Biffa in the news

Biffa's AI-generated Christmas film promotes recycling, coinciding with a 40% increase in waste collection over the festive period.

Biffa's Christmas campaign highlights a 40% rise in waste collections and over three million tonnes of extra UK festive waste, promoting recycling through AI characters.

Stopping UK plastic waste exports by 2030 could create 9,000 jobs, boost the economy by £900 million annually, and improve environmental and labor standards.

Biffa argues that stopping plastic scrap exports and processing all UK plastic packaging waste domestically could create thousands of jobs and significantly boost the economy with proper government policies.

Biffa has recycled 10 billion milk bottles and urges the UK to stop exporting unprocessed plastic waste to boost recycling infrastructure and the economy.

Biffa is expanding its Inverness depot to improve staff welfare facilities and increase parking capacity due to current space shortages.

Biffa was fined nearly £2.5 million after a worker was killed by a reversing lorry due to inadequate pedestrian safety measures at a waste site.

Biffa supplies recycled polypropylene to ReBorn for making recyclable kitchen bins that help households separate food waste and flexible plastics.

Biffa was fined £2.48m after a worker was killed by a reversing truck due to inadequate safety monitoring at its Bradford waste site.

Biffa introduced new recycling bins for upcoming waste policies and highlighted vape waste issues, while Defra and other firms advanced waste management initiatives.

Sackers sold its trade waste arm and Ipswich transfer station to Biffa, expanding Biffa's regional waste management capacity and local expertise.

Sackers sold its trade waste business to Biffa, transferring staff and assets to expand Biffa's regional waste services while retaining its scrap metal operations.

Biffa's waste sites have found hundreds of thousands of vapes with lithium-ion batteries causing fires and safety risks due to improper disposal in general waste and recycling bins.

Biffa expands its East Anglia presence by acquiring Sackers' trade waste arm and transfer station, integrating their team to boost local waste services.

Cumberland and Westmorland & Furness Councils are jointly procuring a county-wide waste disposal contract focused on sustainability, value for money, and community benefits.

Sackers sold its trade waste arm and Ipswich transfer station to Biffa, expanding Biffa's regional waste management network and staff expertise.

ReBorn and Biffa collaborate to produce recyclable kitchen caddies from recycled plastics, supporting upcoming UK waste separation laws.

Biffa is suing the Scottish Government for £51.4 million over delays and misrepresentations related to the Scottish deposit return scheme.

A 13-year-old from Bury has helped his family save thousands by promoting recycling and reducing waste.

Biffa uncovered over 840,000 discarded vapes causing increased fire risks at UK waste sites, highlighting dangers of lithium-ion batteries in household waste.