2019 news
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.
Glasgow enters new recycling era with official opening of city waste and renewable energy hub
The Glasgow Recycling and Renewable Energy Centre (GRREC) at Polmadie on the south side of Glasgow has been officially opened by Susan Aitken, the leader of Glasgow City Council.
Viridor shows how non-recyclable waste becomes electricity at Heritage Open Days
Discover how Viridor uses waste which cannot be recycled to create electricity when the company opens its doors to the public in September as part of the National Trust’s Heritage Open Days.
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.
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 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 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.
Ground-breaking South West project sees Viridor power plastic recycling with non-recyclable waste
The FTSE 250 Pennon Group, parent company of Viridor, the UK’s biggest recycling company, has announced a ground-breaking project which will harness the electricity created from non-recyclable waste at its £252 million energy recovery facility at Avonmouth, near Bristol, to power a new £65 million plastic recycling plant.
New Viridor partnership sees additional 5,000 tonnes of plastic reprocessed in UK
Viridor has agreed a two-year contract with a UK plastics company to reprocess around 5,000 tonnes of recycling sacks, shopping bags and film each year, material which would have otherwise been sent abroad to develop end-of-waste products.
Bringing energy recovery to life: Beddington Virtual Visitors Centre goes online
Members of the community are now able to explore the Beddington Energy Recovery Facility from the comfort of their sofa or on-the-go through their smartphone as the interactive Viridor Virtual Visitor Centre goes live.