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Refuse collection to be assigned to private contractor in 2021

waste management
31 Aug 2020 / 17:36

CORFU. The 2-year contract will commence in 2021 if the 15 leased vehicles haven΄t arrived in Corfu by then - The Municipal Economic Committee voted 5 - 4 vote in favour of the assignment (the 4 against were from the opposition parties).

On Monday 31 August Central Corfu & Diapontia Islands Municipal Economic Committee approved the proposal to assign part of the refuse collection to a private contractor by a majority vote of 5 - 4, with the 4 against being from the opposition parties.

The 2-year contract will be for 2021 and 2022 and will not include this year. The reason it will not commence this year is that there is a procedure underway to lease 15 vehicles for the Municipal Cleansing Department. It is not known, however, when the procedure will be completed and when the vehicles will become available.

If all goes well and the vehicles come to Corfu before 2021, then the assignment of the work to a private contractor will not go ahead.