Shetland Isles Council

Shetland Islands

Demographic Information

GSSCode: S12000027

Authority Type: UTA[1]

Country: Scotland

Region: Scotland

Disposal Authority: Shetland Isles Council

Population[2] 23,080
Land Area (ha)[3] 165,661.8
Population per ha 0.14

Key Metrics

Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC)

Metric Indicator
Number of HWRC(s) 1
Population per HWRC 23,080
Land Area per HWRC 165,661.8

Authority Reported Metrics

For reporting period: Jan22 - Dec22


Ranked Metrics

Metric Indicator Ranking
Percentage of waste Recycled, Organics or Prepared for Reuse (%) 20.70 32
Household Generated Waste (kg/pp) 393 3
Household Waste Carbon Impact (TCO2e/pp) 1.16 27

Unranked Metrics

Metric Indicator Percentage
Generation
Household Generated Waste (tonnes) 9,004.00 -
Management - Recycling
Recycled, Organics, Prepared for Reuse (tonnes) 1,860.00 20.70
• Recycled (tonnes) 1,860.00 20.70
• Organics Recycled (tonnes) 0.00 0.00
• Prepared for Reuse (tonnes) 0.00 0.00
Management - Other Diversion
Other diversion from Landfill (tonnes) 5,019.00 55.70
• Recovered by Co-Incineration (tonnes) 0.00 0.00
• Recovered by Incineration (tonnes) 0.00 0.00
• Disposed by Incineration (tonnes) 5,019.00 55.70
• Managed by Other Methods (tonnes) 0.00 0.00
Management - Landfill
Waste to Landfill (tonnes) 2,124.00 23.60
Carbon Impact
Household Waste Carbon Impact (TCO2e) 26,616 -


Collections Contract Information[4]

Collection Arrangements

Primary[5]

Residual Collection: Fortnightly

Dry Recyclables: Four Weekly : Mixed

  • Method of Segregation[6]: To be completed by Local Authority

Green Waste: None : None : Not Charged

Food Waste: None : None

Secondary[7]

Residual Collection: To be completed by Authority

Dry Recyclables: To be completed by Authority

  • Method of Segregation[6]: To be completed by Authority

Green Waste: To be completed by Authority

Food Waste: To be completed by Authority

Contract Arrangements

Residual Waste Collection: InHouse

Mixed Recycling Collections: InHouse

Organic Waste Collection: [[NNA]

Food Waste Collection: [[NNA]

Duration of Contract: 1

Contract Start Date: Ongoing/Rolling

Approximate Value: £589,740

Comments

NA

Destination Information

Significant Tonnage Summary[8]

Data comes from WasteDataFlow for the period Jan21 - Dec21.

Stream Facility Operator Address Material Tonnes
Residual waste Incineration with energy recovery Not Available Not Available NA 6121.34
Residual waste Residual waste MRF Not Available Not Available NA 4203.60


References

  1. Authority Type Abreviations:
    • UTA - Unitary Authority
    • DIS - District
    • MTD - Metropolitan District
    • LBO - London Borough
    • CTY - County Council
  2. Source: ONS mid 2018 projection
  3. Source: Ordnance Survey boundry line data 2019
  4. Data initially populated from propriatory database.
  5. These arrangements are for the primary arrangements in an area. Primary is defined as the arrangements given to the most households in an area.
  6. 6.0 6.1 This should detail the Kerbside Collection Scheme operated by the LA e.g. co-mingled, twin stream or source segregated.
  7. Due to the diverse nature of housing stock within a local authority's jurisdiction most LAs operate secondary collection arrangements to accommodate for this difference in housing e.g. houses, flats etc
  8. Tonnages under 2000 tonnes have been screened out.