Dorset recycling firm lands long-term council waste contract

A Dorset-based organic recycling specialist has won a multimillion-pound waste handling contract with Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP).The four-year deal, with an option to extend to up to ten years, tasks Eco Sustainable Solutions with processing all the organic wastes generated in the BCP region.The annual amounts specified include 21,000 tonnes of green or garden waste, 8,000 tonnes of wood, 4,750 tonnes of food waste and 4,500 tonnes of organic rubbish collected through street sweeping.Eco will divert all the materials away from landfill by recycling them into compost, mulch, soil, turf and green energy such as low-carbon biofuels, electricity and heat.The processing will be done at Eco’s main, 14-acre site in Parley and its anaerobic digestion plant at Piddlehinton near Dorchester.Eco recently announced plans to build an energy recovery facility (ERF) at its Parley site to help process an extra 60,000 tonnes of waste a year.The business is undertaking a public consultation on the plans this autumn to gather feedback and inform a planning application in due course.