Environmental Services

The SWRIEP set-up a new Waste Services Programme to assist local authorities identify and realise efficiency savings in this important sector. The programme is particularly focused on progressing partnership or coordinated working.

To investigate and document the relative size, cost and delivery processes for grounds maintenance and street cleansing services in each of the four partner district councils and to compare the relative performance. Then as a result of this investigation, improve the quality and efficiency of service by improving and rationalising urban and urban fringe grounds maintenance based on a new service specification.

A selection of Environmental Services related case studies have been produced providing local authorities innovative good practice ideas and solutions to a variety of issues within this workstream area.

Details of the Environmental Services Projects.