The contract was secured by 3b Waste after competing against three other waste management firms to secure the contract which will also deal with recyclable waste from St James Hospital.Information on who tendered can not be revealed due to the commercial sensitivity of the new contract.
The recycling scheme introduced to manage cardboard, paper and metals generated by the hospital training school will be collected, stored and sent for recycling by 3b Waste.
Mixed grade metals collected include chairs, cabinets and some furniture, and according to managing director Matt Miles, an expected two tonnes of waste a week will be metals. The firm says, in total, it expects to collect up to 10 tonnes of mixed recyclables a week, and some of this, he says will be derived from commercial waste generated from the hospital’s works department.
Speaking about the new recycling contract, Mr Miles said: “We have changed and enhanced the few recycling projects that were already in place by placing more collection bins near where the waste is generated and by increasing the capacity of recyclables that can be collected by at least 20%.” He also pointed out that much of the recyclable waste previously disposed of was not sorted at collection points and that a majority of collected waste ended up in landfill.
The firm has now installed separate collection bins for different material types as to allow the collection and recycling to improve.
The recyclable waste is collected by 3b Waste and then stored at a central collection point within the hospital. These recyclables are then taken using three of the companies own vehicles to either its own MRF in Armley where it might be stored overnight, or alternatively taken directly to recyclers during the day.
Despite not having any contracts with local reprocessors or recyclers to recieve the waste, Mr Miles pointed out that 3b Waste had a preferred firms it liked to use.
Paper is generally sent to BPB Recycling in Bolton and other paper mills, including Envirowaste in Halifax. Wood is taken to local wood recyclers, although there are no specific recyclers it chooses. Metals are taken to be fragmented and again, Mr Miles said it had no preferred firm. Any remaining waste would be sent to WRG owned landfill site in Wakefield.
Mr Miles said he did not wish to reveal the value of the contract, although he did say it was for a two-year period with a one year optional extension period.
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