Stratford-on-Avon and Warwick District Councils announce new waste contractor

Following a successful procurement process Stratford-on-Avon and Warwick District Councils have awarded a joint refuse and recycling services contract to Biffa Waste Services Ltd.

Starting in August 2022, the new South Warwickshire service will include the introduction of a 123+ system, with separate weekly food waste collections, fortnightly co-mingled dry recycling collections and three-weekly residual waste collections, with the aim of reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill.

Warwick District Council's Portfolio Holder for Environment & Neighbourhood Services Councillor Alan Rhead commented: "We're very pleased to have awarded this contract to Biffa who have a strong track record in waste management throughout the UK and have demonstrated their commitment to improving recycling rates and providing households across both districts with an easy, efficient and reliable service.

"As part of this new contract, we are also working with our neighbouring councils to utilise the new state of the art material recovery facility currently under construction, which will make a real difference to the recycling capabilities of our region."

Stratford-on-Avon Council's Portfolio Holder for Climate Change Councillor Ian Shenton added: "The new contract with Biffa also brings significant environmental benefits to our area, with the use of more energy efficient vehicles and smarter routing as well as changes to food waste collection processes which will reduce the volume of harmful greenhouse gases entering our waste streams."

The contract with Biffa Waste Services Ltd runs until July 2030. Further details of the new waste collection services will be made available to residents over the coming months.

Both Warwick and Stratford-on-Avon District Councils are committed to improving their services for the residents of South Warwickshire and are investigating joint working and shared services.

The new contract across both Council districts will focus on achieving both environmental and financial benefits; using a 123+ service  (weekly food waste collections, two weekly recyclable waste collections and three weekly non-recyclable waste collections) encouraging residents to increase their household recycling, reduce non-recyclable waste and reduce the cost of treating and disposing of rubbish. In addition, it will support the ambition of both councils to achieve carbon-neutral status for their districts by 2030.