Peter Mills, operations director at New Earth, told letsrecycle.com that the firm was continuing to accept waste – but that all queries were now being directed to the Manchester offices of its appointed administrator Duff & Phelps.
On Tuesday (7 June) it was announced that New Earth had filed for administration. The Dorset-based waste firm holds a number of local authority contracts for the treatment of residual and organic waste.
Dorset Waste Partnership, one of the firm’s largest local authority clients, this year almost doubled the amount of residual waste it sends to New Earth’s Canford mechanical biological treatment (MBT) plant from 25,000 to 40,000 tonnes per year.
A spokesperson for the Partnership said: “Senior officers at the Dorset Waste Partnership are working closely with New Earth’s management team, who have kept us informed throughout their recent internal restructuring. We will carry on monitoring the situation and ensure that our residual waste continues to be processed smoothly and efficiently.”
Leicestershire
Leicestershire county council, which is contracted to send a proportion of its waste to New Earth’s Cotesbach MBT plant, said it was “still looking” at the impact the announcement would have on its waste operations.
Leicestershire said: “Less than a third of the county council’s residual waste has been going to the New Earth Solutions facility at Cotesbach and we are not currently planning to make alternative arrangements for waste under this contract.”
Bristol city council, which also sends residual waste to New Earth’s flagship Avonmouth MBT, said that it was “aware of the situation” and would continue to send waste to the site while the company continues to process it.
Kent
And, Kent county council, which is contracted to send mixed food and green waste at New Earth’s Blaise in-vessel composting plant, said: “There is no suggestion at this stage that our current arrangement needs to be changed.
“Should that alter, the county council does have contingency plans to ensure waste is properly disposed of.”
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