Atlantic was formed to handle and expand the existing waste recycling operations for the Group and in particular, the Materials Recycling Facility ( MRF) side of the business. Extracting recycled and processing residual waste into Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) or Solid Derived Fuel (SRF) for export to EFW plants throughout Europe and building products manufacturers. It imports mainly trade and commercial waste and also provides processing support for local authorities with their civic amenity sites. It also took over skip hire businesses from existing Group companies in 2010.