Veolia UK Reviews 

3,616
TrustScore 4 out of 5

3.9

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Evaluating 615 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the staff for being very helpful, professional, and polite, often going above and beyond to assist with queries. Many people highlight the excellent customer service, noting quick response times and efficient resolution of issues. Reviewers appreciate the ease of contact and the dedication of agents in making their interactions pleasant and productive. However, some customers also noted recurring problems with missed collections and the operational side of the service. People reported bins not being emptied as scheduled, leading to overflowing waste and multiple follow-up calls. Additionally, some experienced difficulties with online service setup and receiving timely responses or updates regarding complex issues.

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Customer service

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Service

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Customer communications

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Trying to set up my club’s bin requirements on Veolia’s on line service proved awkward as I came up against the same ‘brick wall’ over and over. After managing to get through by phone the staff were v... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I've been having a number of issues with my general waster and Paper and Card collections. Mark listened and was very helpful. I'm hoping that Mark will be able to solve the issues.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I was waiting for a replacement bin which should have arrived on Monday. I did receive an email to say they had issues but no further correspondence. It is now Thursday and the bin has not been rep... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

After waiting a few minutes to connect and then the reps system freezing, Kam Athwal was able to find out about the query that I had as to why our food waste had not been collected. Kam was able to s... See more

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Company details

  1. Waste Management Service
  2. Garbage Collection Service

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A leader in environmental solutions, Veolia is aiming to become the benchmark company for ecological transformation. As the UK leader in resource management, we provide a comprehensive range of waste, water and energy management services designed to build the circular economy and protect the environment.


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TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Waste your time sending you a survey…

Waste your time sending you a survey with no option to unsubscribe, haven't even had a collection yet, slow to process my order and deliver a bin, had to chase to get it sorted.

June 11, 2026
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Reply from Veolia UK

Dear GM,

Thank you for your feedback. I’m so sorry to hear that our service has not met your expectations. So we can look into this, please can you contact us at uk.veolia.waste.reviews.mailbox@veolia.com with your account number and details of your issue.

Kind regards,
Veolia Customer Experience Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant experience

Brilliant experience. Mahima helped me out with what I needed. Went the extra mile! Thank you!

June 10, 2026
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Reply from Veolia UK

Dear Hamza,

Thank you so much for your positive feedback. I’ll ensure Mahima is aware of your kind words. We truly value your support and look forward to serving you again.

Kind regards,
Veolia Customer Experience Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Jade W was very helpful and…

Jade W was very helpful and professional. She has answers my question and resolve the inquiry super quick.

June 10, 2026
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Reply from Veolia UK

Dear Sara,

Thank you so much for your positive feedback. I’ll ensure Jade is aware of your kind words. We truly value your support and look forward to serving you again.

Kind regards,
Veolia Customer Experience Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Taraun Lekhi who took my call was very…

Taraun Lekhi who took my call was very pleasant, knowledgeable and helpful in setting up the performance reports on the customer hub.

June 10, 2026
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Reply from Veolia UK

Dear Customer,

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a wonderful review on Trustpilot. Your feedback means a lot to us and helps others learn about our services. We truly value your support and look forward to serving you again.

Kind regards,
Veolia Customer Experience Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Unhappy, hostile letters made up...

Unhappy about having frustrating letters and hostile pumped up wordings sent to my household, about how they "think" you parked wrongly in 'I do not know what area' where they were trying to make the corner....when my husband is not even parking there!!!! Well maybe if the housing area wouldn't be an absolute crap, and the street and pick up point for the collection a horror, maybe they wouldn't have had to go on little crappy streets and then make up letters in hostile manners, bothering me!!!! And they even had the face to say that the "other residents were frustrated, should I imagine, cas they can not move their truck" ...when my husband did not even parked where they say!!!! So bullshit and hostile letters!!!! Well, you should do proper residential areas, with proper pick up points...and not mazes through the little houses, style bothering me!!! I do not like companies that send crappy letters to people!!! One star!!!

June 10, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Dealt with by a very helpful and…

Dealt with by a very helpful and pleasant lady by the name of Chrissy.

June 10, 2026
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Reply from Veolia UK

Dear Kevin,

Thank you so much for your positive feedback. I’ll ensure Chrissy is aware of your kind words. We truly value your support and look forward to serving you again.

Kind regards,
Veolia Customer Experience Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Veolia superstars :)

Chrissy was extremely helpful, Waste managed have been particularly rubbish at handling our account with Veolia so I took matters into my own hands and got in touch directly, both Stacey at Veolia who I spoke to previously and Chrissy today were super helpful, friendly and extremely efficient! Perfect examples of excellent customer service.

June 10, 2026
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Reply from Veolia UK

Dear GC,

Thank you so much for your positive feedback. I’ll ensure Chrissy is aware of your kind words. We truly value your support and look forward to serving you again.

Kind regards,
Veolia Customer Experience Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Mark71 was very patient and made sure…

Mark71 was very patient and made sure everything was looked into properly before leaving the call.

June 10, 2026
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Reply from Veolia UK

Dear Tracy ,

Thank you so much for your positive feedback. I’ll ensure Mark is aware of your kind words. We truly value your support and look forward to serving you again.

Kind regards,
Veolia Customer Experience Team

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Additional service booked very quickly…

Additional service booked very quickly and efficiently, I hope the depot team can deliver - YES THEY CAN

June 10, 2026
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Reply from Veolia UK

Dear Neil,

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a wonderful review on Trustpilot. Your feedback means a lot to us and helps others learn about our services. We truly value your support and look forward to serving you again.

Kind regards,
Veolia Customer Experience Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely crap company

Absolutely crap company, closed business in April and cancelled account, got billed for 2 months collection s and rental, each department has no idea what the other is doing,, online chat takes ages to sort out, getting to speak to someone in the right department is shocking!!! Or is it done on purpose!!!

June 9, 2026
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Reply from Veolia UK

Dear CA,

Thank you for your feedback. I’m so sorry to hear that our service has not met your expectations. So we can look into this, please can you contact us at uk.veolia.waste.reviews.mailbox@veolia.com with your account number and details of your issue.

Kind regards,
Veolia Customer Experience Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Responsive Customer Service

Customer service was professional yet friendly. Kate B was responsive to the issues raised and resolved my query. Delighted with her customer service.

June 9, 2026
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Reply from Veolia UK

Dear Mandy,

Thank you so much for your positive feedback. I’ll ensure Kate is aware of your kind words. We truly value your support and look forward to serving you again.

Kind regards,
Veolia Customer Experience Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Missed Bin Collection Issue Resolved

Phoned customer service due to receiving notification of a missed bin collection due to blocked access. This was due to a miscommunication (not of our making) and Mark (Owens) dealt with the issue in a professional but friendly manner.

June 9, 2026
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Reply from Veolia UK

Dear Beks,

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a wonderful review on Trustpilot. Your feedback means a lot to us and helps others learn about our services. We truly value your support and look forward to serving you again.

Kind regards,
Veolia Customer Experience Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Problem solve at its best!!!

Problem solve at its best!!!
The customer Support Rep, Paul, so great. He for walked me through the process and for offered a solution to the problem I brought.

June 9, 2026
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Reply from Veolia UK

Dear Onuche,

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a wonderful review on Trustpilot. Your feedback means a lot to us and helps others learn about our services. We truly value your support and look forward to serving you again.

Kind regards,
Veolia Customer Experience Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Contacted them today via live chat to…

Contacted them today via live chat to arrange extra collection for skip, and it was scheduled within minutes for tomorrow. Excellent work. Thanks, Jade W.

June 8, 2026
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Reply from Veolia UK

Dear Angela,

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a wonderful review on Trustpilot. Your feedback means a lot to us and helps others learn about our services. We truly value your support and look forward to serving you again.

Kind regards,
Veolia Customer Experience Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Beth was very kind and helpful

Beth was very kind and helpful

June 8, 2026
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Reply from Veolia UK

Dear Seyithan

Thank you so much for your positive feedback. I’ll ensure Beth is aware of your kind words. We truly value your support and look forward to serving you again.

Kind regards,
Veolia Customer Experience Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Recruitment Process

I believe Veolia's HR team and management could improve their communication with candidates during the recruitment process. In my experience, feedback after interviews was difficult to obtain and often required follow-up from the candidate.

If a hiring decision has already been made or there is a strong preferred candidate, it would be more respectful to be transparent with other applicants rather than having them invest significant time and effort preparing for interviews without timely communication afterward.

Candidates dedicate considerable time to preparing for interviews, and I believe that effort should be acknowledged through prompt and constructive feedback whenever possible. Providing clear communication, particularly after face-to-face interviews, would help create a more positive and professional candidate experience.

June 8, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

We started a business waste contract at…

We started a business waste contract at the beginning of May. Out of 11 planned collections we have only had 4 actual removals - everytime our account is fraudulantly marked as collected when it isn't. We are a food business and have waste piling up, in out buildings etc.
When we contact customer service all they can do is promise it will be collected but again their drivers fail to.

June 8, 2026
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Reply from Veolia UK

Dear Sue,

Thank you for your feedback. I’m so sorry to hear that our service has not met your expectations. So we can look into this, please can you contact us at uk.veolia.waste.reviews.mailbox@veolia.com with your account number and details of your issue.

Kind regards,
Veolia Customer Experience Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Called to have my service resumed and…

Called to have my service resumed and was greeted by
Mark Owens, very helpful and friendly he resolved the matter quickly

June 8, 2026
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Reply from Veolia UK

Dear Luke,

Thank you so much for your positive feedback. I’ll ensure Mark is aware of your kind words. We truly value your support and look forward to serving you again.

Kind regards,
Veolia Customer Experience Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Customer Service

D answered my call when I had limited access to our account, and Dawn resolved the issue within around 30 minutes—even while dealing with problems with her own computer. She also gave me a clear timeframe for when she would respond and delivered well within it.
It’s refreshing and rare to experience that level of customer service. It really made a difference and left me feeling confident in the company.

June 8, 2026
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Reply from Veolia UK

Dear Dakota,

Thank you so much for your positive feedback. I’ll ensure Dawn is aware of your kind words. We truly value your support and look forward to serving you again.

Kind regards,
Veolia Customer Experience Team

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Hit and miss collections

spoke to jade (customer service), that side is excellent, shame that the operational side is not so good. we are down for daily collections (5 days per week) and can guarantee at least 1 a week wont get collected, last week we only got 2 out of 5 collections. you wouldn't mind so much if it was occasionally, but this is happening weekly.

June 8, 2026
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Reply from Veolia UK

Dear Wen,

Thank you for your feedback. I’m so sorry to hear that our service has not met your expectations. So we can look into this, please can you contact us at uk.veolia.waste.reviews.mailbox@veolia.com with your account number and details of your issue. However, thankyou you so much for your positive feedback. I’ll ensure Jade is aware of your kind words. We truly value your support and look forward to serving you again.

Kind regards,
Veolia Customer Experience Team

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