Plastics Circularity
Investment Tracker

The Circulate Initiative's Plastics Circularity Investment Tracker, launched in cooperation with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), provides insights into private investments in plastics circularity globally.

  • Investment data is available by geography, archetypes and investment categories on deals that took place between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2023.
  • Compare investments across archetypes and investment categories across countries.
  • View the profiles of 24 global investors in plastics circularity.

For example, the tool can be used to identify the private equity investments in recycling in India, Indonesia, and Thailand for the years 2019, 2020, and 2021.

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United Kingdom

Biffa plc

Biffa offers a variety of recycled plastics sourced through the waste collection services it offers. It operates several plastic recycling facilities in the United Kingdom, which have a total capacity of around 190,000 tonnes annually. Biffa has expanded its plastics circularity focus through recent acquisitions of businesses in plastic recycling and recovery.
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Deal Value (USD)

> 100M - 500M

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Number of Deals

11

Profile
Established Year1912
Company DescriptionBiffa is a UK-based waste management company offering services that span the entire waste supply chain, covering waste prevention and reduction, waste collection and management, recycling and recovery, and landfill disposal.
HQ Location High Wycombe, England
Operating RegionsUnited Kingdom
Investor TypeCorporate Investor
Vision-
MissionTo help businesses, local authorities, and communities reduce waste by redistributing, recycling, and recovering more.
Key Management Member (Name)Michael Topham
Key Management Position (Title)Chief Executive Officer
Contacthttps://www.biffa.co.uk/support-resources/faqs/general
Websitehttps://www.biffa.co.uk/
Investment and Deals
No. of Plastics Circularity Deals11
Total Deal Value of Plastics Circularity Deals (USD)> 100M - 500M
Impact Theme(s)Recovery, Recycling

* Based on aggregated data for all plastics circularity deals for the period 2018 to 2023 researched by The Circulate Initiative. Investment ranges may include co-investments and information that may not be available publicly.

Hamilton Waste & RecyclingUnited KingdomRecycling2023Undisclosedfalse-icon
Esterform PackagingUnited KingdomRecycling2023Undisclosedfalse-icon
DJB RecyclingUnited KingdomRecovery2022> 1M - 5Mfalse-icon
Viridor Waste ManagementUnited KingdomRecovery2021> 100Mfalse-icon
Green Circle PolymersUnited KingdomRecycling2021> 10M - 50Mfalse-icon
Company
Hamilton Waste & Recycling
Esterform Packaging
DJB Recycling
Viridor Waste Management
Green Circle Polymers
Company HQUnited KingdomUnited KingdomUnited KingdomUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom
ArchetypeRecyclingRecyclingRecoveryRecoveryRecycling
Deal Year20232023202220212021
Deal Size Range (USD)UndisclosedUndisclosed> 1M - 5M> 100M> 10M - 50M
Co-Investmentfalse-iconfalse-iconfalse-iconfalse-iconfalse-icon

* Up to five most recent deals with publicly available information

Notes:

1. Investment is defined as private financing in the form of grants, equity/quasi-equity, debt, and blended finance structures, including credit guarantees and other similar financial instruments.

2. Deals with undisclosed deal values are included in the deal count but excluded from deal value calculations.

Last Updated:
July 30, 2024
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