide presence, SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT is aworld leader dedicated to water and waste management services. SUEZENVIRONNEMENT is a 35.4% affiliate of GDF SUEZ.

IN AUSTRALASIA, SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT HAS ESTABLISHED A STRONG PRESENCE INTHE WASTE AND WATER TREATMENT INDUSTRIES. EVERY DAY, ITS SUBSIDIARIESDEGRÉMONT AND SITA ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS RISE TO THE CHALLENGE OFPROTECTING NATURAL RESOURCES ACROSS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.

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WATER SERVICES IN AUSTRALIAAND NEW ZEALANDDEGRÉMONT HAS HAD AN AUSTRALIAN MARKET PRESENCE SINCE THE 1970’S, INITIALLY AS ANEQUIPMENT SUPPLIER. IT ESTABLISHED A PERMANENT PRESENCE IN 1991 UNDER THE PREVIOUS BUSINESSNAME ‘AUSTRALIAN WATER SERVICES’ (AWS). AS A WORLD LEADER IN WATER TREATMENT AND WATERTECHNOLOGIES, DEGRÉMONT PRODUCES HIGH QUALITY DRINKING WATER, PROVIDES DESALINATIONSOLUTIONS FOR SEA AND BRACKISH WATER, TREATS AND RECYCLES WASTE WATER AND DEVELOPSINNOVATIVE REUSE SOLUTIONS. DEGRÉMONT DESIGNS, BUILDS, OPERATES AND PROVIDES EQUIPMENTSOLUTIONS FOR WATER SYSTEMS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PUBLIC AUTHORITIES AS WELL AS INDUSTRIALCUSTOMERS IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.

capacity of 450 MLD as well asan 85 km water transferpipeline.

• Over time, the plant’s drinkingwater production capacitycould be increased to 600 MLD

• The project aims to preservethe natural environment bycreating an ecological spacethrough an ambitiousrevegetation program. As inPerth the desalination plantenergy requirements will bemet by wind power to minimisethe project’s carbon footprint.

WASTE ANDRECYCLED WATER

• Degrémont has extensiveexperience in the design, buildand operations of 5 advancedwastewater treatment plants inAustralia and New Zealand.

• In Cronulla the plant wasdesigned and built on behalf ofSydney Water and serves thecommunities of the CronullaSutherland Peninsula. It treatswastewater from 210,000people and has the capacity totreat 52.7 MLD.

• In Noosa Degrémontdeveloped, built and has a 25-year contract, to operate theplant for Noosa council (nowknown as Unitywater). With adaily capacity of 12 ML, it treatswastewater from 45,000residents.

• In Hutt Valley near WellingtonNew Zealand, Degrémont as amember of the Hutt ValleyWastewater Services JVdesigned, built and has a 20-year contract to operate a plantserving 160,000 residents forthe Lower and Upper Hutt citycouncils. This includes theoperation and maintenance of102 kilometres of bulk sewernetworks and 19 pumpstations. All sludge is dried to>90% and pelletised.

• The Mangere wastewatertreatment plant servesapproximately 1 millionresidents in Auckland and wasdesigned and built on behalf ofWatercare Services as part of aconsortium which includedNew Zealand Water Services (asubsidiary of Degrémont).

• In Pimpama, Degrémontparticipated in an alliance todesign and build an advancedwastewater treatment andrecycling plant for Gold CoastWater (now known asAllconnex Water). The plantreceives a daily average 17 MLof wastewater whichundergoes comprehensivephysical, chemical andbiological treatment. Of these17 million litres, 9 million litresare treated to grade A+standard using an ultra filtrationmembrane and UV disinfectionprocess and are distributed forurban uses such as cleaningand watering.

WATER ANDWASTEWATER NETWORKS

• In February 2011, SUEZENVIRONNEMENT, Degrémontand partner Transfield Services(as part of The AllwaterAlliance) were awarded by SAWater a 10 year contract tosupply water and wastewaterservices to the city of Adelaide,South Australia.

• This project involves theoperation and maintenance ofsix water treatment plants, sixwastewater treatment plants, a16,000km water network, aswell as recycled water schemesand minor capital works to overone million inhabitants in thecity of Adelaide.

• South Australia is the drieststate in Australia and thedelivery of water andwastewater services to

Adelaide provides an excitingchallenge for the SUEZENVIRONNEMENT GROUP todemonstrate its capabilities andexpertise.

• The project will provide safe,reliable and secure waterservices to ensure the growthand future development ofAdelaide.

SLUDGE TREATMENT,ENERGY RECOVERY ANDAGRICULTURAL USE

• Sludge is the final productproduced by water andwastewater treatment.Degrémont has the experienceand expertise and a wide rangeof technologies to solve whathas become a major economicand environment challenge forlocal authorities.

• Solutions range fromDegrémont’s own proprietarytechnologies such as theInnoplana® dryer and theThermylis® incinerator, tolicensed technologies such asthe Heliantis® solar dryer andincludes: recovery of energyfrom dried sludge for use as analternative fuel to fossil energy;use of sludge for agriculturalpurpose, and recycling ofbiogas into fuel.

EQUIPMENT ANDINDUSTRY SOLUTIONS

• Through its equipment businessline Degrémont Technologies,Degrémont is able to addressthe needs for water treatmentequipment in general, and thespecific requirements of ourindustrial customers. Relevantindustry sectors include oil andgas, mining, coal seam gas andprocess industries.

• Our separation, disinfection andsludge treatment equipment,individually supplied or pre-assembled on skids, is ofparticular interest to industriesas well as municipalities.

• For more complex industrialtreatment processes, we drawfrom the expertise of our NorthAmerican and European sistercompanies, including OndeoIndustrial Solutions.

DRINKING WATER

• The Prospect water filtrationplant commenced production inNovember 1996 and canprovide up to 80% of Sydney’sclean, safe, drinking water.

• The contract to build, own andoperate was signed withSydney Water for a term of 25years.

• The plant has a maximum dailycapacity of 3,000 million litresper day (MLD) and supplies 3.5million people.

• It is recognised as one of theworld’s largest water filtrationplants.

DESALINATION

• In Australia the Perth seawaterdesalination plant is anoutstanding example ofDegrémont’s DESALINATIONexpertise.

• The plant uses reverse osmosistechnology and was the first ofits kind in Australia to providedesalinated water for large-scale public consumption.

• Operating since November2006, it supplies 140 MLD ofdrinking water to an estimated1.5 million people.

• In July 2009 the State ofVictoria awarded SUEZENVIRONNEMENT andDegrémont (as part of theAquaSure consortium) theworld’s largest public-privatedesalination project. Thisproject includes the financing,design, construction and the 27year operation of aDESALINATION plant with a

INTERESTING FACTS

121YEARSexperience of water treatmentcontributed by SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENTto the operation of water utilities in Australiaand New Zealand.

$100MILLIONcommitted to research and development every year(AUD), giving Degrémont in Australia access to the resultsof one of the largest water-related budgets of any privateorganisation in the world.

10THOUSANDinstallations supplied with equipment from DegremontTechnologies worldwide, through their major brands: Ozonia,Infilco, Aquasource, Innoplana, Anderson - WPT and Triogen.

2SQUARE MILESof polluted ocean harbour restored to coastal marine environmentand improved water quality in the Manukau Harbour during the Mangerewastewater project in New Zealand.

9MILLION LITRESof recycled water a day, produced by the Pimpama wastewater treatmentand recycling plant, feeds dual reticulated homes and businesses in thePimpama Coomera region, one of the world’s most water sustainablecommunities located in northern Gold Coast.

36MONTHStaken to construct, ahead of target, the 3000 MLD Prospectwater filtration plant.

18MONTHStaken to complete the Perth seawater desalination plant,on time and on budget.

4MILLIONor approximately 20% of Australia’spopulation provided with drinking waterprocessed by Degrémont‘s facilitieson a daily basis.

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