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  • Viridor wins Lincolnshire recycling contract

    30th April 2010
  • 16 million investment planned in South West recycling services

    17th March 2010
  • Ancient oak given a new lease of life

    15th March 2010
  • Additional HPA provides further demonstration of safety of well-managed modern EfW plants

    11th March 2010

    The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has recently updated its report on the impact on health of emissions to air from municipal waste incinerators.

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  • Planning application for green waste treatment plant in South London

    4th March 2010

    Advanced technology will produce renewable energy and soil conditioner from South London's food waste

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  • Local students shown career opportunities in recycling and waste management

    23rd February 2010

    Taunton-based company Viridor has started a new initiative with Somerset schools and colleges to show students the range of career opportunities in the recycling and waste management industry.

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  • Bridgwater school uses Viridor competition prize for new greenhouse

    23rd February 2010

    St Joseph's School in Bridgwater, who came first in Viridor's Dig It, Grow It, Cook It, Eat It competition, have used their prize of 200 garden centre vouchers to buy a new greenhouse.

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  • Viridor sponsors local football team in Kent

    9th February 2010

    Viridor sponsors local football team in Kent; Minster-based Island Eagles FC received new kits

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  • STATEMENT FROM VIRIDOR PORTOBELLO PUBLIC INQUIRY

    9th February 2010
  • Mr Tippin' reinstated after local campaign

    8th February 2010

    Mr Tippin', a popular character at Viridor's public recycling centre in Usk, has been reinstated following a local campaign.

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  • Recycling facility gets vexed with flex

    3rd February 2010

    Local council and recycling firm urge residents in West Sussex to prevent contamination of recyclables

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  • Viridor to inves up to800M in Scotland's 'Next Generation' Green infrastructure

    1st February 2010

    Scotland's leading recycling, energy recovery and waste management company today announced plans to invest up to 800m over the next five years in 'next generation' green infrastructure to turn the Scottish Government's zero waste policy into practice.

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  • Cambridgeshire Councils sign recycling contract with Viridor to improve environmental performance

    29th January 2010

    Yesterday (28 January) Cambridge City, Fenland and Huntingdonshire District Councils signed a five-year contract with leading recycling company Viridor for the sorting of recyclables collected by the authorities. The new contract is expected to increase r

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  • Viridor supports conservation of Oxfordshire dinosaur footprints

    26th January 2010

    On 19 January, Natural England announced that the dinosaur footprints and tracks at Ardley Quarry, near Bicester in Oxfordshire, have been notified as a Site of Special Scientific Interest, making it the first SSSI to be designated by Natural England for

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  • Viridor shortlisted for industry awards

    26th January 2010

    Viridor, one of the UK's leading recycling and waste management company, has been shortlisted for two categories in this year's Association for Organics Recycling Awards, to be held in Birmingham on 11 February.

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  • Viridor records further increases in electrical recycling

    23rd January 2010

    While the nation spent several billions of pounds on electronics during 2009, Viridor was busy sending broken and unwanted electrical items for recycling.

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  • Tree-cycling: Christmas Trees; not just for Christmas

    22nd January 2010

    Brits urged to not let the weather stop Christmas tree recycling

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  • Viridor has today submitted its planning application to Devon County Council for a Resource Recovery

    19th January 2010

    The proposals include energy from waste (EfW), recycling and non-hazardous landfill facilities at the disused New England quarry, Lee Mill near Ivybridge.

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  • Official Take Over for Lakeside Energy from Waste plant

    15th January 2010

    Lakeside Energy from Waste Ltd - the joint venture between Grundon Waste Management and Viridor - has announced that as part of a phased commissioning programme, Take Over of the plant from the EPC contractor Itochu/Takuma has been achieved.

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  • Viridor appeals planning decision on energy from waste plant

    4th January 2010

    Viridor is appealing Oxfordshire County Council's Planning and Regulation Committee's decision to refuse planning permission for an Energy from Waste facility at its existing landfill and recycling site in Ardley.

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  • Kitten rescued from rubbish death

    14th December 2009

    Site workers at Viridor's Ardley Fields Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) got more than they bargained for this week when a crushing machine operator rescued a kitten from a grisly fate with moments to spare.

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  • Viridor sponsors local football team in Oxfordshire

    2nd December 2009

    Viridor, operator of the landfill and recycling site in Ardley, near Bicester, has enabled a top local football team to look the part on the pitch by sponsoring its new kit.

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  • Harrow Council to recycle more with Viridor

    25th November 2009

    Viridor, one of UK's leading recycling and waste management companies, has signed a contract with Harrow Council to double the amount of recyclables processed by the company at its state of the art Materials Recovery Facility in north Kent.

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  • Viridor sponsors local football team in Oxfordshire

    18th November 2009

    Viridor, one of UK's leading recycling and waste management companies, starts five-year contract with Cambridge City Council

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  • Viridor to submit planning application for Severn Road Resource Recovery Centre

    5th November 2009

    Viridor intends to submit a planning application this week (w/c 2nd November) for its proposed Severn Road Resource Recovery Centre, near Avonmouth.

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