City of Bristol


Demographic Information

GSSCode: E06000023

Authority Type: UTA[1]

Country: England

Region: South West

Disposal Authority: Bristol City Council

Population[2] 463,405
Land Area (ha)[3] 11,670.28
Population per ha 39.71


Notes

  1. Authority Type Abreviations:
    • UTA - Unitary Authority
    • DIS - District
    • MTD - Metropolitan District
    • LBO - London Borough
  2. Source: ONS mid 2018 projection
  3. Source: Ordnance Survey boundry line data 2019

Key Metrics

Metric[1] Indicator Ranking
Residual Waste per Person (kg/person) 183.05 125
Residual Waste per ha (t/ha) 7.27 334
Recycling Rate (%) 47.46 142
Organic[2] Waste per Person (kg/person) 23.26 260
Food Waste per Person (kg/person) 29.48 81
Collected Recyclate
* Collected Garden (tonnes) 10,778.74 75
* Collected Food (tonnes) 13,660.25 7
* Collected Mixed[3] (tonnes) 0 0
* Other Collected Recylate (tonnes) 52,180.47 22
Collected Residual Waste (tonnes) 84,828.47 339

Notes

  1. Populated from WasteData Flow for calendar year 2017, and refers to waste colleced at the kerbside only.
  2. Combined Garden, Food and Mixed Waste.
  3. Collection of Food and Garden Waste together in the same bin.

Collections Information[1]

Collection Arrangements[2]

Residual Collection: Fortnightly

Dry Recycleables: Weekly : Segregated

Green Waste: Weekly : Segregated : Charged

Food Waste: Weekly : Segregated

Contract Arrangements

Residual Waste Collection: Bristol Waste Co

Mixed Recycling Collections: Bristol Waste Co

Organic Waste Collection: Bristol Waste Co

Food Waste Collection: Bristol Waste Co

Duration of Contract: 10

Contract Start Date: 2016

Approximate Value: £96,000,000

Comments

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Notes

  1. Data initially populated from propriatory database.
  2. These arrangements are for the primary arrangements in an area. Primary is defined as the arrangements given to the most households in an area.

Disposal Contract Information[1]

Treatment Routes

Waste Stream Facility Type Facility Name Tonnes
Residual waste Mechanical Biological treatment New Earth Solutions ( West ) Ltd 66,335
Residual waste Non-hazardous landfill Cory Environmental (Gloucestershire) Limited 34,507
Food waste Anaerobic or Aerobic Digestion Segregated Wessex Water Services Ltd 11,761
Green waste Windrow or other composting M F Bennion ( Potatoes ) Ltd 2,395
Green waste Windrow or other composting Phoenix Green 9,885
Card Reprocessor DS Smith Paper Limited 11,197
Mixed glass Reprocessor Recresco Limited - Cwmbran 10,656
Mixed Plastic Bottles Reprocessor Roydon Group Plc 3,463
Mixed Plastics Reprocessor Roydon Group Plc 2,060
Other Scrap metal Reprocessor Sims Group Uk Ltd 2,044
Paper Reprocessor Palm Paper Limited 4,831
Rubble Reprocessor E T M Recycling Limited 6,683
WEEE - Large Domestic App Reprocessor Sims Group Uk Ltd 2,003
WEEE - Small Domestic App Reprocessor Sims Group Uk Ltd 2,003
Wood Reprocessor Boomeco Limited 8,394

Comments

Notes

  1. Populated from WasteDataFlow, calendar year 2017