Viridor

Viridor Limited (from the Latin 'to become green') is a recycling, renewable energy and waste management company in the United Kingdom owned by KKR.

[5] Later in 2015 Viridor took over the collection side of Dorset based waste company Commercial Recycling.

Today the business is valued at around £4 billion,[6] with recent acquisitions and growth focused on expanding the company's recycling and energy from waste capacity.

In March 2020, KKR agreed terms to buy Viridor in a £4.2 billion deal.

[11] As part of the Landfill Communities Fund tax credit scheme, Viridor created the Viridor Credits scheme which in 2001 to distribute funds to communities for heritage and biodiversity projects.

Viridor waste to energy plant in Ardley, Oxfordshire
Viridor waste collection truck in Plymouth