The astu’sciences team was able to visit the waste treatment site.
The Valtom is a public authority that takes care of the recovery and treatment of waste in part of Auvergne (Puy-de-Dôme and northern Haute Loire). Valtom has delegated the technical part to the cluster Vernea.
89% of waste is recycled, but then how do you treat waste?
To better understand, here is a video that explains the different waste treatment and recovery techniques (available on the Valtom website or on their Youtube channel):
Other explanatory videos are available on their Youtube channel:
Three sites deal with waste and all are open to the public, schools and businesses:
- Trivalo63 : the sorting center
- Vernea : the multi-sector recovery center, which deals with household waste, bio-waste and green waste
- Puy-Long : non-hazardous waste storage facility, this is the landfill site
In addition to raising awareness, Valtom is implementing other actions such as the provision of garden compost without invoicing.
Discover all of their actions on their website.