Purpose

West Sussex County Council has
a statutory duty of care under Section 34 of the Environmental
Protection Act 1990 to dispose of waste it produces at its
premises, this includes a duty to undertake recycling. To meet this
duty of care, waste and recycling collection arrangements are in
place for sites, provided under a contract that expires on 30
September 2024.
 
The contract awarded in 2021
was to ensure that the County Council continued to meet its
statutory duty and was initially for a three-year period to 30
September 2024. Within the contract award there was an option to
extend the contract for a further two years.

Decision

The Assistant Director (Environment and Public
Protection) has approved the extension of the collection contract
for recycling and general waste from West Sussex County Council
Maintained Schools and Corporate Estate Buildings to Chichester
District Council for Lots 2 and 3, and the Recycling Partnership
Ltd for Lots 1, 4, 5 and 6 for a period of two years from 1 October
2024 as set out in section 2 of the report.