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- Purchase 240L refuse bins for use in our
domestic waste service via ESPO.
- Purchase 240L recycling bins for use in our domestic waste
service via ESPO.
- Purchase 240L garden waste bins for use in our domestic waste
service via ESPO.
- Purchase 1100L bins for use in our commercial and domestic waste
services via ESPO.
- Purchase 23L food caddies for use in our domestic waste service
via ESPO.

This is for a short term purchasing procurement taken prior to the
planned longer term procurement that was set out in the Executive
Pipeline report (14 August 2025).

Reasons for the decision

To continue to realise the environmental
benefit and improved health and safety to our operatives by using
wheeled bins instead of plastic sacks.
To continue business as usual operations and facilitate the
delivery of bins to -
- Residents with a missing bin
- Residents with a broken bin
- Residents in flats switching to communal bins
- Residents that have moved into a newly built home
- Residents that are subscribed to our garden waste service
- Businesses that are subscribed to the Council's commercial waste
service

Alternative options considered

- Metal 1100L bins are vastly more expensive
so were rejected in favour of plastic 1100L bins.
- Manufacturers chosen for these purchases are previously used by
Guildford Borough Council, offer competitive pricing, have a tried
and tested high quality standard, are part of the ESPO framework,
and are signed off for safe use on our vehicles.