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Veolia wins council landfill deal as ‘best environmental solution’

Warwickshire county council has awarded Veolia a five-year contract worth nearly £6 million which will see around 10,000 tonnes of waste per year sent to the Ling Hall landfill site in Rugby.

Warwickshire said the arrangement to send some waste to the Ling Hall landfill site is the best solution (picture: Veolia)

The council said this was the “best environmental solution” as the site is based in Warwickshire and the contract has no minimum tonnage requirements, meaning less waste will be sent as recycling rates improve.

The deal will run for an initial three years and begin on 1 April. It is envisaged that the contract waste will mainly comprise of waste arising from Rugby Borough and the council-operated household waste recycling centre in Rugby.

Veolia previously held the deal which was due to expire this month.

A council spokesperson told letsrecycle.com: “In Warwickshire we look to manage residual waste contracts so that the amount of waste sent to landfill reduces year-on-year. In 2022/23, less than 10% of residual waste will be landfilled.

“However, there continues to be a need to landfill certain types of waste, particularly some bulky waste that is collected at the recycling centres which is not currently suitable for waste to energy.”

There continues to be a need to landfill certain types of waste

  • Warwickshire county council

Waste treatment

Warwickshire recorded a 47.9% recycling rate in 2021/22, Defra stats show, and is the disposal authority for five councils: North Warwickshire; Nuneaton and Bedworth; Rugby; Warwick; and, Stratford-on-Avon.

This leaves around 130,000 tonnes to be processed. 100,000 tonnes are processed via two EfW contracts to manage residual waste, one with Veolia’s W2R facility in Staffordshire and another with the Coventry and Solihull Waste Disposal Company plant in Coventry.

The remaining 30,000 tonnes is sent to landfill, both via the Veolia Ling Hall site and a long-term contract with FCC Environment to use the Bubbenhall landfill in Warwickshire. The two EfW contracts are meeting their maximum tonnages and the Bubbenhall contract is meeting its minimum tonnage.

A spokesperson for WCC said: “We want to thank the residents of Warwickshire for continuing to reduce waste produced and recycle all that they can. There are many opportunities for households to reduce waste through shopping smart, refilling, repairing and reusing.

“We are running workshops this spring to encourage more home composting. Residents can keep up to date via our webpages or Warwickshire Recycles social media channels. We offer a comprehensive waste reduction training course, called ‘Slim Your Bin’, which can help residents save money on shopping bills, as well as there being chances to win prizes through participating in waste-reducing activities.”

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