GROUPE ATLANTIC and ecosystem united for the ecological transition

Since 2021, GROUPE ATLANTIC and ecosystem have been working together on a project aimed at decontaminating the insulating foams of certain used water heaters that contain high-climate-impact gases.

This cooperation led, in May 2025, to the inauguration of the first French recycling unit dedicated to this purpose, located in Le Vigeant (86). A world first, this facility can process up to 15,000 tonnes of appliances per year while capturing polluting gases, preventing 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ per tonne recycled. Five similar centers will open by 2026, further strengthening the decarbonization of the water heater sector in France.

Drawing on its market and product expertise, GROUPE ATLANTIC continues to engage its installer and distributor partners to support this virtuous initiative.

In 2024, our sites generated 20 557 tonnes of industrial waste, 92% of which was non-hazardous, representing a 20% reduction compared with 2023.

Increasingly, waste management procedures are being implemented on the sites, at least with the separation of hazardous and non-hazardous waste. In most of them, waste sorting at the source is ensured with computerized tracking of traceability (volume, disposal route, removal company).

For example, our Fontaine site in France is making great strides in waste management and reduction: 90% of wood is recycled into pallets, and plastic films previously disposed of in HIW* are now recycled, as is expanded polystyrene waste.

*DIB: Domestic and Industrial Waste.

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