Recycling in Schools – The Leeds City Council Option – Associated Waste Management (AWM) 

From 1^st April 2008 the locally based company Associated Waste Management (AWM) took over the collection of mixed paper & card, and residual waste from all Council premises. As well as maximising paper & card recycling, the collection of plastic bottles & metal cans is now being implemented across the Council. 

This contract is open to all schools in Leeds and we are actively encouraging Leeds schools to join the contract. It will save you money. 

The contract with AWM is priced on a pay-by-weight basis for general waste. This means every time your general waste bin is collected it is weighed and you are charged depending on how much the bin weighs; recyclate disposal is FREE! The standard break down of costs is as follows; 

The 1100 Litre Bin (other sizes are available – click here to view)

	General Waste	Paper and Card Recycling
Rent (per week)	£0.43	£0.43
Lift (per lift)	£4.33	£4.33
Disposal (based on the weight of the bin – 60kg is an average weight)	£3.84 (60kg)	£0.00
Total	£8.60	£4.76

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What are the other advantages of the AWM Contract; 

• Council staff resources – Waste Resources Officer will work with your school to help you save money and recycle.
• Pay by Weight – If you reduce your general waste you will SAVE MONEY.
• You will be able to access waste weight data for your school to monitor your performance.
• Add to the Councils knowledge of overall waste arisings in the Leeds area.
• AWM will process your landfill waste for material recovery.
• New Plastic bottle & can recycling available so that you can recycle more.
• Rebate on recyclable materials segregated.
• Flexibility in collections & containers.
• Duty of care charges are inclusive - no additional charges.
• Contributing to Corporate Social Responsibility by using a local company.
• Controlled annual price rises.

How does AWM compare to other providers in the Leeds area?

The Commissioning, Procurement and Business Development Team of Education Leeds in conjunction with the Waste Resources Officer at Leeds City Council carried out some research to highlight the cost comparison with two other leading waste providers who offer services to schools.*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As you can see AWM’s pay-by-weight option can offer you considerable savings but what if you doubled the general waste you produced. We also investigated this;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Again AWM proved to be a cheaper option.  

The key to saving money is to recycle more then it is free to dispose of!  

Terminating your existing contract.

It is notoriously difficult to ‘get out’ of your current waste contract. The industry standard is that contracts roll over on a yearly basis. If you miss a very small window of opportunity, normally 3 months prior to the anniversary, to give a termination notice to the waste provider the contract will continue for a year.

If you want to change to AWM, which we are encouraging all schools to do, the first thing you must do is check your current contract and find out when your window of opportunity is. It could be very soon so do this NOW!! If required Leeds City Councils Waste Resources Officer can come to your schools to help you define what you need. See contact details below.   

Then contact AWM to set up your new service and start recycling and saving money. 

Your key contacts. 

Sam Grimwood
Leeds City Council - Waste Resources Officer
Tel: 0113 2476954
Email: sam.grimwood@leeds.gov.uk   

Ian Westlake
Education Leeds - Commissioning, Procurement and Business Development
Tel: 0113 2475268
Email: ian.westlake@educationleeds.co.uk  

Associated Waste Management
Peter Clark
Tel: 01274 370224
Email: peter.clark@awmeasyskips.co.uk

 

* All figures are based upon one 1100 litre general waste bin. The costs are based upon what a school is charged by the waste providers.

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