Part of the FTSE 250 Pennon Group, Viridor puts waste into action, transforming it into high quality recyclables, raw materials and energy.
Viridor is Scotland's leading recycling, renewable energy and sustainable waste partner, working with 96% of Scottish local authorities and some of the biggest names in Scottish business such as Scottish Power, RBS, BAE Systems and Coca Cola Enterprises.
In addition to its £100m Scottish network of recycling-led technologies, the company has announced £357m of Scottish investment in the last eighteen months including:
· £177.4m Energy Recovery Facility (ERF), Oxwellmains, East Lothian
· £154m Glasgow Recycling & Renewable Energy Centre (GRREC)
· £25m UK's most advanced Glass Recycling Facility, Lanarkshire
· £300,000 flat-screen TV recycling line at its £23m E-Waste Recycling Hub, Perth
· £180,000 Dry mixed recycling upgrade at its £11m Materials Recycling Facility, Bargeddie.
Its full range of services includes; recycling and waste advice and auditing, advanced materials recycling, glass and plastics reprocessing, composting, mechanical & biological treatment, anaerobic digestion, waste to energy, transport, collection, landfill disposal and habitat restoration and management.
Each year Viridor transforms over two million tonnes of materials into high quality recyclate, and yet more into over 760 gigawatt hours of renewable energy. In total, it safely manages over eight million tonnes of recyclables and waste materials for customers from all sectors across the UK.
Employing over 3,200 people, Viridor strives to be an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable business. All sites and services are operated under the company's business management system incorporating the highest environmental, quality and health and safety standards.
Viridor won two important titles (Health and Safety Best Practice and Best Communications Campaign) at the 2012 Chartered Institution of Wastes Management Awards for Environmental Excellence. Previously, the Lakeside Energy from Waste facility (a Viridor joint venture) has won the CIWM Peel People's Cup for the best run facility in the UK, and Viridor is a recent 'Recycling and Waste Management Business of the Year' winner at the National Recycling Awards.
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