Contract to Manage 180 Recycling Banks in North East

12 January 2012

King's Lynn, Norfolk based Palm Recycling has been awarded a contract to manage the bring bank recycling facilities for five local authorities in the North East of England.

According to the company, under the five-year contract, with options to extend, it will provide servicing and maintenance, as well as streamline the entire bring bank recycling facilities for Gateshead Council, Newcastle City Council, Sunderland City Council, North Tyneside Council and South Tyneside Council.

Palm Recycling said that it will be responsible for managing over 180 bring bank sites through a 'dual stream' collection system which not only reduces the number of different container types required but makes the recycling of paper, mixed glass, plastic bottles, mixed cans and Tetra Pak far easier for the public.

Additionally, the company claimed that the reduced number of containers saves space and with fewer vehicles required to service the site, there are significant CO2 and fuel savings too.

Gateshead Borough Council acted as lead authority as part of the North East Purchasing Organisation (NEPO), an organisation which seeks to secure economies of scale through greater buying power, whilst also simplifying the tendering process for suppliers.

Ross Johnstone, business manager, at Palm Recycling commented: "With all sites across the five councils now managed by Palm Recycling, the contract delivers considerable savings and logistical advantages through economies of scale as well as through a reduction in the number of servicing contractors."

In addition to introducing a level of uniformity and more aesthetically pleasing container types throughout the 180+ sites within the North East, the company said that it expects to see an improvement in recycling rates based on the mixed-stream container bank system which allows for the recycling of a large range of materials in just the one location.

Palm also said that it will provide the authorities with a monthly reporting of statistics in order to monitor the levels collected.

Councillor Martin Gannon, Gateshead?s Cabinet spokesman added: "The more we can encourage people to recycle, the less landfill tax we will have to pay and the more we will have to spend on essential services. It?s simple, it?s logical and now it?s much easier to do."

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