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Sustainable waste management provider, Biffa, has extended its waste collection, street and beach cleaning contract with the East Sussex Joint Waste Partnership – comprising Hastings Borough, Rother District and Wealden District councils – for a further seven years.
The original contract was awarded after a competitive tender process in 2019 with the option to extend for a further seven years, running from June 2026 to June 2033.
Worth approximately £119 million over the contract term, the agreement includes improved environmental credentials with the new fleet of waste collection vehicles being operated on hydrotreated vegetable oil – reducing carbon emissions by up to 90 per cent as well as the transition to electric vans and cars.
The extension has been made in good time to permit officers and Biffa to work together on the delivery of the requirements of the government’s Simpler Recycling reforms, specifically the introduction of weekly food waste collections to all households from 30 March 2026.
During Biffa’s current term, the councils have experienced an increase in the partnership’s recycling rate from 37 per cent in 2019 to 46 per cent in 2024, as well as a significant drop in missed bin collections.
Local community organisations will also continue to benefit from the Biffa Awards scheme, with successful funding applications already granted within the partnership area, as well as the contract securing local jobs for circa 300 staff, including two apprentices.
Steve Cole, Managing Director, Biffa Municipal said: “I’d like to thank everyone for their hard work and dedication in what has been a long and complicated process.
“It’s testament to the strength of our partnership and working relations how we’ve managed to complete a comprehensive extension agreement and delivered what I genuinely believe to be an excellent outcome for the partnership, the communities in Sussex we serve as well as for Biffa, for years to come.”
Cllr Hazel Timpe, Neighbourhood Services and Waste Management, Rother District Council commented: “We’re delighted that this extension has been agreed. Since the contract started in 2019, we and our partner authorities have developed an excellent working relationship with Biffa enabling us to provide a high-level service to our residents.”
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