SIX WORK PROGRAMMES 2022 > 2027
PROGRAMME 4: REDUCING COSTS

The Fitzrovia Partnership plays an important role in enabling business continuity and resilience for businesses in the area. Thanks to its savings and procurement programme – the most successful of any BID in the country – we have seen significant bottom-line savings.

David Byrne, Board Director
Chief Executive, The Doctors Laboratory

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SIX WORK PROGRAMMES 2022 > 2027

PROGRAMME 4: REDUCING COSTS

WASTE AND RECYCLING

Let’s Do FitZero

There are currently more than 50 waste and recycling companies operating in the West End. Each provide at least one daily collection and many do not yet comply with Ultra Low Emission requirements. The additional vehicle congestion and resulting pollution has led The Fitzrovia Partnership to take a sustainable approach for the area and undertake a tender process to select preferred suppliers for business waste and recycling for member businesses.

The purpose of the tender was to select companies that comply with regulations, had robust environmental credentials – both in terms of waste collection and waste disposal – and could offer consolidated and banded collections times to reduce the number of vehicles in the area. They also needed to be competitive on price.

The Tender Process

Five companies were invited to tender with each company required to meet standards in the following areas:

  1. Vehicle types with consideration to engine type and emissions of current fleet vehicles
  2. Specific details of vehicles that will be used in Fitzrovia
  3. Details and timescales of plans to migrate to an emission free at tail pipe fleet in Fitzrovia.
  4. Approach to recycling and the range of materials that could be recycled
  5. Level of support for businesses to increase levels of recycling e.g. workplace behavioural change initiatives
  6. How non-recyclable waste is treated and what proportion goes to landfill.

OUR SUCCESSFUL PREFERRED SUPPLIERS FOR WASTE AND RECYCLING

Each preferred supplier can offer a waste and recycling provision and they each have some key benefits depending on your business needs.

BIFFA

“Large electric fleet with an award-winning recycling operation”

FIRST MILE​

“Environment-focused, zero-to-landfill, reliable service based in Fitzrovia.​”

First Mile provide a full waste and recycling service for The Fitzrovia Partnership members, with solutions for every type of waste produced, and free expert guidance on how businesses can recycle more.

VEOLIA CAMDEN

“Reliable and efficient – always in the area collecting from residents, businesses and street cleansing.”

Veolia Camden is Camden Council’s preferred waste and recycling supplier for residents and they have a responsibility for keeping Fitzrovia’s streets clean and clear. The Fitzrovia Partnership already work closely with Veolia Camden to manage rubbish and fly-tipping hotspots in the area.

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