Municipal waste

One of Italy’s largest waste infrastructure projects has entered the construction phase, with work now under way on a new waste-to-energy (wte) plant near Rome. Swiss plant engineering company Kanadevia Inova said that work commenced on 14 May. The first waste deliveries are scheduled for autumn 2029. The City of Rome...

The French environmental services group Veolia reported a slight decline in first-quarter revenue in its waste business this year, as growth in hazardous waste activities failed to fully offset weaker performance in the solid waste segment. Overall, the division generated revenue of €3.76bn, according to the quarterly...

Dutch waste management group Twence increased both revenue and earnings in the 2025 financial year. According to its annual report released in April, net revenue rose 11 per cent €162m. Profit after tax came in at €15.1m, up nearly 5 per cent compared with the prior year. Operating profit increased 11 per cent to...

Last week, the European Commission proposed a "targeted and limited" amendment of the Waste Shipments Regulation (WSR) to allow exports of mixed municipal waste from the EU to continue to be sent to Switzerland for recovery. The revision of the WSR in 2024 introduced a ban on exports of this type of waste from the EU...

There has been little change in the top tier of businesses leading the global ranking of the largest waste management companies. The French environmental services group Veolia remains in first place at the top of the leader board with annual revenue of more than €33bn in its waste and water divisions in 2025. Growth...

FCC’s waste management and environmental services arm, which operates as FCC Enviro, increased revenue by 7 per cent year on year in the first quarter of 2026. The growth was supported by recent acquisitions in the UK and US as well as by new contract wins in Spain. Turnover in the business area rose to €1.195bn,...

French environmental services group Suez increased revenues in 2025, but a sharp rise in impairments and restructuring charges pushed the group significantly deeper into the red. Suez reported a net loss attributable to the group of €671m for the past financial year, compared with a loss of €211m in 2024. The company...

Veolia has announced a series of senior management changes across key regions, including new leadership for the Northern Europe and Asia Pacific zones and its Germany business unit. Richard Kirkman, formerly managing director of Veolia Australia & New Zealand, took up the role of CEO for Northern Europe on 2 April...

The acquisition of Spanish waste management and environmental services group Urbaser by the financial investors Blackstone and EQT Fund Management has been approved by the European Commission's directorate-general for competition on Wednesday. The Commission said it concluded that the notified transaction would not...

FCC’s environmental services arm, now operating under the name FCC Enviro, increased revenue and operating earnings in 2025, supported by new municipal contracts in Spain and expansion in the United States and the United Kingdom. According to the group’s annual earnings report, which was released last week, revenue...

The recycling plant and shredder technology manufacturer Vecoplan has named a new chief executive officer. Ralf Guckert is taking over the helm, succeeding Werner Berens, who left the German company in January after 13 years in the role....

The European Commission intends to ensure that the data used for the calculation of recycling rates in the EU is more comparable and reliable. To that end, it is planning uniform rules governing how the amount of material lost after sorting is to be calculated, verified and reported, based on average loss rates (ALRs)....

Funds managed by EQT and Blackstone Infrastructure have agreed to acquire Spanish waste management group Urbaser from Platinum Equity, bringing to a close a sales process that has been underway since late 2024. The two investors are each to hold 50 per cent of the company and jointly manage the business, said Urbaser's...

Dutch waste management and recycling group Renewi has announced the appointment of Federico La Manna as its new chief financial officer, to succeed Annemieke den Otter. Mr La Manna will join the company with effect from 2 February 2026, while Ms den Otter will step down from both her executive role and her seat on the...

Swedish waste management company Ragn-Sells has announced that group CEO Lars Lindén will step down after almost ten years in the role. His last working day will be 28 February, the company said on Wednesday. Mr Lindén will be succeeded on an interim basis by Madeleine Ljunggren, currently CEO of Ragn-Sells Treatment &...