Local resident Balint Bodroghy visited the Hollingdean MRF (Materials Recovery Facility) of Veolia on 01/12/16.
Veolia have a 30 year contract to manage waste collection and recycling for East Sussex and Brighton & Hove councils, covering the area between Hove, Eastbourne, Mountfield and Forest Row, with 14 sites in the Southdown area alone. The main activity is collecting domestic waste, materials for recycling and the contents of public waste bins, using a fleet of specialized vehicles operating more or less continuously. In addition, Veolia are waste management and recycling contractors to offices, shops, shopping centres, business parks, restaurants and distribution centres.