To give authority to the Head of Waste Services to award the West & Mid-Kent Dry Recyclables Processing Contract.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure or savings of more than £1m;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 23/02/2016
Explanation of anticipated restriction:
Commercial confidentiality with regard to Provider rates
Department: Growth, Environment & Transport
Contact: David Beaver, Head of Waste Management and Business Services 01622 411620 and 01622 413479 Email: david.beaver@kent.gov.uk, Roger Wilkin, Director of Highways, Transformation and Waste Email: roger.wilkin@kent.gov.uk Tel: +443000413479.
Consultation process
KCC Waste Management is the statutory Waste
Disposal Authority for Kent, and has an obligation in law to
arrange for the disposal of the controlled waste collected in its
area by Waste Collection Authorities. This contract is to provide
for final processing of Dry Recycling collected through the Joint
Municipal Waste Management Strategy. This is various mixed dry
recyclables collected from Mid and West Kent Districts. Through the
Mid Kent Joint Waste project KCC must meet its legal obligations
under a 4-way Inter Authority Agreement with each of the partners.
KCC must provide cost effective, flexible, resilient and sufficient
service capacity to continue to meet / exceed landfill diversion
targets through increased recycling.
Options
How the proposed decision meets the objectives of ‘Increasing
Opportunities, Improving Outcomes: Kent County Council’s
Strategic Statement (2015-2020)’
Financial Implications: There is provision within the MTFP and
Business Plan 16/17
Legal Implications: Provision of such disposal services is a legal
obligation under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, and other
related legislation.
Equality Implications: An Equalities Impact Assessment (EQIA) has
been carried out, and no equalities implications have been
identified.
Consultees
Not applicable as this is not a front line service contract
The proposal is due to be discussed at the Environment and Transport Cabinet Committee on 11 March 2016.
Financial implications: David Beaver Head of Waste Management, Highways Management, Highways Transportation and Waste 01622 411620 david.beaver@kent.gov.uk Roger Wilkin Interim Director, Highways, Transportation and Waste 01622 413479 roger.wilkin@kent.gov.uk
Legal implications: 16/00015