2014 news (Recycling)

Viridor today (3 December 2014) commented on the outcome of a residual waste procurement project by the City of Edinburgh Council and Midlothian Councils.

Scotland’s ambitions to be a zero waste nation were boosted today (28th November) as Viridor announced final approval for a £177m energy recovery facility (ERF) at its existing rail linked Oxwellmains waste treatment hub in East Lothian, Scotland.

Viridor, Scotland’s leading recycling, resources and waste management partner, today (26th November 2014) backed Scottish Government action to tackle waste crime.

The Reuse Shop at Viridor’s Priorswood Recycling Centre, Taunton, Somerset is celebrating a year of growing success.

Viridor today (18th November 2014) commented on DEFRA’s publication of statistics on waste management by local authorities in England.

Viridor was delighted to welcome The Mayor of Medway Councillor Barry Kemp to their new state-of-the-art Plastics Recycling Facility (PRF) in Rochester today. The £12.5 million facility will help local councils and businesses to recycle more of their plastic ‘waste’ into quality raw materials for industry.

Viridor confirmed that it has secured a major contract with North Lanarkshire Council to transform the county’s ‘blue bin’ domestic co-mingled recycling service. The award, to recycle circa 30,000 tonnes per year of plastic, paper, card and cans from 130,000 homes and 250 ‘node points’, will secure eighteen jobs at the firm’s...

Viridor’s Katie Ferrie has been named as Scottish Young Recycler of the Year at the Scottish Government’s Scottish Resources Awards.

As Scotland’s resources and renewable energy leader, Viridor is giving the world’s resources new life.

TIME TO TRANSFORM WASTE POLICY

It is seen as one of Britain’s less glamorous jobs, but Viridor’s ‘bin men’ are trying to change the negative stereotypes and show another side to the magic ‘bin fairies’ that take away your waste.

Viridor today commented on the release of waste statistics for the UK.