This just in from the Isle of Wight council – Ed
Isle of Wight Council has appointed a new firm which will be responsible for street cleaning on the Island.
Urbaser Ltd, the British arm of Spanish giants Urbaser SA, will start work from 27 October.
Street cleaning responsibilities range from everything including road sweeping, emptying of public bins and pavement cleaning. The new contract also includes responsibilities for chewing gum removal and the clearing up of fly-tipping from council owned land.
Stringent tender process
Stuart Love, Isle of Wight Council Director of Economy and Environment said “Following a stringent tender process, the council has appointed Urbaser as its new street cleaning contractors.
“Being a tourist island, it is very important we maintain the cleanliness of our towns and villages and we look forward to working with Urbaser to ensure that we maintain and enhance the existing high standard of cleanliness on the Island. We will be working closely with Urbaser to ensure that they meet the challenge.”
First street cleansing contract in UK
Javier Peiro, Director of Urbaser Ltd is excited by the opportunity of working in partnership with the council, saying “For Urbaser this represents our first street cleansing contract here in the UK, and we are very much looking forward to making the contract a success and enhance the cleansing standards for the residents of the Island”.
The firm will take over street cleaning responsibilities from Island Waste which operates the current contract.
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