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Essex Waste Partnership Programme
Delivery of July 2009
Outline Business Case
Progress Update
Waste Management Working Party - 15thSeptember 2010.
Presented by: John Whiddon: Project Manager-Waste Solutions
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Background
• The Objective of the Essex Waste Partnership 2009 OBC agreed by the Council in July
2009 is to:
• divert as much Municipal waste away from Landfill as possible;
• Reduce the increasing cost of Waste Disposal over time;
• Diversion from Landfill will be achieved by:
• Waste Collection Authorities collecting more recyclables;
• Treatment of black sack residual waste to: recover Recyclables; make a fuel for use by
others; and reduce the mass and biological activity of residual waste sent to Landfill;
• Collect household food waste for treatment at an in County plant;
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Introduction to Current Activities
• The Essex Waste Partnership 2009 OBC delivers ‘in Essex’ facilities for:
• - treating black sack residual waste
• - treating Bio-waste. [household food waste and green garden waste]
• - providing a network of waste transfer stations [delivery points for black bag
residual waste and food waste]
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Current Activities• Residual waste treatment procurement.• 7 bidders have been reduced to 3 [Resources from Waste; SkanskaCory &
Urbaser]. Procurement Stage -Detailed Dialogue.
• Bio-waste treatment procurement [south Essex].• Procurement Stage – Evaluation of Pre Qualification Questionnaires.
• Identifying a location for a Bio-waste site in north Essex.
• Securing locations for 5 waste transfer stations [WTS] in Essex; Southend/Rochford waste transfer station location is our Central Cleansing Depot.
• WTS site layouts being scoped.
• Regular monitoring of recycling levels being achieved by the Partner Authorities.• Maintaining current joint contract arrangements for Disposal of Residual Waste;
Bio-wastes and Special wastes.
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Activities for the Future
• Scoping the delivery of a Fuel Use procurement to use the Solid
Recovered Fuel [SRF] which the Residual Waste Treatment Plant
will be capable of producing.
• Scoping the management arrangements for the new contract
arrangements.
• Developing contingency plans if delays occur in respect of the
deliverables discussed. [None expected at present]
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Any Questions Please