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Energy from Waste is hot news for kids
Posted 19 Jun 2013
Take a trip down memory lane and tune into children’s TV tonight to see the flagship Lakeside Energy from Waste facility at Colnbrook, near Slough, in action on CBBC Newsround. Newsround sent their reporter, Nel Hedayat, on a mission to find out what happens to all the rubbish we throw away and the innovati...
Runcorn road restriction comment
Posted 11 Jun 2013
INEOS ChlorVinyls and Viridor regret to confirm that Halton Borough Council (HBC) has resolved to reject the application made by INEOS ChlorVinyls to allow Runcorn Energy from Waste facility added flexibility to transport Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) by road. This application was to increase the amount of RDF th...
Cyclists smash fundraising target
Posted 10 Jun 2013
A group of Viridor employees have raised over £5000 for Halton Haven Hospice by cycling continuously for 48 hours in their local ASDA store at Runcorn. The team from Runcorn Energy from Waste (EfW) plant, which is currently in construction on Picow Farm Road, are familiar with generating energy from waste bu...
East Anglia family fun day
Posted 4 Jun 2013
Viridor is, for the third year in a row, the lead sponsor of the Euston Rural PasTimes Event, a family day out, providing funding and waste collection. It will take place on Sunday 9 June at Euston Park near Thetford. Running from 10am to 6pm in the beautiful countryside, Rural Pastimes is a lovely fair for...
Financial results announced.
Posted 23 May 2013
Today (23 May) Viridor's parent company, Pennon Group plc, announced its preliminary financial results for period ending March 2013. See full results.
Revive goes for gold at Chelsea
Posted 23 May 2013
Revive compost was given a valuable endorsement this week when two exhibitors using Revive won Gold at the Chelsea Flower Show. The National Dahlia Collection and Horticolous Landscape & Garden Design, both used Revive, not only to build and dress their displays but also, mixed with other potting media, t...
Peterborough EfW ‘Meet the Buyer’ event
Posted 22 May 2013
Local businesses urged to learn about opportunities from £76m energy plant Viridor, in partnership with its contractors Interserve and Babcock & Wilcox Volund, will provide local businesses with a chance to learn more about potential business opportunities as the company gears up towards construction sta...
Planning permission for Beddington ERF granted
Posted 16 May 2013
Viridor welcomes the London Borough of Sutton Development Control Committee’s decision to grant planning permission for the construction of its proposed Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) in Beddington. Robert Ryan, Head of Development Projects at Viridor, said: “It is great news that the committee recognised...
Permit Granted for Beddington ERF
Posted 15 May 2013
Viridor has today (15 May) welcomed the Environment Agency’s announcement that it is “minded to grant” the Environmental Permit required to operate the proposed Energy Recovery Facility at the company’s recycling and landfill site in Beddington. The Environmental Permit Application process is separate...
First recycling company to achieve ISO 50001
Posted 30 Apr 2013
Viridor, head-quartered in Somerset, has become the first recycling and waste management company in Britain to receive ISO 50001 certification for its energy management systems by the British Standards Institute. The new international ISO 50001:2011 standard, which was only launched in June 2011, measures a c...
