Resource and waste management company FCC Environment has become an affiliate member of the Resource Association, a trade association for the reprocessing and recycling industries and their supply chain.
FCC Environment employs 2,400 people and operates more than 200 facilities across England, Scotland, and Wales. It specialises in providing: municipal services; business waste solutions; recycling; green energy; and waste processing and disposal.
Its application was approved at a meeting of the association’s board, which was held on Thursday (9 July).
Ray Georgeson, Chief Executive of the Resource Association, commented today (16 July): “We warmly welcome FCC Environment into the membership and appreciate their support for our work promoting the recycling quality agenda and the development of green jobs here in the UK. We look forward to their active involvement in our activities at this important time for future resources policy development.”
Paul Taylor, Group Chief Executive of FCC Environment, added: “We are very pleased to join the Resource Association. Circular economy thinking is bringing into sharper focus the need for quality recyclate rather than simply focusing on the quantity of materials we recover.
“In the absence of a clear roadmap for future policy emerging from government, we look forward to engaging in a debate with our fellow members to help shape our industry’s future.”
The Resource Association focuses on championing the value of UK reprocessing and recycling in terms of employment, resource efficiency and integrity, carbon reduction and its role in the low-carbon, green economy. It works with governments across the UK, the European Commission, other trade associations and stakeholders with shared interests
Its member companies and organisations represent an estimated £3.3 billion contribution to UK GDP, the recovery and recycling of over seven million tonnes annually and the employment of over 12,500 people.
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