Biffa
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1920
- HeadquartersHigh Wycombe, United Kingdom
- Headcount1,001–5,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
Biffa firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Biffa
- Legal name
- Biffa
- Website
- https://biffa.co.uk
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1920
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1,001–5,000 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Biffa industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Waste Management Services
- NAICS
- Waste Collection (5621), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), Waste Treatment and Disposal (56221)
- SIC
- Refuse Systems (4953), Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Bulk Item & White Goods Collection (Bulky Waste) (BPALAAAD)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Universal Waste Management (Batteries, Lamps, Mercury Devices, Aerosols) (BPALAFAJ), Retail & Shopping Center Waste Services (Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAF), Waste Management & Hazardous Waste Compliance (RCRA, Universal Waste, Waste Characterization/Manifests) (EUAHABAC)
Keywords
Where Biffa is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- High Wycombe
- HQ country
- United Kingdom
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
Biffa business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Commercial Waste Collection Services: Recurring waste collection services for businesses of all sizes, providing scheduled or on-demand collections of general waste, recycling, food waste, and hazardous materials with flexible bin options
- Local Authority Municipal Services: Long-term contracts with UK local authorities for household waste collection, street cleansing, and recycling services across 31+ partnerships
- Plastic Recycling and Processing: Processing of waste plastics into raw materials including food-grade rPET and rHDPE at Biffa Polymers facilities, sold to manufacturers
- Consultancy Services: Expert guidance on waste legislation, packaging strategy, carbon reporting, and sustainability including packaging surgeries and audits
- Energy from Waste: Generation of electricity (566 GWh) and biogas (12+ MW) from waste materials at energy recovery facilities
- Producer Compliance Schemes: Biffpack compliance service for packaging recovery notes, EPR compliance, WEEE, and battery compliance
- Surplus Redistribution: Company Shop Group redistributes surplus products (food, homeware) at discounted prices through social enterprise model
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly | Commercial waste collection for SMEs with flexible options |
| Transaction based/ take rate | Multi-year contract | Local authority waste management partnerships |
| Subscription | Monthly | Green Waste Club household subscription |
Go-to-market motion4 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels9 records
Biffa product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Biffa provides integrated waste management services across the UK, including commercial and municipal waste collection, materials recycling (plastics, paper, glass, organics, aggregates), energy-from-waste generation, hazardous waste treatment, landfill disposal, and producer compliance services. The company operates two technically advanced plastic reprocessing facilities, 100+ local depots, and serves over 100,000 customers covering 95% of UK postcodes, with a fleet including the UK's largest fleet of electric refuse collection vehicles.
Product overview
Biffa operates as an integrated waste management company offering a comprehensive suite of services across the waste hierarchy. The portfolio centers on core collection and recycling operations (General Waste Collection, Commercial Recycling, Food & Green Waste Processing) alongside specialized divisions including Biffa Polymers for plastic recycling, Energy from Waste for power generation, and Hazardous Waste Solutions. Supporting these are value-added services like Packaging Consultancy, Surplus and Waste Consultancy, and Producer Compliance (BiffPack) for regulatory compliance. Biffa also offers smart technology products such as Binsight for local authorities, and maintains the Company Shop Group social enterprise for surplus redistribution. The company serves SMEs, large organizations, local authorities, and public sector clients across the UK.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Biffa Polymers: Plastic recycling division operating state-of-the-art reprocessing facilities in Redcar and Seaham, converting waste plastics into high-value raw materials.
- Company Shop Group
- BiffPack
- Binsight
- Biffa Award
Products and services
- General Waste Collection & Management Scheduled and one-off commercial waste collections, skip hire, and trade waste solutions for organisations of all sizes across the UK.
- Commercial Recycling Recycling collection services for glass, plastic, paper, food, metal, card, and wood waste streams, including Dry Mixed Recycling collections for commercial customers.
- Energy from Waste Waste-to-energy facilities converting residual waste into electricity and biogas, with Biffa generating 566 GWh of electricity from waste operations.
- Biffa Polymers (Plastic Recycling) Plastic recycling division operating state-of-the-art reprocessing facilities in Redcar and Seaham, converting waste plastics into high-value raw materials including food-grade rPET and rHDPE sold to manufacturers.
- Food & Green Waste Processing Organic and green waste processing turning food and garden waste into compost and fertiliser products, generating over 120 kilotonnes of compost annually.
- Hazardous Waste Solutions Safe hazardous waste management services including collection, treatment, and compliant disposal of hazardous materials for businesses and organisations.
- Event Waste Management Specialist waste management services for events, providing sustainable solutions to handle waste generated at venues, festivals, and temporary gatherings.
- Construction & Demolition Waste Services Sustainable waste management solutions for the construction industry, reducing waste intensity and enabling circular economy practices in building projects.
- Producer Compliance (BiffPack) Compliance service helping businesses meet Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), WEEE, and Battery regulations, including packaging data submissions, PRN/PEN management, and the only large-scale UK compliance scheme offering UK-only plastic PRNs.
- Company Shop Group Award-winning social enterprise redistributing surplus products (food and homeware) to communities at discounted prices, generating positive change in deprived areas through low-cost food access and personal development programmes.
- Packaging Consultancy End-to-end packaging and materials consultancy helping businesses eliminate waste in supply chains, ensure compliance with packaging regulations including pEPR, and enhance recycling rates.
- Surplus and Waste Consultancy Expert guidance on waste legislation, sustainable waste strategy, surplus redistribution logistics, packaging audits, carbon reporting, and closed-loop solutions implementation.
- Binsight Smart Bin Technology Smart bin technology developed with Contel, featuring sensors that capture real-time data on household food waste collection for local authority tracking, route optimisation, and automated analytics.
- Bin Range Commercial waste bins and containers including specialised options for different waste streams, with eco-friendly bins made from 80% recycled HDPE.
Quantifiable outcome
- 37% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions since 2019 baseline
- +6 more outcomes
Companies that use Biffa
Customer profileNamed customers13 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Biffa technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration4 records
AI capability5 records
Feature5 records
Biffa partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- British Coatings Federation (PaintCare)minorBiffa partnered with British Coatings Federation as waste partner for PaintCare take-back scheme pilot in West Midlands, managing collection of leftover decorative paint. The scheme aims for 75% paint reuse and recycling by 2032.
- EncycliscoreEncyclis acquired Biffa's shares in two UK Energy-from-Waste facilities (Newhurst ERF and Protos ERF) to gain full ownership. The facilities convert waste into energy and support UK circular economy and decarbonisation strategies including planned carbon capture deployment at Protos ERF.
- GreyparrotcoreBiffa adopted Greyparrot's AI analyzer technology since October 2024 for waste composition monitoring at materials recovery facilities. The AI system generates continuous real-time waste composition data from conveyor belt monitoring, accepted by UK Environment Agency for compliance reporting.
- PolytagcorePartnership with Polytag to deploy UV tag readers at Teesside MRF for packaging lifecycle data tracking. Working with Oocado Retail, Co-op, and Aldi to gain unprecedented packaging data throughout product lifecycle.
- WasteAidcoreBiffa partnered with WasteAid charity for three years to help communities in developing countries improve waste management. Biffa provides funding and expertise to support WasteAid's growth and global waste initiatives.
- ContelcorePartnership with Contel to develop Binsight - a smart bin equipped with sensors that capture real-time data for household food waste collection tracking, route insights, and automated analytics.
- James CropperminorJames Cropper partnered with Biffa to release a children's book printed on recycled material made from approximately 15 used coffee cups at Burneside Mill, promoting responsible recycling habits.
- ReBorncoreBiffa and ReBorn collaborated to launch household food bins made from 100% recycled polypropylene, incorporating a circular supply chain that reduces carbon emissions. Also collaborated on sustainable homeware products with Brunel University London and Henley Marketing.
- OliominorBiffa partnered with Olio app to reduce food waste by enabling surplus food sharing between households and businesses.
- Masons Material Recovery FacilitycoreBiffa co-funded £12 million upgrade of Masons MRF near Ipswich, enabling switch to dual-stream recycling system across Suffolk. Facility will handle up to 75,000 tonnes annually with new glass processing plant and enhanced fire protection.
- OPRLminorBiffa joined OPRL (On Pack Recycling Label) to improve recycling labels and work with industry on packaging recyclability standards.
- Northern TrainsminorNorthern Trains and Biffa deployed smart bin sensors at 70 stations across the North East, manufactured by IoT Solutions Group, providing real-time recycling volume data.
Scale indicators12 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Biffa competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Veolia: Veolia is the world's largest integrated waste management company with deep UK operations (formerly Shanks and absorbed Suez), providing commercial, municipal and hazardous waste services that directly compete with Biffa across virtually every waste stream it serves.
- FCC Environment: FCC Environment (formerly Waste Recycling Group / WRG) is a major UK integrated waste management provider operating collection, recycling, treatment and landfill services, directly comparable to Biffa as a UK-domestic competitor across municipal and commercial streams.
- Renewi: Renewi is an integrated waste management company operating across the UK and Netherlands with collection, recycling and recovery services that closely mirror Biffa's municipal and hazardous waste capabilities.
- Severn Trent: Severn Trent operates UK waste services (built around the former Suez UK recycling business acquired in 2022), directly competing with Biffa's local authority partnerships and municipal recycling offerings.
- Grundon Waste Management: Grundon is a privately held UK integrated waste management company offering collection, recycling, treatment and disposal services with a strong municipal contract presence; directly comparable to Biffa as a UK-domestic, owner-operated peer.
- Stericycle: Stericycle specialises in regulated and hazardous waste management alongside secure information destruction; directly comparable to Biffa's hazardous-waste operations via the Hazrem acquisition and broader specialty waste offerings.
Broad incumbents
- Waste Management, Inc. Waste Management, Inc. is the largest waste management company in North America with UK recycling operations; comparable business model and category but a broader incumbent rather than a UK-specialist competitor.
- Republic Services: Republic Services is a US-focused integrated waste management company offering collection, recycling and disposal; comparable business model but operating as a larger North American incumbent rather than a UK-focused peer.
Regional players
- Cleanaway Waste Management: Cleanaway is an Australian integrated waste management company that has built UK recycling operations through bolt-on acquisitions; same business model and waste streams as Biffa but primarily ANZ-led and only partial UK overlap.
Others
- Encyclis: Encyclis operates UK Energy-from-Waste facilities and in June 2025 acquired Biffa's shares in Newhurst and Protos ERFs for full ownership; an adjacent infrastructure operator now controlling assets that previously sat inside Biffa's EfW segment.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Biffa social profiles
Digital presenceBiffa compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance11 records
Biffa financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Biffa leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles6 records
Biffa subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries13 records
Biffa funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Biffa M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A13 records
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Biffa
What does Biffa do?
Biffa provides integrated waste management services across the UK, including commercial and municipal waste collection, materials recycling (plastics, paper, glass, organics, aggregates), energy-from-waste generation, hazardous waste treatment, landfill disposal, and producer compliance services. The company operates two technically advanced plastic reprocessing facilities, 100+ local depots, and serves over 100,000 customers covering 95% of UK postcodes, with a fleet including the UK's largest fleet of electric refuse collection vehicles.
Is Biffa a public or private company?
Biffa is a private company. It is classified as private equity controlled and is currently operating.
When was Biffa founded?
Biffa was founded in 1920. It employs 1,001 to 5,000 people.
Where is Biffa based?
Biffa is headquartered in High Wycombe, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.
How does Biffa make money?
Seven revenue lines are on record. Commercial Waste Collection Services are the primary driver. The others are local Authority Municipal Services, plastic Recycling and Processing, consultancy Services, energy from Waste, producer Compliance Schemes and surplus Redistribution.
Who are Biffa's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Veolia, FCC Environment, Renewi, Severn Trent, Grundon Waste Management and Stericycle. Broad incumbents are Waste Management, Inc. and Republic Services. Cleanaway Waste Management is listed as a regional player. Encyclis is listed as an others.
Does Biffa have an API?
No public API is recorded for Biffa.
What industry is Biffa in?
Biffa's product category is Waste Management Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPALAAAD, Bulk Item & White Goods Collection (Bulky Waste), with a secondary code of BPALAFAJ, Universal Waste Management (Batteries, Lamps, Mercury Devices, Aerosols). Its NAICS code is 5621 and its SIC code is 4953.