Edinburgh City Council
City of Edinburgh
Demographic Information
GSSCode: S12000036
Authority Type: UTA[1]
Country: Scotland
Region: Scotland
Disposal Authority: Edinburgh City Council
| Population[2] | 513,210 |
| Land Area (ha)[3] | 27,300.42 |
| Population per ha | 18.8 |
Key Metrics
Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC)
| Metric | Indicator |
|---|---|
| Number of HWRC(s) | 3 |
| Population per HWRC | 171,070 |
| Land Area per HWRC | 9,100.14 |
Authority Reported Metrics
For reporting period: Jan22 - Dec22
Ranked Metrics
| Metric | Indicator | Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of waste Recycled, Organics or Prepared for Reuse (%) | 37.10 | 27 |
| Household Generated Waste (kg/pp) | 366 | 2 |
| Household Waste Carbon Impact (TCO2e/pp) | 0.90 | 5 |
Unranked Metrics
| Metric | Indicator | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | ||
| Household Generated Waste (tonnes) | 187,628.00 | - |
| Management - Recycling | ||
| Recycled, Organics, Prepared for Reuse (tonnes) | 69,656.00 | 37.10 |
| • Recycled (tonnes) | 40,125.00 | 21.40 |
| • Organics Recycled (tonnes) | 29,116.00 | 15.50 |
| • Prepared for Reuse (tonnes) | 414.00 | 0.20 |
| Management - Other Diversion | ||
| Other diversion from Landfill (tonnes) | 112,758.00 | 60.10 |
| • Recovered by Co-Incineration (tonnes) | 743.00 | 0.40 |
| • Recovered by Incineration (tonnes) | 79,256.00 | 42.20 |
| • Disposed by Incineration (tonnes) | 3,826.00 | 2.00 |
| • Managed by Other Methods (tonnes) | 28,934.00 | 15.40 |
| Management - Landfill | ||
| Waste to Landfill (tonnes) | 5,215.00 | 2.80 |
| Carbon Impact | ||
| Household Waste Carbon Impact (TCO2e) | 463,742 | - |
Collections Contract Information[4]
Collection Arrangements
Primary[5]
Residual Collection: Fortnightly
Dry Recycleables: Fortnightly : Separate
- Method of Segregation[6]: To be completed by Local Authority
Green Waste: Fortnightly : Separate : Charged
Secondary[7]
Residual Collection: To be completed by Authority
Dry Recycleables: 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: OutSourced (Other)
Organic Waste Collection: OutSourced (Community Group)
Food Waste Collection: InHouse
Duration of Contract: 1
Contract Start Date: Ongoing/Rolling
Approximate Value: £13,211,700
Comments
William Tracey Gp.
Destination Information
Significant Tonnage Summary[8]
Data comes from WasteDataFlow for the period Jan21 - Dec21.
References
- ↑ Authority Type Abreviations:
- UTA - Unitary Authority
- DIS - District
- MTD - Metropolitan District
- LBO - London Borough
- CTY - County Council
- ↑ Source: ONS mid 2018 projection
- ↑ Source: Ordnance Survey boundry line data 2019
- ↑ Data initially populated from propriatory database.
- ↑ These arrangements are for the primary arrangements in an area. Primary is defined as the arrangements given to the most households in an area.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 This should detail the Kerbside Collection Scheme operated by the LA e.g. co-mingled, twin stream or source segregated.
- ↑ Due to the diverse nature of housing stock within a local authority's juristriction most LAs operate secondary collection arrangements to accommodate for this difference in housing e.g. houses, flats etc
- ↑ Tonnages under 2000 tonnes have been screened out.