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Trust for Oxfordshire’s Environment to close after 12 years and five million pounds

Posted 31 Mar 2011

The Trust for Oxfordshire’s Environment (TOE) organisation which has contributed around £5 million to a wide range of local community and environmental projects for the last 12 years today announces that it is winding-up.  TOE has been backed by the Landfill Communities Fund, financed by leading waste man...

New Board Appointment To Strengthen Operational Structure

Posted 24 Mar 2011

Viridor is pleased to announce a strengthening of its operational structure, following the recent appointment to the Board of Viridor Limited of Mark Burrows-Smith as Operations Director (with effect from 1 April 2011). The appointments reflect the continued growth of Viridor within the demanding sectors of r...

CEO Gives Budget 'Cautious Welcome'

Posted 23 Mar 2011

Viridor Chief Executive Colin Drummond has given key elements of today’s budget statement a cautious welcome. Items of potential interest and direct relevance to our industry include: Planning: The Chancellor stated that councils are spending 13% more on planning permission applications than 5 years ago, de...

Viridor wins north London composting contract

Posted 17 Mar 2011

One of the UK’s leading recycling, renewable energy and waste management, Viridor has been awarded a contract to process green waste from LondonWaste Ltd, which manages the household waste of seven north London boroughs. LondonWaste Ltd, which already processes mixed food and garden material at its own comp...

Oxfordshire County Council Signs Residual Waste Treatment Partnership Contract with Viridor

Posted 11 Mar 2011

Yesterday (10 March), Oxfordshire County Council signed a Public Private Partnership (PPP) contract with Viridor to treat the county’s residual waste for the next 25 years and help the council meet its statutory obligations under the EU Landfill Directive and the UK Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme (LATS)....