The authority is meeting this afternoon to discuss the awarding of the contract and an announcement is expected to be made in the next few days. Alan Dawson, of East London Waste Authority, said that a decision is likely to be made by the end of the week. The announcement concludes a two-year tendering process.
Last May, Cleanaway, Shanks, Thames Waste and Waste Recycling Group submitted bids for the 400million contract with Shanks and Thames Waste put through to the final stages. The contract is seen as of considerable importance to Thames Waste as it would represent a significant breakthrough for the German-owned company.
The contract will reflect ELWA's Integrated Waste Management Strategy, which has been developed to deal with east London's waste for the next 25 years. In producing the strategy, ELWA carried out a consultation exercise and studied all waste disposal options. The contract is therefore likely to focus on developing recycling, organic treatments and energy from waste which are included in the strategy.
The authority covers the four London boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Newham and Redbridge. The population in the boroughs is around 850,000 and the waste authority disposes of over 500,000 tonnes of waste each year.
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