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As a result of an acquisition completed on 18 February, we are now providing a seven-day a week recycling service to people living in Norfolk and Gloucestershire.
" This is a significant development which adds value to the services we offer to our local government customers "
Steve Longdon, May Gurney |
The contracts transferred from EWC Limited relate to household recycling centres provided by Norfolk and Gloucestershire County Councils, which enable the public to recycle domestic household and garden waste.
Under these long-term contracts, we are responsible for the operation and management of the centres, including the transport of materials to other companies for reprocessing.
Steve Longdon, General Manager Waste Services, says: "A lot of what many people think of as 'waste' is actually a valuable resource and every effort is made at the centres to recycle as much material as possible. Waste brought to the sites is therefore segregated into separate containers in readiness for recycling."
Recycled materials include metals, textiles, glass, paper, cardboard, cans, Tetra-Paks, fluorescent light bulbs, household and car batteries, engine and cooking oil, TVs, computers and other electronic and electrical equipment. Only as a last resort is anything sent for disposal in landfill.
All the sites use compactor units, which eliminate the need for members of the public to climb steps and gantries for around 60% of the material brought to the sites. The compactors also increase the weight of material carried by each truck, thereby decreasing the number of truck movements and reducing the carbon footprint of the operation.
The Norfolk contract handles in excess of 70,000 tonnes of waste annually through a network of 18 sites spread across the county. The contract, which is worth around £5m per year and has a further six years to run, was previously successfully operated by May Gurney in joint venture with EWC.
The Gloucestershire contract generates annual revenues of around £3m and has nearly nine years to run, plus an option to extend for a further five years. More than 60,000 tonnes of waste is dealt with at the five sites.
Around 150 full and part time staff have transferred to May Gurney, including recycling advisors (meeting, greeting and helping members of the public), drivers, supervisors, operations managers and administration support.
Both contracts have a target recycling rate of 60% and we will work with our customers to introduce best practices, additional recycling facilities and bring the sites up to a standard that will encourage further increases in recycling performance.
Steve Longdon, concluded: "This is a significant development which enhances our waste services capability and adds value to the services we already offer to our local government customers."
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