Waste Recycling clinches £250m contract
Waste Recycling Group has been awarded preferred bidder status for North Lincolnshire Council's £250m waste contract. The Northampton-based company was named as the successful bidder in partnership with CEMEX.
Waste Recycling Group and CEMEX, based in South Ferriby, will both take on the workload over a 27-year period.
The contract will be awarded in June, subject to the satisfactory conclusion of normal procurement procedures.
A new mechanical biological treatment plant will be built on Normanby Enterprise Park to the north of Scunthorpe. The site has full planning permission, so work can start once the contract is signed.
John Coates, project director at North Lincolnshire Council, said: "I am pleased that in the current climate and problems with the procurement of similar waste contracts in other parts of the country, we now have a solution that is more sustainable by diverting local waste from landfill.
"This will mean that we avoid the huge increase in landfill costs, which are set to rise to £80 a tonne. It will also help meet government landfill diversion targets, and will bring financial certainty in these challenging times.
"By producing an alternative renewable fuel, we will help protect the environment and see a reduction in man-made carbon emissions."
