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Asda has awarded Veolia Environmental Services a two-year contract to manage the recycling of approximately 180,000 tonnes of cardboard a year.

The contract, which began on 1 December, was awarded following the successful completion of trials this summer.

Shane Monkman, packaging buyer for Asda, said: "Over the past 10 years we've developed a successful working relationship with Veolia as part of our waste strategy, and we look forward to this continuing.

"With their strong understanding of the business and their appreciation for the complex global environment in which we operate, there's no doubt that Veolia will add tremendous value in helping us to recycle even more of the UK's cardboard market."

Veolia also revealed that its has helped Asda stores in Horwich and Bootle to divert 99% of their waste away from landfill through a series of strategic process changes.