ABOUT US
Managing waste, recovering energy - together
Waste Recycling Group is one of the leading waste management services and energy recovery companies in the UK. Each year we receive, recycle and dispose of around 13 million tonnes of household, commercial and industrial waste. We also generate energy from waste - thereby contributing significantly to the Government's efforts to reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
The profile of the UK's waste management industry has never been higher, the pressures on local authorities and the economy to reduce waste and maximise re-use and recovery, never greater. Through innovation, service and expertise - cornerstones of the Company's approach - Waste Recycling Group is committed to working with our local authority partners and industry customers to respond to often complex and far-reaching waste management strategies, to react to increased regulation from the UK and Europe, and to meet demanding waste management targets.
Our service offering covers:
Landfill Disposal
The safe disposal of waste to landfill has been a mainstay of UK waste management practice for many years and will continue to underpin the sector's activities. However there is a growing acknowledgement that the balance between landfill disposal and existing and new forms of waste treatment has to change. Waste Recycling Group is helping our customers to make this change and, over time, more and more waste will be recycled, re-used or have value extracted from it through the recovery of energy. Through this period of change Waste Recycling Group is committed to providing a cost-effective landfill disposal service for residual waste in a safe and responsible manner.
Energy Recovery
Recognising and recovering the potential value that is locked up in the waste that we generate is important in achieving sustainability and driving waste higher up the hierarchy. Waste Recycling Group is operating and developing facilities to capture energy from waste by safe and effective thermal processes - generating steam for combined heat and power and electricity for local grid networks.
Waste Treatment
The Company has a dedicated business able to respond to the needs of its commercial customers for the treatment of hazardous and problematic wastes. This is a growing area of interest as a result of the current changes to the UK's approach to the management of hazardous wastes following the implementation of the EU Landfill Directive.
Reception and Recycling
The Company manages a network of household waste recycling sites on behalf of our local authority customers. The sites are the first port of call for members of the public in recycling and disposing of bulky items and household waste and are well used and cost effective elements of a local authority's waste management strategy. The Company's integrated waste management capability also includes the recovery of important recyclable materials such as glass, paper and metals from the household waste stream to assist local authorities in meeting government targets. We work with customers to find best value integrated solutions which put the delivery of recycling and landfill diversion targets at the heart of waste management options. Waste Recycling Group has taken a lead in the composting of green garden waste which is making an increasingly important contribution to the tough diversion targets which have been set for local authorities and the Country as a whole.