The firm which operates Bolton's tips has had its contract renewed until 2034. Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), the largest waste disposal authority in the UK, has extended their recycling and waste management contracts with SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK until 2034. The original seven-year contracts were signed in 2019, with the facility to extend by up to a further eight years from 2026.
The contract is worth £800m over eight years. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) agreed to the extension after witnessing how SUEZ, which diverts more than 99.8 per cent of waste from landfills, promotes environmentally-friendly practices.
Before 2019, the diversion rate was only 90 per cent, but with SUEZ’s intervention, household waste recycling rates have skyrocketed from 35 per cent to 58 per cent. Caroline Simpson, group chief executive at Greater Manchester Combined Authority said: “It is good news for Greater Manchester residents that we have extended these waste management contracts. "Under our unique devolution deal, we are making sure that these contracts push the boundaries on delivery of social value for the city region through public sector procurement, developing a model that is seen as best practice nationally.
" "From creating jobs and apprenticeship opportunities to hundreds of thousands of pounds of funding for community projects every year, the last five years has seen a huge shift in waste management services that puts our residents at the .