Kintyre Recycling Ltd (KRL) and Fyne Futures are to receive additional funding to enable the companies to continue to deliver kerbside recycling services in South Kintyre and Bute until their contracts come an end in March 2020.

The funding was agreed by Argyll and Bute Council.

KRL will receive around £32, 662, while Fyne Futures has been allocated £37,500.

The council signed a 25-year Public Private Partnership (PPP) contract with Shanks (now Renewi) in 2001. The contract makes provision for named third sector partners to manage recyclable materials in specific areas. These partners include KRL and Fyne Futures.

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Since then, there has been significant changes to the waste sector, particularly the value of recycled material, which has dropped significantly. This drop in the income anticipated by KRL and Fyne Futures, along with an increase in other operating costs, has led to both organisations stating that they are unable to meet their service obligations within the current contract rate.

The additional funding to the third sector providers will allow time for the council to look at service delivery in Kintyre and Bute beyond the end of March 2020.