New partnership for garden waste collections
The Mayor of Bedford Borough, Dave Hodgson and Business
Development Manager Emma Lucas, from enVar, met this week to
officially launch the new partnership for composting of the
borough’s organic waste.
During January 2012 enVar was awarded a contract by Bedford
Borough Council to manage all organic waste collected in the
borough. This is waste which is collected in the green lidded
wheeled kerbside bins as well as the organic waste delivered to the
household waste recycling centre at Barkers Lane. This replaces the
previous contract inherited from the former County Council and will
deliver savings of £100,000 per year.
The contract will run from 1st April 2012 until at least 31st
March 2017 and is expected to recycle 14,000 tonnes of organic
waste each year. The terms of the agreement also ensures the
organic waste is treated locally by Growing Beds, who are based in
Ravensden.
Mayor of Bedford Borough, Dave Hodgson, said: “In addition to
continuing to provide a valued service to local residents through
the composting of organic waste from kerbside collections and the
popular Household Waste Recycling Centre at Barkers Lane, this
agreement saves local taxpayers £100,000 per year. It also
maintains the ongoing relationship with an important local
business, Growing Beds in Ravensden.
“This is an excellent deal for the Council and local
taxpayers.”
Arthur Ready, Managing Director from, enVar, added: “We are
delighted to be working with Bedford Borough Council and local
organic recycling company Growing Beds. Together we will be
assisting the Council in achieving their overall recycling targets
of 60% by 2020”
The resulting finished compost will be produced to PAS100
specification and sold as a non waste product into the retail and
commercial sectors. In addition enVar will work with the Local
Authority to provide composts for distribution into community based
schemes.