North Lincolnshire Council has awarded 9 lots for the provision, collection and disposal of various skip solutions to the councils household recycling centres across North Lincolnshire. Requirements are separated into lot based on individual waste streams.
Waste wood includes garden sheds, furniture, wardrobes, bed bases, chairs, tables, kitchen units. Photographs of example skip contents are provided.
It is expected that waste wood will undergo sorting, grading and further processing according to grade to achieve the highest possible level of recycling.
Plasterboard is a hazardous waste that cannot be land filled and the Council provide a skip for residents to separate it from their general waste to avoid this. Plasterboard can be broken up and so does not require bagging like asbestos as the risk is from degradation of the gypsum not airborne fibres.
It is expected that plasterboard will undergo further processing to achieve the highest possible level of recycling.
Inert materials can be rubble, ceramics and soil. Photographs of example skip contents are provided.
It is expected that inert materials will undergo sorting, grading and further processing according to grade to achieve the highest possible level of recycling.
Metal can be both ferrous and non-ferrous such as play equipment, filing cabinets, furniture, shelving, bathroom fittings. Skips should not contain items of WEEE.
It is expected that metals will undergo sorting, grading and further processing according to grade to achieve the highest possible level of recycling.
Successful bidders must be licensed in accordance with the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 to undertake this lot.
Batteries are automotive batteries from vehicles.
It is expected that batteries will undergo sorting, grading and further processing according to grade to achieve the highest possible level of recycling.
General waste is mixed waste where no sorting or separation has taken place. Recyclable materials may be present but require separation. Skips may contain hazardous waste.
It is expected that general mixed waste will undergo sorting, grading and further processing according to grade to achieve the highest possible level of recycling. Bidders must complete a method statement detailing what processes will be undertaken for this material and any end destinations.
The Contractor must provide an analysis of the material taken out of each mixed general waste skip detailing the end destinations for each of the materials separated out.
Green waste skips contain organic material from the living environment from horticultural or arboriculture activities. No animal tissue should be present.
It is expected that green waste will undergo sorting, grading and further processing according to grade to achieve the highest possible level of recycling.
The Contractor must provide an analysis of the material taken out of each mixed general waste skip detailing the end destinations for each of the materials separated out.
The Council collects street sweepings and gully tanker waste through its activities as a Highways authority. Prior to placement into the skip these wastes are emptied into a de-watering facility to allow liquid to drain-off.
It is expected that green waste will undergo sorting, grading and further processing according to grade to achieve the highest possible level of recycling.
The Contractor must provide an analysis of the material taken out of each mixed general waste skip detailing the end destinations for each of the materials separated out.
Asbestos is a hazardous waste. The Council provide a skip for residents to separate it from their general waste to avoid this. Asbestos cannot be broken up and requires bagging to avoid the risk from airborne fibres. The Council's policy provides for this.
Asbestos must only be disposed of in a landfill lawfully permitted for hazardous waste. Bidders must complete a method statement detailing what processes will be undertaken for this material and any end destinations.
The skip provided must be securable with a sliding bolt to prevent unauthorised access.