Paul Kaye

Shanks Group Plc operates as a waste management company. It produces green energy, recovered fuel, recycled commodities and organic fertilizer. The company operates through four segments: Commercial Waste, Municipal, Hazardous Waste and Group central services. The Commercial Waste segment combines the Benelux Solid Waste division with the Netherlands Organics segment and the Belgium Organics business unit. The Municipal segment combines the UK Municipal division with the Canada segment and the UK Organics business unit. The Hazardous Waste segment engages in industrial cleaning and treatment of hazardous waste. The Group central services engage in the head office corporate functions. The company was founded by Guy Shanks and Andrew McEwan in 1880 and is headquartered in Milton Keynes, the United Kingdom.