Latest news (Environment)
Viridor agrees new recycling contract with Ealing Council
Viridor has re-won the contract for Ealing Council’s dry mixed recycling in a new five-year, £10 million contract which came into effect on 6 June.
Viridor holds virtual public exhibition on Scottish polymer plant plans
Viridor is to hold a virtual public exhibition starting this week to share its plans to build a polymers reprocessing plant at Dunbar in Scotland with the local community.
Viridor helping to turn the tide on microplastic
UK recycling company Viridor has sponsored 15 beach cleaning trommels which can be used to sift through the sand and remove microplastics from the natural environment.
'Plastics Tax clarity will unlock crucial investment in recycling'
Viridor has welcomed clarity on the plastics tax provided by the Government in the 2020 Budget.
£4.5m investment in Dimmer landfill will cut 2,000 vehicle journeys
Viridor has invested £4.5m in a system at its Dimmer Landfill site in Somerset in a ground-breaking project, which will cut about 2,000 articulated tanker movements to the site every year.
Viridor cuts more than 160,000 road miles on busy Cardiff to Bristol route
The UK’s largest recycling, waste management and energy recovery company, Viridor, is cutting its annual road miles by more than 160,000 across the busy route between Cardiff and Bristol, the company has announced.
The Taunton Toad Trail is hopping your way this summer
It’s your chance to become a detective and join the hunt for all the giant toads featured in the Taunton Toad Trail this summer.
Glasgow pupils take the reins in horsey tribute to Mary Queen of Scots
School pupils from Glasgow have paid a fitting tribute to Mary Queen of Scots using materials from Viridor's recycling centre.
From work experience to GRREC Apprentice Mechanical Engineer
This story first appeared on GlasgowLive on 4 July, 2019 "I came to Viridor for work experience when I was 15, in S4 at school. When I first came, the centre was an empty shell, as it it was still being constructed and a lot of the commissioning and testing was in process.
Ardley landfill bee-comes home to half a million honeybees
Ardley Landfill site, near Bicester, which closed four years ago, will house around half a million honeybees this summer – that’s three bees for every person in Oxford.🐝🐝🐝
Viridor and Somerset West and Taunton Council celebrate Cricket World Cup
Viridor and Somerset West and Taunton Council are looking to bowl over cricket fans with an eye-catching piece of original artwork which sends a powerful messaging on recycling and sustainability.
Recycling Seaweed into nutrient-rich fertilizer
Viridor Key Account Manager Lee Gomersall (centre) with Dave Bragg, of Bragg Contracting (left) and Tamar Crossings General Manager David List.