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- Title
MAXIMISING CONTRACTING OUT IN THE WASTE RECYCLING AND PROCESSING SERVICE OF NEW SOUTH WALES.
- Authors
Cook, John; Moran, Ray
- Abstract
The article discusses how contracting out is being maximized in the waste recycling and processing services in New South Wales. It states that the Waste services is a structured system that aim to offer waste services to the community and at the same time, environmentally responsible at an affordable price. It mentions that the Waste Services adopt a policy of downsizing the workforce and containing the cost of disposal at a lower level by engaging the private sector through competitive tendering. The Waste Service is said to be contracting out the handling and transfer of recyclable materials at depots and stations. It also contracts out the building, plumbing as well as electrical repairs and maintenance of its plant and equipment.
- Subjects
NEW South Wales; CONTRACTING out; LETTING of contracts; WASTE recycling; WASTE management; DOWNSIZING of organizations; PRIVATE sector; RECYCLING centers
- Publication
Australian Journal of Public Administration, 1993, Vol 52, Issue 4, p412
- ISSN
0313-6647
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-8500.1993.tb00296.x