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Waste firm Biffa agrees £1.3 billion US takeover deal

Waste management firm Biffa has agreed to a £1.3 billion takeover deal by a US investor. The London-listed waste firm said Bears Bidco, a new company run by Energy Capital Partners (ECP), will pay 410p per share for the company. It comes three ...

27 Sept 2022 at 09:44

Corrie McKeague inquest: Detective ‘suspicious’ of reset of bin weights device

A device used to record bin weights on the bin lorry that visited the area where RAF gunner Corrie McKeague was last seen was returned to factory settings the day before it was collected by police, an inquest heard. The airman, of Dunfermline,...

16 Mar 2022 at 14:55

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Biffa ponders £1.4bn bid from US firm amid potentially costly HMRC probe

Waste management company Biffa has signalled it would be willing to accept a potential £1.4 billion bid from a US investor. The company also revealed it is under investigation by HM Revenue and Customs, a probe which could ultimately cost as ...

07 Jun 2022 at 10:31

Wrong bin weight in Corrie McKeague search was due to error in process – inquest

A bin was mistakenly thought to have been too light to have had missing RAF gunner Corrie McKeague inside it because a device used by the bin lorry driver to get the weight of the bin had not been cleared before the start of the driver’s ...

11 Mar 2022 at 14:55

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Biffa partners with EV specialists Lunaz to electrify bin lorry fleet

Biffa has started a new partnership with electric vehicle firm Lunaz to help electrify some of its large bin lorries as the firm looks to lower its emissions. Both British firms are working together to help ‘upcycle’ some of Biffa’s bin ...

27 Apr 2023 at 09:34

Deposit return scheme ‘misrepresented’ to waste firm by ministers, court told

Ministers “negligently misrepresented” a now collapsed drinks container return scheme to a waste management company to persuade it to sign up, a court has heard. Waste disposal company Biffa is suing the Scottish Government for a sum ...

08 Nov 2024 at 14:44

Campaigners call for action on reusable packaging and cutting food waste

Campaigners and businesses are calling for the widespread adoption of reusable packaging as well as action to cut food waste across the grocery sector. Reuse experts on Tuesday released research which suggests that adopting reusable ...

24 Jun 2025 at 00:01

Judge rules Biffa can continue with £160m case against Scottish Government

A judge has ruled that waste management company Biffa can proceed with suing the Scottish Government for about £160 million following the collapse of the deposit return scheme (DRS). Lawyers representing the Government had ...

28 Jan 2025 at 14:56

Police still probing recycling plant three days after bones find

Forensic officers continued to work at a recycling plant where human bones were found at the weekend. Blue forensic tents have been erected inside the Biffa waste processing facility on the outskirts of Hartlepool. ...

02 Apr 2025 at 21:29

Key facts on deposit return ‘kept from us’, claims Circularity Scotland boss

The head of the non-profit company that was designated to administer Scotland’s deposit return scheme (DRS) has said it was not in “full possession of the facts” around the liability of the initiative. Circularity ...

22 Oct 2025 at 15:19

Slater gave ’emphatic’ assurance to Biffa on deposit return scheme, court told

A waste firm suing the Scottish Government over its bottle return scheme has said it was “provided with certainty” that the plan would go ahead. Biffa Waste Services is looking for £166 million of reparations ...

21 Oct 2025 at 14:40

Scotland

Scottish Government ‘utterly irresponsible’ over deposit scheme – Alister Jack

The Scottish Government was “utterly irresponsible” in the way it tried to implement its deposit return scheme (DRS), a former UK government minister has said. Giving evidence at the Court of Session in ...

24 Oct 2025 at 18:00

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