“I am scandalized by the trial we are undergoing. The first words of Yuri Ivanov are straightforward. The president of the Sepur company, which collects waste in Bondy, Bobigny and Noisy-le-Sec since October 2017, defends himself from any shortcomings. Est Ensemble and the mayors of the three municipalities virulently denounce the poor quality of work of the service provider: streets not picked up, markets poorly cleaned.
” It’s wrong. We scrupulously respect the specifications, ”retorts Yuri Ivanov. If he recognizes “an adaptation phase” at the start of the new contract in October, he ensures that the pick-up is now carried out optimally. “We even call on additional people who are struggling to prove, photos to support, that the collections are well done. “
However, Est Ensemble has compelled Sepur “to pay € 100,000 in penalties just for the month of June”, specifies the cabinet of the territorial public establishment, for several failures: “exceeding pick-up times, non-cleaning of the roadway when the bins fall on the ground, lack of control of the service, by vehicles following the skips. “
“We demanded efficiency results, but they are not achieved”
The new organization set up, with a reduced collection frequency from three to two days, is notably pointed out by the inhabitants. “It was Est Ensemble that decided it,” replied the president of Sepur scathingly.
Garbage collection in the afternoon at Bondy is particularly problematic, with garbage cans that stay outside for a good part of the day. The fault lies with certain inhabitants, according to Yuri Ivanov, who take out the ferries too early in the morning. “If the mayors and Est Ensemble want to return to the old system, we will have to put our hands in our pockets,” he warns.
For Gérard Cosme, the president (PS) of Est Ensemble, the new pick-up frequency is not in question. “The resources implemented by Sepur to achieve the efficiency results to which the company is committed have not been achieved. Let Sepur make me a proposal for a new organization, but I wouldn’t put an extra euro into it, ”warns Gérard Cosme.
Returning to a service in the morning at Bondy would constitute an additional cost of € 400,000 per year, estimates the Est services together. Unthinkable for intermunicipal cooperation, which by choosing Sepur as a service provider, achieved a million euros in savings. A windfall already passed on with the key “a drop in the tax for the removal of household waste (TEOM) for the inhabitants of the territory,” says Est Ensemble.
