The Parley-based organic recycling specialist has won a multi-million-pound waste handling contract with Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP).

Eco Sustainable Solutions will process all the organic wastes generated in the BCP region in an exclusive four-year deal with an option to extend to up to ten years.

The annual amounts specified include 21,000 tonnes of green or garden waste, 8,000 tonnes of wood, 4,750 tonnes of food waste and 4,500 tonnes of organic rubbish collected through street sweeping.

Eco will divert all the materials away from landfill by recycling them into compost, mulch, soil, turf and green energy such as low-carbon biofuels, electricity and heat.

The processing will be done at Eco’s main, 14-acre site in Parley and its anaerobic digestion plant at Piddlehinton near Dorchester.

Eco’s commercial director Peter Hardy said, “It’s tremendous news for us but more importantly the people of the BCP region who want reassurance that recycling and environmental protection are top priorities at this critical time for the planet.”

On a visit to the Parley site, Cllr Mark Anderson, portfolio holder for Environment, Cleansing and Waste for BCP Council, said, “The company’s composting, anaerobic digestion and biomass technology will now treat 38,000 tonnes of our garden waste, wood waste, food waste and street sweepings for the next four to ten years.

“BCP Council already recycles, composts or re-uses nearly 54 per cent of its waste, and this contract’s flexibility will allow us to expand and build on this in the future over the whole conurbation.”