LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Supporting procurement, understanding options from a cost and environmental perspective
Services
Understanding Your Options
With local authorities under increasing pressure to reduce costs and deliver strong environmental outcomes, and with imminent planned changes in legislation and policy, we can help you with your decision-making process.
Procuring Disposal/Treatment Options
Delays in policy and legislative change associated with Simpler Recycling and Extended Producer Responsibility have led to uncertainty, shorter term contracts, and delayed procurement. As a result, we are likely to witness the building up demand for tendering in the next 3 to 5 years – we can help you to shape and deliver your obligations and manage the best outcome in the circumstances.
Impact of Choices on Emissions
The UK ETS will impact all suppliers to EFW, who will have to pass carbon costs down through the supply chain. We can help you understand your potential obligations, negotiate with EFW operators, and assess treatment and recycling options to reduce the carbon impact of your residual waste (including the removal of plastics from the residual waste stream).
Products
HWRC Location Optimization Tool
This tool allows modelling of the population served by a HWRC, the time taken to drive to that site, and hence gives local authorities the ability to assess the impact of, for example, a strategic objective of 90% of the population being within 20 minutes of a site.
Transport Cost and Emissions Tool
Designed to allow an assessment of the cost of bulk haulage of waste and recyclables in mileage bands, the tool calculates the amount of carbon emissions associated with this activity.
