Keenan Recycling was established in 2003 and provides food waste collection services for businesses, waste management companies and councils across England, Scotland and Wales – alongside operating a composting and biofuel facility in Aberdeen.
The provider collects around 56,000 tonnes of food waste each year from across 21 nation-wide depots and operates a fleet of 80 state of the art collection vehicles made up of diesel and HVO.
Maxine Mayhew, chief operating officer of Biffa Collections and Specialist Services, said: “Keenan Recycling has built an outstanding reputation as a leader in commercial food waste collections, and we’re delighted to be welcoming the expertise of 140 colleagues into the Biffa family.
“By integrating Keenan Recycling’s offering with our wider infrastructure and resources, we see tremendous potential to enhance our ability to meet the requirements of Simpler Recycling legislation mandating separate food waste collection.”
Grant Keenan, managing director at Keenan Recycling, added: “We’re extremely proud of the remarkable growth we’ve achieved over the past 20 years, evolving from a small, independent operation into one of the UK’s leading organics recycling and food waste collections businesses. We’d like to thank BGF who backed us to grow the business and have supported us with both investment and advice over the last 9 years.
“Keenan Recycling is now perfectly positioned for even greater expansion, especially with the upcoming mandatory food waste collections in Wales and England. Biffa brings a wealth of expertise, infrastructure and resources for accelerated growth and we are confident this acquisition will take our business – and the UK’s food waste recycling efforts – to the next level, helping to further reduce environmental impact and contribute to a more sustainable future.”
Simpler Recycling come into effect for most businesses across England from March 2025, households from March 2026 and micro businesses from March 2027.
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