History
Waste Recycling Group acquired Hanson Waste Management from Hanson plc for £185 million in cash in December 2000.
Waste Recycling Group was acquired by the private equity group Terra Firma Capital Partners for £315.2 million in June 2003.
In September 2006 Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas acquired Waste Recycling Group, excluding its landfill gas operations, from Terra Firma for £1.4 billion.
In May 2012 Focsa Services and Waste Recycling Group were merged and rebranded "FCC Environment".
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