Landfill targets prompt London boroughs to work in partnership

13 April 2007
 
Four south London local authorities have joined forces to better manage the boroughs’ waste and meet the Government’s landfill allowance targets.
Sutton, Croydon, Merton and Kingston upon Thames councils have created the South London Waste Partnership (SLWP), which is a joint board of elected politicians from the four areas, and has direct powers to let contracts, own assets and employ staff.
The board aims to procure and run a joint contract through the SLWP which covers the treatment of waste, the transport of residual waste to landfill, management of the landfill, and running the boroughs’ household reuse and recycling centres.
The contract will not include the kerbside collection of refuse and recycling from households, which will continue to be managed by the boroughs individually.
The procurement of new facilities and services will be made over two phases, focused on the need to meet landfill allowance targets set for 2010, 2013 and 2020.
The first phase will use new technologies such as in-vessel composting to ensure more biodegradable waste is diverted from the landfill. The second phase will look at making use of new waste treatment technologies.
Sutton council deputy leader, Colin Hall, said meeting the Government’s targets was ‘one of the biggest challenges that local authorities have ever faced. The South London Waste Partnership is meeting that challenge by pooling finances, resources and expertise of four high-performing and neighbouring authorities,’ he added.
‘Failure is not an option, as the financial penalties of not meeting our landfill allowance targets could have a major impact on the boroughs’ budgets, putting pressure on other frontline services, and on council tax,’ he added.

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