East Lindsey gets more efficient waste and recycling lorries
A LINCOLNSHIRE council has started to take delivery of its new refuse and recycling fleet.
The first vehicles arrived at East Lindsey District Council's depot on Louth Industrial Estate this week.
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NEW Lorries: East Lindsey District Council has a new fleet of waste and recycling lorries. Pictured is driver Peter Pritchard with Councillor Tony Bridges, portfolio holder for the environment.t, Councillor Tony Bridges,
In January, the council agreed to spend £2.6m of capital money to purchase a fleet of 16 new refuse and recycling vehicles to replace the old fleet that is coming to the end of its lease agreement.
The vehicles have been procured with support from Procurement Lincolnshire, which teamed up with other councils in Lincolnshire and North Yorkshire to use joint buying power to drive down costs.
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Buying the vehicles outright, rather than leasing, will save around £370,000 per year in revenue and enable the council to maximise the life of the fleet in the future.
Currently, the waste collection service costs the council £55.67 per household per year.
Portfolio holder for the environment, Councillor Tony Bridges, said: “This is a necessary investment for the council, which will mean we can continue to make our refuse and recycling collection service more efficient both environmentally and financially.
“The new fleet arrangements will save the council £370,000 in running costs per year – a sum that will go a long way in helping the council to protect other services to the community at a time when revenue funding is very tight due to reductions in Government funding and cost pressures, such as fuel.”
The new fleet contains the latest in-cab technologies that will help to optimise waste collection rounds to minimise travel distances and maximise fuel economy.
The technology will also provide a greater level of intelligence to enable the council to manage its ‘missed bin’ service.
Each year the council’s refuse and recycling fleet travels around 400,000 miles, emptying over 4,500,000 wheeled bins - 52,000 tonnes of waste.
2 Comments
by InsideStory
Friday, March 22 2013, 6:38PM
“Surely the way to go is elctric hybrid trucks if we are serious about emissions ?”
by Whiley45
Friday, March 22 2013, 9:00AM
“Well done East Lindsey. The refuse collection service is first class but would it be too much to ask that our bins be returned to the front of our houses instead of several doors away!”