Issue - meetings

RECOMMENDED:  That the Executive Director for Commercial Services be authorised to commence two procurements for the Borough Council’s treatment of separately collected food waste and separately collected garden waste and grounds maintenance wastes.

a)    Food Waste treatment (anaerobic digestion) is procured within the existing Joint Venture arrangements.

b)    Garden Waste treatment (composting) is procured in the open market

Reason for Decision

The potential for savings in the procurement of the two treatment contracts for the separate waste streams was not delivered in previous procurement and by the very nature of the wastes local sites are required for the receipt of these wastes for treatment.  The joint venture company NEWS Ltd operates the only well placed transfer station available for the receipt of food waste and has experience in the receipt and arrangements for the treatment of food waste through anaerobic digestion.

Councillor Devereux presented a report which explained that it had previously decided that this council should enter into a procurement for the provision of a single waste collection contract with North Norfolk District Council and Breckland District Council (Cab 39 dated 1 August 2017 refers).  The contract covered collecting all waste but not the treatment of collected garden waste and food waste.  The council in preparation of the implementation of any contract awarded under the current procurement must also procure the arrangements for the treatment of any collected food waste and garden waste.  These will be procured separately to maximise the economic benefits to the council.

Cabinet noted that the Environment and Community Panel had supported the recommendations.

Under standing order 34 Council de Whalley commended the Council on the proposal and encouraged the Cabinet to encourage other Norfolk authorities to do the same.  This approach was supported.

Under standing order 34 Councillor Kemp commended the proposal and also encouraged colleagues around the county to do the same.

RECOMMENDED:  That the Executive Director for Commercial Services be authorised to commence two procurements for the Borough Council’s treatment of separately collected food waste and separately collected garden waste and grounds maintenance wastes.

a)    Food Waste treatment (anaerobic digestion) is procured within the existing Joint Venture arrangements.

b)    Garden Waste treatment (composting) is procured in the open market

Reason for Decision

The potential for savings in the procurement of the two treatment contracts for the separate waste streams was not delivered in previous procurement and by the very nature of the wastes local sites are required for the receipt of these wastes for treatment.  The joint venture company NEWS Ltd operates the only well placed transfer station available for the receipt of food waste and has experience in the receipt and arrangements for the treatment of food waste through anaerobic digestion.