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Viridor Waste Management is doubling the capacity of its Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) in Peterborough. Re-engineering of the plant will also allow the inclusion of glass in co-mingled collections.

Thanks to a £1million investment, including Council Grant Funding from Peterborough City Council, the extensive MRF redevelopment gives the East of England a state-of-the art recycling centre. The facility will be able to recycle 90,000 tonnes of materials from both households and businesses every year.

Mary Corin, Viridor's Director of Recycling Development, said:

"This is a really exciting time. The continuous development that Viridor promotes through its partnerships with local authorities means that a lot more resources can be diverted away from landfill and into manufacturing at a cost that both the taxpayer and industry can afford.

"By doubling our capacity and being able to include glass, Viridor can now help more local authorities ensure their recyclables are processed efficiently and effectively into high quality products, whilst meeting and even exceeding their recycling targets."

The engineering works will be completed in early March.

For more information contact Mary Corin mcorin@grosvenorwaste.co.uk

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About Viridor Resource Management

Viridor Waste Management is one of the UK's leading waste management companies and a market leader in recycling.  The company diverts 1.6m tonnes of materials from landfill in the UK, every year. That's 10% of all the UK's recyclables.

Viridor provides the full range of waste and recycling services including advanced composting and MBT, glass reprocessing, materials recycling, waste to energy, transport, collection, site restoration, and safe and efficient landfill disposal.  Viridor also generates 78 Megawatts of renewable energy. 

The company's operations are accredited to the ISO14001 Environmental Management System, the highest recognised international standard, ensuring continuous improvement in environmental performance, and providing assurance to customers and communities alike.  The company is now implementing an integrated business system incorporating ISO9001 (Quality Management) and OHSAS 18001 (Health and Safety) standards as well as ISO 14001.

Viridor has recently won the 'Best Partnership with Local Authorities' category in the DEFRA-sponsored Awards for Excellence in Waste and Recycling.  It is a 'beacon status company' for its partnership working with waste and recycling services beacon councils (the Beacon scheme recognises excellence and innovation in local government), and has won the Chartered Institution for Waste Management Peel Prize Cup for the UK's best-run landfill three times in recent years.

Viridor is already working successfully with Peterborough City Council, West Sussex County Council, and Suffolk County Council.

www.viridor-recycling.co.uk

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