Waste management

Veolia has secured a contract to provide healthcare waste management services for NHS Test and Trace’s new Rosalind Franklin Laboratory, in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.

The IWFM has submitted a response to the public consultation on consistency in household and business recycling in England.

Reconomy has expanded its waste and recycling contract with Grafton Group plc by taking on services for its subsidiary – decorating and DIY specialist Leyland SDM.

Sodexo has been awarded a contract to supply a range of FM services at the new Rosalind Franklin Laboratory in Royal Leamington Spa in Warwickshire.

Brentwood-based recycling and waste management company Waste Cost Reduction Services Ltd (WCRS) has rebranded to Zest Recycle.

Waste management business Biffa has completed a £10 million deal to buy Scotland’s only post-consumer plastics recycling facility (PRF) from Green Circle Polymers. 

Mitie has secured a new one-year contract worth £365 million to run 175 regional and local coronavirus test centres and 105 mobile testing units across Great Britain.

Waste and recycling group Biffa has confirmed in its first sustainability report that it has already unlocked £1 billion worth of investment in green infrastructure, ahead of target. 

Enva has extended its waste and recycling contract with ScotRail.

Tech-led facilities management provider Arcus FM marked World Environment Day (5 June)  by affirming its commitment to making the FM sector as sustainable as possible.  

Boutique FM company Q3 Services Group has secured a major public sector contract with the London Borough of Redbridge following a competitive tender process.

Biffa has agreed to acquire the collections business and certain recycling assets of Viridor Waste Management for £126 million.