General Waste

Although we encourage recycling and recovery where possible, we understand this is not always an option. 

General waste is made up of materials that are not fit for recovery or recycling.

General waste can be processed at one of our Advanced Resource Recovery Technology (ARRT) facilities, which use anaerobic digestion composting processes to convert organics found in general waste into soil conditioners for soil rehabilitation. This advanced technology helps us to divert up to 55% of General waste from landfill.

While we recover as much from waste as possible, not everything is suitable or available for recovery. Drawing on our international expertise, SUEZ employs cutting-edge technology in our engineered landfills and smart cells® to convert biogas produced by general waste into electricity to power homes and businesses. Each year, SUEZ generates enough electricity to power over 47,000 homes.