Viridor has signed a 12-month waste management contract with the Flagship Group, a company that provides homes for affordable market rent and sale across the East of England.
The contract will cover dry mixed recycling, wood, cardboard, plasterboard, hazardous and inert waste and waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in the East Anglia area.
The national waste firm will be responsible for bin services at Flagship’s offices and premises and will take the waste to its transfer stations directly.
Viridor Commercial Manager (East and Central) Victoria Waterhouse: “This partnership is a prime example of how a national company like Viridor can apply a local solution to a company’s specific waste needs and tailor a contract accordingly. The contract gives the Flagship Group a sustainable waste solution which is supported by our state-of-the-art energy recovery facilities at Peterborough and Ardley.”
Flagship Group Head of Procurement Narinder Chahal added: “During the tender process Viridor’s professionalism and expertise was evident and we look forward to utilising them in order to support the Flagship Group’s drive towards making a positive contribution to the environment by reducing our carbon footprint.
“I have visited Viridor’s energy recovery facility in Peterborough and witnessed its impressive operation first hand and it certainly was an education to be walked and talked through the cycle.”
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