(L-R): front row: Mike Hill, Chief Executive The Hills Group; Graham Blow, Managing Director Aspire Defence Services; back row: Adrian Knowles; Dave Long; Richard Bond; and Gary McKinnon from Hills Waste Solutions; and Ian Sparks; Nigel Marsh; and Andy Ingram from Aspire Defence Services Ltd.
Waste management company Hills Waste Solutions (HWS) has retained its contract with Aspire Defence Services Limited (ADSL) to provide waste collection and recycling services across the Ministry of Defence’s Project Allenby/Connaught (PAC) garrisons (which ADSL manages).
HWS, a division of the Wiltshire-based Hills Group Limited, signed a new three-year contract with ADSL (with an option to extend for an additional two years) to manage the 4,500 tonnes of waste and recycling material generated annually at the site.
Effective from 1 April 2014 and running until 2017, the contract is the second between the two parties, the original having been secured in 2009.
According to HWS, since the start of the original contract, the recycling rate at the garrisons has risen from 12 per cent to 20.5 per cent, with a 14 per cent (630 tonne) reduction in the amount of waste sent to landfill.
It is thought that the ‘key factor’ for HWS retaining the contract was the fact it will divert 100 per cent of non-recyclable residual waste from landfill, instead sending it for energy recovery.
Commenting on the contract, Gary McKinnon, Commercial Manager at HWS said: “We are pleased to be awarded this contract especially as competition from other national operators was strong. This reflects on how HWS has progressed its service offering so that we are now able to provide ADSL and their customer, the MoD, a ‘zero to landfill’ solution.
“Careful planning and a symmetry of services across all garrisons ensure that the opportunities to recycle and dispose of waste correctly are the same whether at work, at home or in communal areas. In addition, Hills’ Redtop Recycler service allows several recyclable materials to be collected in a single container, making it easy to recycle and reducing the number of bins on site.”
Graham Blow, Managing Director for ADSL, added: “The contract with Hills Waste Solutions is a good result for Aspire Defence Services Limited. We work to embed sustainability into every part of our business and HWS are able to meet our challenging targets.”
Read more about Hills Waste Solutions or the Ministry of Defence’s Project Allenby/Connaught (PAC).
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