Latest news (Contracts)
Funding approved for first phase of Cardiff’s District-Heating Network
A new £26.5m district-heating network, which will use underground pipes to transport heat from an energy recovery facility to businesses and homes in Cardiff, has secured £15m to begin the first phase of works.
Viridor and councils put one million tonnes of non-recyclable waste to work
One million tonnes of non-recyclable waste diverted from landfill. One million tonnes of non-recyclable waste used to generate enough low carbon energy to power 178,000 homes. £198,659 from Viridor presented to the Prosiect Gwyrdd-Trident Park ERF Community Fund for distribution to local community groups. 18,350 tonnes of metal...
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 and Plastic Energy announce ground-breaking UK circular economy collaboration
Feasibility work underway to develop a new PLASTIC ENERGY facility that makes plastic infinitely recyclable by returning it to recycled oils. Technology would provide a key route to deal with traditionally ‘hard to recycle’ plastic films. Process would be integrated with Viridor’s polymers investments to deliver a more complete...
Viridor invests £2m in innovation project to create low carbon transport fuels from landfill gas
Viridor has signed an agreement to work with Dutch company CarbonOrO to deliver a global first – a gas clean-up system which transforms landfill gas into transport fuels in a process which also allows for successful capture of CO2.
Viridor's Bargeddie recycling hub nears completion
Viridor’s new residual Materials Recycling Facility (rMRF) at Bargeddie in North Lanarkshire has reached an important milestone with a period of site testing now underway.
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.
Viridor and East Sussex County Council agree £20m contract
Viridor has been awarded the contract to process around 50,000 tonnes of East Sussex County Council’s dry mixed recyclables per annum.
Viridor partners with Forest Holidays to recycle more complex materials
Viridor and Forest Holidays have agreed on a nationwide total waste management contract across Forest Holidays’ 10 locations as part of a new partnership to boost recycling.
Viridor and Somerset Waste Partnership extend contract to 2031
Viridor and Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) have agreed a nine-year, £80 million extension of their comprehensive waste management contract to 2031.
Viridor wins total waste contract for Hinkley Point C
Viridor will be playing a crucial role in maximising the environmental credentials of one of Europe’s largest construction projects after securing the total waste management contract at Hinkley Point C.
Viridor wins two-year national waste management contract with UK’s largest self-storage provider
Viridor has won a new two-year waste management contract with Safestore, the UK’s largest self-storage provider.
Viridor announce contract extension with Kent County Council
Viridor is set to continue its recycling partnership with Kent County Council following agreement on a 24-month contract extension through to July 2020.