Bath and North East Somerset

Demographic Information

GSSCode: E06000022

Authority Type: UTA[1]

Country: England

Region: South West

Disposal Authority: Bath and North East Somerset Council

Population[2] 192,106
Land Area (ha)[3] 35,074.89
Population per ha 5.48

Key Metrics

Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC)

Metric Indicator
Number of HWRC(s) 3
Population per HWRC 62,893
Land Area per HWRC 11,704.11

Authority Reported Metrics

For reporting period (Financial Year April to March): 2022-23


Ranked Metrics

Metric Indicator Ranking
Percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting (%) (Ex NI192) 56.9 18
Collected household waste per person (kg/pp) (Ex BVPI 84a) 360.1 169

Unranked Metrics

Metric Indicator
Local Authority Collected and Household Waste Statistics
Local Authority Collected Waste
  Total Waste (tonnes) 77,811
    • Sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) 44,704
    • Not sent for recycling (tonnes) 33,107
  Estimated rejects (tonnes) 2,441
Household
  Total waste (tonnes) 70,468
  Waste sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) 40,079
    • Dry recycling-reuse (tonnes) 21,182
    • Green recycling-reuse (tonnes) 18,897
  Waste not sent for recycling (tonnes) 30,389
    • Regular collection (not recycled) (tonnes) 17,670
    • Civic amenity sites (not recycled) (tonnes) 5,898
    • Other sources (not recycled) (tonnes) 4,381
    Estimated rejects (tonnes) 2,441
Non-Household
  Total waste (tonnes) 7,343
    • Waste sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) 4,625
    • Waste not sent for recycling (tonnes) 2,718
  Estimated rejects (tonnes) 0
Management of Local Authority Collected Waste
  To Landfill (tonnes) 3,342
  To Incineration with Energy from Waste (tonnes) 28,539
  To Incineration without Energy from Waste (tonnes) 0
  To Recycled - Composted (tonnes) 44,704
  To Other Routes (tonnes) 54
  Input to intermediate plants (tonnes) 5,479
Government Metrics - Selected Waste Indicators
  Residual household waste per household (kg/household) (Ex NI191) 354.0
  Percentage of municipal waste sent to landfill (%) (Ex NI193) 4.3


Collections Contract Information[4]

Collection Arrangements

Primary[5]

Residual Collection: Fortnightly

Dry Recycleables: Weekly : Mixed

  • Method of Segregation[6]: Source segregated

Green Waste: Fortnightly : Separate : 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: OutSourced (Biffa)

Mixed Recycling Collections: OutSourced (Biffa)

Organic Waste Collection: OutSourced (Biffa)

Food Waste Collection: OutSourced (Biffa)

Duration of Contract: 14

Contract Start Date: 2017

Approximate Value: £50,000,000

Comments

NA

Destination Information

Significant Tonnage Summary[8]

Stream Facility Operator Address Material Tonnes
Food waste Anaerobic or Aerobic Digestion Segregated Wessex Water Services Ltd Bristol Waste Water Treatment, Kings Weston Lane, Avon Waste food only 7619.25
Green waste Windrow or other composting R M Penny ( Plant Hire & Demolition) Limited Bracken Down Green Waste Facility, Green Ore Farm, Green Ore, Wells, Somerset Green garden waste only 5833.84
Green waste Windrow or other composting Mitchell Simon Phoenix Green Solutions, Mays Hill Industrial Estate, Frampton Cotterell, Bristol, South Gloucester Green garden waste only 5660.39
Residual waste Incineration with energy recovery SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd Severside Energy Recovery Centre, Severn Road, Hallen, Avon NA 20102.68
Residual waste Other Method ETM ETM Recycling Limited ETM Recycling Facility 41 Ashton Vale Road Ashton Vale Bristol BS3 2HW, NA 3715.81
Residual waste Incineration with energy recovery Viridor Waste Management Ltd Severn Road Resource Recovery Centre, Severn Road, Chittening, Avon, NA 3121.02
Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) U R M ( U K ) Limited Shed 46, Port Of Tilbury, Tilbury Freeport, Tilbury, Essex Mixed glass 3752.77
Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) South West Wood Products Ltd Eclipse Works, Ashcott Road, Meare, Nr Glastonbury, Somerset Wood 3700.25
Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Smurfit Kappa UK Ltd Mount Street, Nechells, Birmingham Card 3551.10
Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Smurfit Kappa UK Ltd Mount Street, Nechells, Birmingham Mixed paper & card 3551.10
Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) J & A Young ( Leicester ) Ltd J & A Young ( Leicester), Berristow Lane, South Normanton, Derbyshire Aluminium cans 2871.40
Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) J & A Young ( Leicester ) Ltd J & A Young ( Leicester), Berristow Lane, South Normanton, Derbyshire Steel cans 2871.40
Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) J & A Young ( Leicester ) Ltd J & A Young ( Leicester), Berristow Lane, South Normanton, Derbyshire Other materials 2871.40
Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) J & A Young ( Leicester ) Ltd J & A Young ( Leicester), Berristow Lane, South Normanton, Derbyshire Mixed Plastics 2871.40
Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) J & A Young ( Leicester ) Ltd J & A Young ( Leicester), Berristow Lane, South Normanton, Derbyshire Mixed paper & card 2871.40
Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) J & A Young ( Leicester ) Ltd J & A Young ( Leicester), Berristow Lane, South Normanton, Derbyshire Mixed glass 2871.40
Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Recresco Limited - Cwmbran Recresco Limited, Cwmbran Depot , Springvale Industrial Estate, Cwmbran Mixed glass 2603.27
Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Palm Paper Limited Former British Sugar Site, Poplar Avenue, Kings Lynn, Norfolk Paper 2475.50
Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) DS Smith Recycling Ltd Solomon House, Caerphilly Busines Park, Van Road, Caerphilly Card 2403.99
Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) M J Church ( Plant ) Limited Star Farm, Marshfield, Chippenham, Wiltshire Rubble 2241.24


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.