Gas and Aerosol Disposal Services

Location

Kent:

Description

The Kent County Council (KCC) wishes to engage with suppliers regarding capacity in the market to provide recycling and processing services for gas and aerosol waste deposited at all 19 Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) across the county. The contract is required to cover the current processing services which involves the collection, sorting, storage, transporting, processing, recycling reuse and recovery of all gas bottles obtained from all 19 KCCs HWRCs. The total tonnage of gas and aerosol waste processed for the 24/25 financial period was 208.65. A wide range of gases and aerosols are deposited at the Authority's HWRCs. The most frequently deposited materials during the 2024/2025 period include: •Aerosols •Canisters •Nitrous Oxide •Hard Case Canisters •Fire Extinguishers •Disposable Helium •MAPP substitutes (propylene, or with propane or isobutane) •Gas Cylinders Please note that this list is not exhaustive. Providers must also be able to return canisters to the appropriate repatriation facilities where required. The Authority seeks to engage a Provider for this contract capable of processing and disposing of all materials received. Minimum Requirements The supplier will be required to have in place: •A waste processing facility with appropriate permitting and planning permissions. •Provide the Authority with signage for the cages or containers including branding and hazard signage. •The ability and capacity to collect as required ad-hoc waste from the Authority and waste collection Authorities within Kent. •A facility which is able to manage the processing of all gas and aerosols. •An appropriate method of weighing-in materials collected (preferably an electronic weighbridge) to provide the council with the appropriate management information (including weigh-loader transaction listings); and •robust service contingency plans to ensure continuity of services in the event of plant failure, etc.

CPV Codes

• 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
• 90513000 - Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services

Other Information

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