Framework Agreement for the Transportation and Processing of Garden Waste

The Service Provider will receive and accept material as stated within this Specification and will therefore:

Provide a composting site(s) and/or transfer station(s) (primary disposal point) where compostable material consisting of garden waste and municipal green waste collected by the Council can deliver the collected waste.

Transfer the compostable waste from a transfer station to a central composting site, if required.

Compost the compostable waste and produce a reusable product in accordance with applicable regulations and best practice.

Sell or otherwise utilise the resultant product such that there is a benefit to agriculture.

Provide a composting site(s) and/or transfer station(s) where compostable material consisting of garden waste and municipal green waste can be delivered by vehicles as designated by the Council.

The Service Provider shall provide such plant, equipment, access roads, weighbridges, storage for Contract Waste, staff, administration and supervision as may be required for the provision of the Service as stated within this specification.

The Service Provider shall maintain a certified system for recording weights of waste delivered to the composting site. A weighbridge ticket shall be issued for each delivery. A copy of the ticket together with a summary sheet showing the tickets issued for each working day shall be provided to the Council within 7 days of the end of each accounting period.

Ownership of the waste will transfer to the Service Provider once the Service Provider has received the waste either delivered direct by the Council to the primary delivery point.