The 135 million contract will last 10 years and as well as recycling facilities, it covers highways and traffic services and civic and schools catering amongst other support services.
Jarvis is a facilities management and infrastructure services group, best known for its construction business. John Smiles, communications officer for Jarvis, said that Jarvis will not be contracting the running of the county’s recycling collection sites to another company, but leave it as an integrated part of the services. “To be honest, it’s a very small part of the contract,” he said.
The contract means the company will be working with the council’s Herefordshire Commercial Partnership and using the in-house skills from there. A total of 550 staff are due to be transferred to Jarvis if negotiations are successful.
Neil Pringle, chief executive of Herefordshire council, said: “We selected Jarvis from a strong field after a process which values the cultural fit between the council and Jarvis as much as price. We look forward to a successful conclusion to the negotiations and working with Jarvis to make the most effective use of our resources and improve its service delivery for the people of Herefordshire.”
Kerbside
Herefordshire county council has just launched a pilot kerbside recycling scheme requiring residents to sort their waste into separate bags.
Over the next six to eight weeks the scheme will be expanded across the entire county. Mick Clark, the council’s senior contract officer for the project, said: “We expect around 3,000 tonnes per year.” He added that the scheme seems to have begun well, exceeding expectations, but it is early days and the collection weight may settle down in the coming months.
Textiles and paper will be collected separately from cans and plastics. The recyclables are to be taken to the recently opened MRF at Rothwas. The MRF, which has an 8,000 tonne per year capacity, is run by Severn Waste Services as part of the council’s waste contract. The materials, including the plastic bags, will be sorted and baled before being transported to be recycled. Paper from the collection is taken to Shotton Paper's Deeside mill to be turned into newsprint.
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