Viridor commits to fight against climate crisis by becoming first UK net negative emissions waste company
20th May 2021 | 3 mins
- Ahead of COP26 in November, commitment to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, 10 years ahead of the Government’s legal target of 2050
- New target will see the removal of at least 1.6MT of CO2 per year by 2040, equivalent to removing 783,846 cars from UK roads
- Ambition to be the first net negative emissions waste and recycling company in the UK by 2045, allowing Viridor to support the rest of the economy to reach net zero by 2050
- Five-step action plan to support the country to recycle 70% of our waste by 2030 and unlock billions of pounds of investment in new green technologies like carbon capture
