May Gurney wins North Somerset waste contract

Waste management company May Gurney has been named preferred bidder for North Somerset’s £85 million environmental services contract.

The service will be used by 204,000 residents providing recycling, waste collection and management of household waste recycling centres.

The seven-year contract begins in March 2010 with the possibility of a seven-year extension.

May Gurney Environmental Services managing director Nicola Peake said: “The council appointed us because of our ability to transform their recycling and waste services. They have called it a ‘recycling revolution’ to deliver long-term environmental benefits and value for money.”

It now means that the company is providing recycling services for a total of 18 local authorities and 1.5 million households.