Biffa

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

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

• Commercial waste collection
• Recycling and recovery
• Hazardous waste management
• Energy from waste
• Municipal waste services

Headquarters

HQ city

High Wycombe

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. 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
2. Local Authority Municipal Services: Long-term contracts with UK local authorities for household waste collection, street cleansing, and recycling services across 31+ partnerships
3. Plastic Recycling and Processing: Processing of waste plastics into raw materials including food-grade rPET and rHDPE at Biffa Polymers facilities, sold to manufacturers
4. Consultancy Services: Expert guidance on waste legislation, packaging strategy, carbon reporting, and sustainability including packaging surgeries and audits
5. Energy from Waste: Generation of electricity (566 GWh) and biogas (12+ MW) from waste materials at energy recovery facilities
6. Producer Compliance Schemes: Biffpack compliance service for packaging recovery notes, EPR compliance, WEEE, and battery compliance
7. Surplus Redistribution: Company Shop Group redistributes surplus products (food, homeware) at discounted prices through social enterprise model

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core 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

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• British Coatings Federation (PaintCare)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Biffa 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.
• EncycliscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2025Encyclis 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.
• GreyparrotcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 October 2024Biffa 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.
• PolytagcoreTechnology or Integration · 27 June 2023Partnership 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.
• WasteAidcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBiffa 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.
• ContelcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership 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 CropperminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJames 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.
• ReBorncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBiffa 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.
• OliominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBiffa partnered with Olio app to reduce food waste by enabling surplus food sharing between households and businesses.
• Masons Material Recovery FacilitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBiffa 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.
• OPRLminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBiffa joined OPRL (On Pack Recycling Label) to improve recycling labels and work with industry on packaging recyclability standards.
• Northern TrainsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorthern 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

Direct 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

• Xx.com/biffa
• Facebookfacebook.com/biffawasteservices
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/biffa
• Instagraminstagram.com/biffawastemanagement

Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A13 records

Investments

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