2014 news (Sustainability)

Recycling, resources and waste management company Viridor, has signed a three year deal with a consortium of the two major contractors to build a ‘next generation’ Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) just weeks after announcing that work would proceed on the £177m project at Dunbar in East Lothian.

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.

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.

Technology partners BELECTRIC UK help deliver award-winning Solar PV roof-top installation

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

Viridor’s new Energy Recovery Facility in Exeter was officially opened today (Thursday 16 October) with a series of celebrations.

Today (9 October), Peterborough Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) hosted 20 representatives from the Chartered Institute of Building for a presentation and tour of the construction site.