Purpose

Waste services are seeking a decision to appoint a supplier to provide compostable liners.

Wigan Council delivers approximately 19,000 rolls of compostable liners per month to residents. These are provided to be used within a kitchen caddy to aid the recycling of food waste.

This is a one year contract for the production, storage and delivery of compostable liners. This will involve monthly deliveries to the Makerfield Depot, fortnightly deliveries to Wigan Life Centre and six-monthly deliveries to Leigh Life Centre.

Decision

The Assistant Director – Environment and Housing Operations authorises:

(1)        the award of Wigan Council’s Contract to provide compostable liners to the successful contractor identified in the report for one year; and

(2)     the Assistant Director – Legal, Governance and Elections to enter into any agreements necessary to facilitate the above on behalf of the Council.