The contract was first signed in 2018 for an initial three-year term, at a value of £1 million per year.
Under the contract, Brosters manage the haulage and treatment of around 25,000 tonnes of co-mingled food and garden waste a year.
Once collected, the organic waste is processed at the Brosters Environmental in-vessel composting (IVC) site in Todmorden.
The site is capable of processing up to 200,000 tonnes per year and produces compost that is used as an organic fertiliser.
The PAS100 compost produced is then spread directly back to land within the Wigan borough, which the Broster family have been farming since 1934.
Dave Broster from Brosters Environmental said: “It is great to be able to offer Wigan council a local, closed-loop recycling solution. The compost we produce is spread back to land and gives us a high-quality wheat yield.
“This is then sold to mills within the Greater Manchester region, where the wheat is used to produce bread and then sold to local communities.”
‘Impressive’
Councillor Paul Prescott, portfolio holder for environmental services at Wigan council, added: “We are very pleased to confirm the contract extension with Brosters, which will allow us to continue to drive forward our waste and recycling agenda and help residents of Wigan dispose of their waste in a sustainable way.
“The level of technology deployed to achieve the high standard of composting on site is very impressive and this cost-effective service will help us to increase recycling rates, including food waste, across the borough.”
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