Ernie Clark. Hilperton Division, Wiltshire Council.

How is the contracted-out waste service performing?

The council’s waste management contractor, Hills Waste Solutions Ltd., is required to produce an Annual Review of the waste management services provided for the council.

Key messages for 2009/10 are:

There was a continued reduction in the overall amount of waste the council collects and manages – total municipal waste in 2009/10 was 7.5% lower than at it’s peak in 2004/05 and 2.5% lower than in 2008/09;

Wiltshire maintained our household waste recycling and composting performance at 40.5%;

The fall in overall waste tonnages was accompanied by a continued fall in dry recyclates, so maintaining our performance was very dependent on garden waste tonnages.

The Lakeside Energy from Waste (EfW) contract started to take deliveries of waste from June 2009. This has contributed to reducing the percentage of waste sent to landfill from 56.4% in 2008/09 to 47.2% in 2009/10.

A copy of the Annual Review for 2009/10 can be viewed by clicking here.