Tender: Recycling and Processing of Gas Bottles, Cylinders and Aerosols – Kent County HWRCs

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Kent County Council is seeking a supplier for recycling and processing services for gas and aerosol waste deposited at all 19 Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) across the county. The contract covers collection, sorting, storage, transport, processing, recycling, reuse and recovery of gas bottles and related materials; 208.65 tonnes of gas and aerosol waste were processed in the 24/25 financial period. Frequently deposited materials include aerosols, canisters, nitrous oxide, hard case canisters, fire extinguishers, disposable helium, MAPP substitutes (propylene, or with propane or isobutane) and gas cylinders, and providers must be able to return canisters to appropriate repatriation facilities where required. Minimum supplier requirements include a waste processing facility with appropriate permitting and planning permissions, provision of signage for cages or containers including branding and hazard signage, the ability and capacity to collect ad-hoc waste from the Authority and waste collection authorities within Kent, a facility capable of processing all gas and aerosols, an appropriate method of weighing-in materials collected (preferably an electronic weighbridge) to supply management information including weigh-loader transaction listings, and robust service contingency plans to ensure continuity of services in the event of plant failure.