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The requirement for leitmotif

A RESPONSIBLE
PURCHASING POLICY

Firmly committed to an eco-responsible approach,
the CHIMIREC Group adopted
a responsible purchasing charter in 2015, in addition
to its sustainable development charter.

Question to
Vincianne Viroles,
Purchasing Director
of the CHIMIREC
Group

What is the balance between the environmental
choice and the economic choice in the selection of
treatment subsidiaries? Dealing with the current capability problem
” As a specialised player in the collection and Secondly, we must consider the processing
treatment of Hazardous Waste, our role is to
offer our customers the solutions that are most
capacities available on the market. This capacity,
compatible with the waste they entrust to us.
the needs of strong growth.
Nevertheless, the balance between environmental until now in excess, is no longer sufficient to meet
and economic choices is complex. This reality affects our range of choice and can limit
opportunities. Today, this capacity issue is a major
Firstly, the diversity of the waste collected, and their criterion in the selection of solutions.
respective technical specificities require us to have
a very wide range of solutions. The first criterion
for the selection of a process is the compatibility
between the waste and its possible treatment
method.

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