Purpose

The currently scheduled expiry, in March 2025, of the council's contract for the landfilling of residual wastes will require four Waste Collection Authorities in the east of Lancashire to deliver waste to Farington Waste Recovery Park if alternative arrangements are not put in place.

To avoid each refuse collection vehicle having to make long journeys, and to reduce the environmental and financial impacts of the same, the four Waste Collection Authorities are intent on putting waste transfer arrangements in place within their areas to bulk up the waste in much larger vehicles.

To provide sufficient time for the Waste Collection Authorities to make such arrangements it is proposed that the existing landfill contract is extended for a further 12 months to provide for those four districts only. There is no budgetary implication to the council of this proposal, but Cabinet is requested to approve a waiver of the council's procurement rules on this occasion to facilitate the extension.

Decision

The Cabinet approved the recommendation(s) as set out in the report.