Veolia takes over a contract to manage waste and recycling collections in London’s Square Mile from tomorrow (6 April), from services firm Amey.
City of London ran a two-month trial of a fully-electric RCV last year, powered by lithium batteries
As part of the contract, which could be worth up to £111 million, the City of London Corporation says it aims to become the first authority in the UK to run a fully-electric fleet of refuse collection vehicles.
Veolia will be implementing an electric powered RCV fleet from this year, manufactured by Electra, which will be equipped with 360-degree cameras and audible warning reversal systems to improve safety.
The vehicles will use on-board weighing equipment to digitally record bin weights at residential properties, enabling the recycling performance to be efficiently calculated, the authority said.
All vehicles will be digitally tracked to monitor and auto-allocate cleansing tasks dependant on geographical location and capacity.
Contract
Veolia was appointed following a competitive tender process, with the electric fleet to be mobilised within the first year of the contract. The change in contractor was first reported by letsrecycle.com in January (see letsrecycle.com story).
The new contract, which will run for an initial eight years, with a possible extension of up to a further eight years, will see Veolia managing the following areas in the Square Mile: Domestic waste collection, commercial waste, recycling collections, street cleansing, winter maintenance and gully servicing.
Jeremy Simons, chair of the City Corporaton’s Port Health and Environmental Services Committee, said: “This pioneering technology-driven contract aims to exceed the high standards people expect of our waste and cleansing services whether they work, visit or live in the City.
“They rightly expect the best and I’m delighted that Veolia has been appointed to deliver this contract.”
Gavin Graveson, Executive Vice-President for Veolia UK & Ireland said: “We are excited to bring industry leading knowledge to the City of London, and to deliver innovative and sustainable technologies to this unique part of the capital.
“The new fleet of electric vehicles will play a significant role in improving local air quality, with real-time data technologies delivering greater synergies between collections and street cleansing operations.”
Gavin Graveson
Veolia
“The new fleet of electric vehicles will play a significant role in improving local air quality, with real-time data technologies delivering greater synergies between collections and street cleansing operations.
“We look forward to working with the City Corporation to provide an efficient and reliable service, that enhances the lives of those living and working in the area, while providing a design for a more sustainable future.”
City of London
The authority has a 9,400 residential population and attracts around 400,000 people commuting in to the area to work every day.
As one of the city’s oldest districts, the area also houses famous landmarks including St Paul’s Cathedral, the Museum of London and Leadenhall Market, drawing in an estimated 8.9 million visitors every year.
Last year City of London held a trial to test the use of fully-electric refuse vehicles in the Square Mile. The 26-tonne truck was powered by lithium-ion batteries, rather than diesel.
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