Founded more than a century ago by the Dauphin family, the GDE group is now a prominent leader in the world of recycling. GDE bases its development on a multi-product approach and a business logic which guides its investment policy. These qualities ensure that GDE is a first-rate competitor within the field of recovering and adding value to industrial waste and produced secondary raw materials.

The group operates more than 20 collection and sorting sites in the West of France as well as four recycling sites, which are considered the most advanced of their kind in the world. The group also owns of a fleet of specialized trucks and more than 3000 multipurpose skips. These technical and logistical resources allow GDE to control and optimise the product collection services offered to its suppliers. GDE's motto is quality, flexibility and responsibility.

The quality of GDE's service is achieved by the use of the most modern and best-adapted equipment, the priority it gives to the protection of the environment, and the presence of skilled workers operating as a team. The business ethos is still strongly maintained within the operations of the group.