Waste recycling firm to employ 50 people at €10m British plant

WASTE recycling firm NTR is to expand its British operation in a £7 million (€10m) investment, creating one of the largest recycling facilities in Britain.

NTR’s British-based recycling-led waste management company Greenstar UK is investing the money to develop a materials recycling facility in Aldridge, north of Birmingham, early next year.

When fully operational the plant will employ about 50 people.

NTR chief executive Jim Barry said: “The announcement by Greenstar UK further demonstrates NTR’s commitment to the renewable energy and sustainable waste management sectors across the globe.

“Greenstar UK is already one of the leading waste recycling businesses in the UK, while recent acquisition announcements by our US firm, Greenstar North America, are evidence of NTR’s increasingly international position,” he said.

Managing director of Greenstar UK Ian Wakelin added: “The UK has a real deficit in recycling infrastructure, particularly in the Birmingham area, and Greenstar UK is addressing this need.

“The Aldridge plant will utilise the best technology and equipment available in the world and will eventually have the capacity to handle a quarter of a million tonnes of recyclable materials per annum.”

Greenstar UK is part of the NTR group, an international operator and developer in renewable energy and sustainable waste management.