Augean is a UK leader in the specialist waste management sector and delivers a broad spectrum of services for the sustainable management of hard to handle wastes, as well as Specialist Industrial Services, servicing the Renewable Energy, Infrastructure and Construction, Nuclear and Radioactive, Defence, Utilities, Processing and Manufacturing, and Oil and Gas sectors.
The company operates 22 waste management, treatment and disposal facilities across the UK, employing about 600 people at the sites and the Head Office in Wetherby. Through its capabilities, the company supports several critical industries, facilitates higher levels of recycling and recovery, and advances the circular economy.
Augean has owned and operated the site at Port Clarence since 2004. The site effectively demonstrates the company’s integrated
approach to managing waste through its treatment facilities at the Waste Recovery Park and disposal facilities at the Port Clarence Landfill.
The Port Clarence Landfill and Waste Recovery Park currently employs 60 permanent staff members and three apprentices at the site, as well as ten support staff based at the Head Office in Wetherby. The site employs local agency staff as needed. The company has a policy of recruitment from Port Clarence village whenever possible. The site contributes about £500,000 per year to the local Teesside economy through the use of local services.
Augean is committed to responsibly conducting site operations and is dedicated to implementing programs of improvement within the business by adopting the most up-to-date best practices and techniques for managing waste that minimise its environmental impact. The site is consistently in the Environment Agency category A compliance band. The company’s objectives are set out in an annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report, which is available on our website: www.augean.co.uk
The commitment to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices has positioned Augean as a global leader in the waste management sector. In both 2023 and 2024, the company was recognised as a Sector Leader globally in the waste treatment category by GRESB. This independent organisation provides validated ESG performance data and peer benchmarks to enhance business intelligence, industry engagement, and decision-making for investors and managers.
Through the Teesside Environmental Trust, Port Clarence Landfill is the major funder for the Saltholme International Nature Reserve,
which is run by the RSPB. The project has been supported by Augean since 2004 and has transformed what was an area of industrial wasteland into a richly biodiverse area.
Augean has always made a conscious effort to be part of and support the local communities near to its sites. This important aspect of its business ethos is realised in a variety of ways through Community Funds, discretionary donations to local community groups or
projects, regular litter picks, charitable fundraising and, when necessary, mitigating the consequences of fly tipping which is an ongoing issue in many areas.