The SWP is a formal strategic partnership of Shropshire county council, Bridgnorth district council, North Shropshire district council, Oswestry borough council and South Shropshire district council.
” Working in a partnership has already achieved big benefits for the councils and local residents “
– Frank Mulgrew
This week Shropshire held its third annual conference, and at the event Frank Mulgrew – executive officer with Shropshire waste partnership explained the advantages that can be achieved when council authorities and its districts work in partnerships.
He explained: “Working in a partnership has already achieved big benefits for the councils and local residents.
“Over the last two years we have attracted over 2.3 million of government funding, which has greatly helped with the development of recycling facilities at people's homes and across the county, and has helped avoid having to fund this money from Council Tax,” he added.
PFI
The Shropshire Waste Partnership has also been granted 35.8 million of Private Finance Initiative credits to help provide a long-term waste management contract for the county. The contract is set to start on April 1 2007.
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The annual conference was attended by more than 100 guests from public and private organisations in the waste management industry. John Enright, head of Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' local authority support unit made the keynote address.
Mr Mulgrew said of the conference: “I am delighted that a number of high-profile and well respected speakers from the world of waste and recycling agreed to make presentations, and I am sure each gave our delegates plenty of food for thought.”
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