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FCC won a 10-year contract put out to ten-
der for solid urban waste collection in Oran-
ge County (Florida). The contract is worth
95 million USD, around 85 million euros.
The tender was divided into five zones and
FCC has been awarded with two of them,
the maximum that a single company could
get according to the specifications of the
tender. It is one of the largest contracts of
its kind awarded in State of Florida and shall
enter into force on 1st January, 2016.
Orange County has 1.2 million inhabitants,
making it the fifth most populous county in
Florida State. The entire metropolitan area
of Orlando sits within Orange County, inclu-
ding its famous theme parks. With over 65
million tourists per year it is one of the most
popular tourist places in the country and
one of the most visited places in the world.
The two areas of Orange County awarded
to FCC have a total population of 400,000
inhabitants that annually produce 100,000
tons of garbage generated in the 83,000
dwellings distributed by zones.
FCC secures the first waste disposal
contract awarded to a Spanish com-
pany in the U.S.
For the collection of urban solid waste
FCC will use automatic side loading trucks
powered by less polluting and quieter na-
FCC is the first Spanish company
to secure a waste
disposal contract in the U.S.
tural gas engines.. The new technologies
that FCC, the Citizen Services Group, will
bring for the fulfilment of the contract will
allow carrying out a quality work and will
also contribute to environmental protection.
FCC Environment activity in the USA
FCC is present in the United States through
FCC Environmental Services, the subsi-
diary of the Environmental Services Group
in that country. Its services include: gar-
bage collection business and services, re-
cycling and treatment of urban solid waste,
industrial waste management, and waste
treatment from the production and explo-
The contract is worth
95 million dollars,
approximately
85 million euros