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Recycling centre facilities included in the contract renewal. Buckinghamshire County Council has awarded the contract for the ma- nagement and operation of its nine recycling centres to FCC Recycling (UK) Ltd., a subsidiary of FCC Envi- ronment UK, in turn 100% owned by FCC Servicios Medio Ambiente, as it has been doing since 2012. The renewal involves a £15 million (nearly €18 million) portfolio for a five-year period, with a possible ex - tension for a further five years. More than 60,000 tonnes of waste The sites awarded to the company cover an area of more than 1,500 km2 and handle more than 60,000 tonnes of household waste per year. The service, which will start on 1 April 2022, will serve 221,200 house- holds in the South East of England, home to more than 540,000 people. The new service maintains and fur- ther enhances the focus on the ‘Reu- se’ programme, including working with South Bucks Hospice to ensure the reuse of waste collected through the Aston Clinton and High Wycom- be shops, and the appointment of a waste education and awareness offi - cer to raise public awareness of the importance of recycling and reuse. In addition, the contract has set a target of recycling at least 68% of the waste coming into the centres. Following the announcement of the novation, FCC Environment UK’s Operations Director, Steve Longdon, C O M M U N I T I E S 61 C O M M U N I T I E S