Services company Enterprise is the first choice for a £210 million contract to provide waste and recycling collections for the City of Edinburgh council.

The council will meet next week (October 27) to endorse the decision to choose Enterprise as preferred bidder for the city’s seven-year environmental services contract, which also covers street cleaning and grounds maintenance.

The new contract is set to spell an end to the recycling box system currently used by householders in EdinburghUnder the contract, which would replace the council’s existing in-house service, Enterprise has committed to increase the city’s recycling rate to over 60% by 2018. It also plans to introduce a new single-container commingled recycling service for households, replacing the council’s current source-separated service which uses two boxes.