Food Waste Disposal (Anaerobic Digestion)
Description: Following the Simpler Recycling announcement in October 2023, the council is developing a new food waste service for implementation in line with statutory requirements from 31 March 2026. The council anticipates that its weekly food waste collection service will service all 114,000 properties via a mix of kerbside collections requiring both an internal food waste caddy, and a communal type collection service where internal caddies will be required for all properties, along with a communal type of external container. The City of Wolverhampton Council anticipate the requirement to dispose of between 5000 and 10000 tonnes of food waste (residents who recycle their food waste are unlikely to be able to capture it all). Further compositional analysis work will be undertaken by the council in the coming months to (read more...)
Summary: Wolverhampton City Council is progressing with a procurement process for their new Food Waste Disposal service, specifically through anaerobic digestion. The procurement, classified under the services category, is actively open and follows an open procedure. The tender, titled "Food Waste Disposal (Anaerobic Digestion)" with an identifier CWC25077, aims to establish a service aligning with statutory recycling guidelines to be implemented by 31 March 2026. This service will cater to all 114,000 properties within Wolverhampton through a combination of kerbside and communal collection methods. The deadline for submissions is 9 July 2026, with potential contracts awarded by the end of July. The project is anticipated to manage between 5000 and 10,000 tonnes of food waste and adheres to legal frameworks as per UKPGA 2023/54, ensuring compliance with current waste legislation. The total contract value is indicated as £600,000 (gross).