Under the three-year deal, recyclables from Richmondshire and Hambleton district councils will be separated at the firm’s South Bank materials recycling facility (MRF).
Recyclables from the two councils are already sent to Yorwaste’s network of waste transfer facilities in North Yorkshire under a joint £1.5 million arrangement with Harrogate and Craven which began in January 2016 (see letsrecycle.com story).
Yorwaste, which is jointly owned by City of York and North Yorkshire county council but operates at arm’s length, processes materials from Harrogate and Craven at its Scarborough MRF.
Ward Recycling has yet to identify a buyer for the end materials, the proceeds of which will be divided between the business and the councils.
Last year, the recycling firm opened a £450,000 glass-clean up extension on its plant, which handles around 1,300 tonnes of recyclables per week. The inauguration was attended by then Business Secretary Vince Cable (see letsrecycle.com story).
“Satisfying”
Gareth Godwin, manager at Ward Recycling, said it was “always satisfying” to win a tender based on the quality of service and end product.
He said: “Using our specialist facility that features state of the art sorting equipment we can ensure that the input is divided with greater accuracy, which improves the final value of the materials.
“This is a large contract in terms of volume and provides an excellent demonstration of our capacity, and ability to deal with significant quantities of recycling thanks to our specialist machinery, vehicle fleet and flexible workforce.”
Paul Staines, head of service and environment at Hambleton council, said: “We are pleased to be working alongside Ward Recycling to secure the best option for our residents. We look forward to developing our relationship with the company over the term of the contract and will continue to work with them to ensure that the quality of the service provided by Hambleton and Wards is maintained and where possible improved.
Colin Dales, corporate director at Richmond council, added: “Our aim is to maximise the amount of waste recycled in our district as part of our contribution to a better environment. This new contract will help us to achieve our aim and we look forward to a positive and productive relationship with Ward Recycling.”
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