The deal, worth £16 million over its lifetime, will see the company treat and recover or dispose of residual waste derived from Newry and Mourne district council and Down district council.
The two neighbouring local authorities will become one from April this year, in a reform programme that will see the 26 existing councils in Northern Ireland reduced to 11 “super councils” with new responsibilities and powers.
A contract award notice by Newry and Mourne council states: “In the event that this reorganisation of council boundaries takes place as planned during the contract, waste collected within the current administrative boundaries of these additional councils may become included within the contract.
“It is for this reason that these additional local authorities have been named in this notice.”
The new local authority is also currently planned to include a small part of the current administrative area of Banbridge district council.
Lots
Regen has successfully tendered for two lots offered by the council; collected residual waste and household recycling centre refuse, and household recycling centre bulky waste.
While the duration of the contract is set for 10 years, the council reserves the right to serve a 12 months’ notice to terminate the contract at any time after four years of the service commencement date.
The contract will initially be worth £12.5 million over the first five years of the contract, rising to £16 million after that time.
In 2013/14, Newry and Mourne sent 23,920 tonnes of residual waste to landfill and achieved a recycling rate of 38%.
At present, the waste is sent to the Aughnagun landfill site, which receives around 42,000 tonnes of residual waste per year. The site, which was opened in 1996, is now nearing the end of its projected lifespan.
Based in Newry, Regen Waste offers recycling services as well as bulk transport of recyclables and recovered materials. The firm also sells recovered materials on to end markets.
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