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South Bucks Extends Biffa Municipal Contract

01 July 2011

Biffa's contract with South Bucks District Council has been extended for a further seven years from 2014, taking it up to 2021

The integrated contract was originally awarded in November 2007, and covers the collection of dry recycling and refuse from 27,000 households, as well as cleansing over 400 kilometres of local streets and roads. Related services include graffiti, flyposter and flytipping removal.

According to Biffa development director Pete Dickson, South Bucks extended the contract because of the success of Biffa's service model, and the transparency of related costs.

"I've been told that the council, through its innovative approach to partnership working and open-book accounting, has confidence about our value-for-money proposition for the future and any related changes," he explained. "Naturally, we're delighted to continue working with the council and local residents."

Dickson added that Biffa will work closely with the council to modernise the service and help further improve South Bucks' recycling and composting rate.

South Bucks District Council's Environment Portfolio Holder, Councillor Bill Lidgate, said: "We're under more pressure than ever to deliver efficient and high quality services to our residents, and have worked in partnership with Biffa to achieve future annual contract savings of around £150,000 per year. We are pleased that we can plan for future services with a long term and transparent contract in place."

Biffa's crews collect refuse sacks each week, as well as recycling boxes containing paper, cardboard, glass and cans. For the past few years, several thousand properties have been participating in a garden and kitchen waste collection service, based on alternate week collection from wheeled bins.

Biffa provides recycling, refuse and cleansing services for a number of other local authorities in the region, including Chiltern, Central Beds, Aylesbury Vale, South Oxfordshire, Vale of White Horse, and Wycombe.

For more information visit www.biffa.co.uk