Waste Recycling Group
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Waste Recycling Group is a major British waste management company.
WRG was owned by Guy Hands
' investment company Terra Firma Capital Partners
until September 2006, when it was sold (excluding its waste to energy arm) to Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas
, S.A.
The company offers services in Landfill Disposal, Energy Recovery, Waste Treatment as well as Reception and Recycling.
Its Head Office is based in Northampton and has several divisions: WRG - North Division, WRG - South Division, Green Energy Plus Division, Waste Treatment Division, Darrington Quarries Ltd and Alco Waste Management.
WRG has a range of facilities across the UK, all with accreditation to the ISO14001 environmental standard.
WRG was owned by Guy Hands
Guy Hands
Guy Hands , is an English financier and investor. He is most notable as the founder and chairman of Terra Firma Capital Partners, one of the largest private equity firms in Europe. Hands also previously served as Chairman of the U.K...
' investment company Terra Firma Capital Partners
Terra Firma Capital Partners
Terra Firma Capital Partners Ltd is a leading U.K.-based private equity firm, best known for its failed investment in British music company EMI. Financier Guy Hands founded the firm in 2002 through the spin-off of Nomura Principal Finance Group...
until September 2006, when it was sold (excluding its waste to energy arm) to Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas
Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas
Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas is a leading Spanish construction company based in Barcelona. It is publicly traded and is part of the IBEX 35.Over 50% of the shares are owned by a company controlled by Esther Koplowitz and others.-History:...
, S.A.
The company offers services in Landfill Disposal, Energy Recovery, Waste Treatment as well as Reception and Recycling.
Its Head Office is based in Northampton and has several divisions: WRG - North Division, WRG - South Division, Green Energy Plus Division, Waste Treatment Division, Darrington Quarries Ltd and Alco Waste Management.
WRG has a range of facilities across the UK, all with accreditation to the ISO14001 environmental standard.
See also
- Allington Quarry Waste Management FacilityAllington Quarry Waste Management FacilityThe Allington Quarry Waste Management Facility is an integrated waste management centre in Allington, Kent. It is the site of the Allington Energy from Waste Incinerator. The incinerator is owned by Waste Recycling Group as Kent Enviropower...
- Greengairs LandfillGreengairs LandfillThe Greengairs Landfill is the largest landfill site in Scotland and is also considered to be Western Europe's largest landfill site. Greengairs was opened in 1990 and handles in approximately 600-750,000 tonnes of waste per year, 55% of which is municipal waste...
- List of waste management companies