In the video interview below, Mr Beer, who has been chief executive since 2001, discusses how procurement has changed in the last two decades and how the £1 billion disposal deal with Suez changed waste disposal in the area.
He also discussed what the future of procurement will look like, saying: “Social value, the climate and jobs are where its at. There will be demands to know what the next contract does for us. How can we squeeze more benefit out of these contracts than we have in the past. Before, in a way, it was just getting rid of waste in the background, but this won’t be the case for the next generation of contracts. This is a really interesting point of change for the industry.”
Looking forward to what the future holds for Mr Beer, he said: “I may or may not retain an interest in waste, I will see how it goes. The first thing I will do is plan motorbike tours around Europe, which hopefully will be in February.
“The industry is in good hands and I wish all of my colleagues well.”
MRWA
Formed in 1986, the MRWA manages waste and recycling on behalf of five Merseyside local authorities and via a separate partnership for Halton council.
Serving more than 1.5 million people in the Liverpool city region, the MRWA had a recycling rate of 34.8% in the 2020/21 financial year, the latest available data, up from around 7% in 2001.
Residual waste is processed via a £1 billion contract with Suez signed in 2013, which waste transported to the Wilton energy from waste facility in Teeside.
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