East Lothian Council

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East Lothian

Demographic Information

GSSCode: S12000010

Authority Type: UTA[1]

Country: Scotland

Region: Scotland

Disposal Authority: East Lothian Council

Population[2] 104,840
Land Area (ha)[3] 70,093.73
Population per ha 1.5

Key Metrics

Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC)

Metric Indicator
Number of HWRC(s) 4
Population per HWRC 26,210
Land Area per HWRC 17,523.43

Authority Reported Metrics

For reporting period: Jan22 - Dec22


Ranked Metrics

Metric Indicator Ranking
Percentage of waste Recycled, Organics or Prepared for Reuse (%) 53.10 7
Household Generated Waste (kg/pp) 440 17
Household Waste Carbon Impact (TCO2e/pp) 0.95 11

Unranked Metrics

Metric Indicator Percentage
Generation
Household Generated Waste (tonnes) 49,448.00 -
Management - Recycling
Recycled, Organics, Prepared for Reuse (tonnes) 26,245.00 53.10
• Recycled (tonnes) 13,327.00 27.00
• Organics Recycled (tonnes) 10,376.00 21.00
• Prepared for Reuse (tonnes) 2,542.00 5.10
Management - Other Diversion
Other diversion from Landfill (tonnes) 18,603.00 37.60
• Recovered by Co-Incineration (tonnes) 0.00 0.00
• Recovered by Incineration (tonnes) 13,533.00 27.40
• Disposed by Incineration (tonnes) 0.00 0.00
• Managed by Other Methods (tonnes) 5,070.00 10.30
Management - Landfill
Waste to Landfill (tonnes) 4,600.00 9.30
Carbon Impact
Household Waste Carbon Impact (TCO2e) 106,489 -


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 : Not Charged

Food Waste: Weekly : Separate

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 (FCC)

Organic Waste Collection: InHouse

Food Waste Collection: OutSourced (FCC)

Duration of Contract: 8

Contract Start Date: 2021

Approximate Value: £10,271,520

Comments

New contract with FCC commences in May 2021.

Destination Information

Significant Tonnage Summary[8]

Data comes from WasteDataFlow for the period Jan21 - Dec21.

Stream Facility Operator Address Material Tonnes
Comingled recyclate Materials recovery facility Not Available Not Available Co mingled materials 4254.46
Food waste Anaerobic or Aerobic Digestion Segregated Not Available Not Available Waste food only 3304.96
Green waste Windrow or other composting Not Available Not Available Green garden waste only 8818.38
Residual waste Incineration with energy recovery Not Available Not Available NA 23183.00
Residual waste Non-hazardous landfill Not Available Not Available NA 6292.38
Residual waste Residual waste MRF Not Available Not Available NA 3397.30
Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Not Available Not Available Mixed paper & card 4566.18
Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Not Available Not Available Rubble 3219.39
Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Not Available Not Available Chipboard and mdf 2856.54
Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Not Available Not Available Wood 2856.54


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 juristriction 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.