Local Authority Waste Disposal Company: Difference between revisions

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A Local Authority Waste Disposal Company (LAWDC) was created as an arms-length organisation by some Waste Disposal Authorities in the mid 1990's in response to a legislative requirement to divest direct control over previously managed assets.

Context

In the mid 1990s, Waste Disposal Authorities were required by law to divest their assets and their regulatory responsibilities with regard to the Disposal and Treatment of waste which were functions previously operated in-house, notably Landfill sites, Composting sites and Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs). The regulatory responsibilities were transferred to the Environment Agency as part of its creation, and the assets were either sold to privately owned waste management companies, or transferred to a new Local Authority Waste Disposal Company or LAWDC.

The creation of a LAWDC required the Waste Disposal Authority to be at arms-length, with the shares able to be owned wholly by the Authority but with less than 20% representation at the LAWDC's board level. The transfer of the assets (i.e. sites) to the LAWDC also entailed the transfer of staff and in most cases some form of Disposal and/or Treatment contract.

As time passed, many of the LAWDCs were sold to privately owned waste management companies, especially through the late 1990s. There are now only a limited number of LAWDCs that remain, although the underpinning legislation requiring their creation has been repealed.

Current LAWDCs

The remaining LAWDCs are:

Amgen Rhondda Limited (Amgen Cymru)
Cumbria Waste Management Limited (CWM)
CWM Environmental Limited
Norfolk Environmental Services Limited (NEWS) now part of Norse Environmental Waste Services
Silent Valley Waste Services
Yorwaste

New Arrangements

The new arrangements for a Waste Disposal Authority and/or Waste Collection Authority that is seeking to create an arms-length company for the delivery of waste services (primarily for waste collection services but increasingly for the delivery of HWRC contracts for example) are through a Local Authority Trading Company.

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-In the mid 1990s, [[Waste Disposal Authorities]] were required by law to divest their assets and their regulatory responsibilities with regard to the [[Disposal]] and [[Treatment]] of waste which were functions previously operated in-house, notably [[Landfill]] sites, [[Composting]] sites and [[Household Waste Recycling Centre]]s (HWRCs). The regulatory responsibilities were transferred to the [[Environment Agency]] as part of its creation, and the assets were either sold to privately owned waste management companies, or transferred to a new '''Local Authority Waste Disposal Company''' or '''LAWDC'''.
+A [[Local Authority Waste Disposal Company]] ([[LAWDC]]) was created as an arms-length organisation by some [[Waste Disposal Authorities]] in the mid 1990's in response to a legislative requirement to divest direct control over previously managed assets.
-The creation of a LAWDC required the [[Waste Disposal Authority]] to be at arms-length, with the shares able to be owned wholly by the Authority but with less than 20% representation at the LAWDC's board level. The transfer of the assets (i.e. sites) to the LAWDC also entailed the transfer of staff and in most cases some form of [[Disposal]] and/or [[Treatment]] contract.
+==Context==
+In the mid 1990s, [[Waste Disposal Authorities]] were required by law to divest their assets and their regulatory responsibilities with regard to the [[Disposal]] and [[Treatment]] of waste which were functions previously operated in-house, notably [[Landfill]] sites, [[Composting]] sites and [[Household Waste Recycling Centre]]s ([[HWRC]]s). The regulatory responsibilities were transferred to the [[Environment Agency]] as part of its creation, and the assets were either sold to privately owned waste management companies, or transferred to a new [[Local Authority Waste Disposal Company]] or '''[[LAWDC]]'''.
-As time passed, many of the LAWDCs were sold to privately owned waste management companies, especially through the late 1990s. There are now only a limited number of LAWDCs that remain, although the underpinning legislation requiring their creation has been repealed. The remaining LAWDCs are:
+The creation of a [[LAWDC]] required the [[Waste Disposal Authority]] to be at arms-length, with the shares able to be owned wholly by the Authority but with less than 20% representation at the LAWDC's board level. The transfer of the assets (i.e. sites) to the LAWDC also entailed the transfer of staff and in most cases some form of [[Disposal]] and/or [[Treatment]] contract.
+As time passed, many of the [[LAWDC]]s were sold to privately owned waste management companies, especially through the late 1990s. There are now only a limited number of LAWDCs that remain, although the underpinning legislation requiring their creation has been repealed.
+==Current [[LAWDC]]s==
+The remaining [[LAWDC]]s are:
 * [[Amgen Rhondda Limited]] (Amgen Cymru)
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 * [[Yorwaste]]
+==New Arrangements==
 The new arrangements for a [[Waste Disposal Authority]] and/or [[Waste Collection Authority]] that is seeking to create an arms-length company for the delivery of waste services (primarily for waste collection services but increasingly for the delivery of [[HWRC]] contracts for example) are through a [[Local Authority Trading Company]].