4.3 Local Non-MSW Framework

4.3.1 Non-MSW Data

Although the lack of data (i.e. waste types and quantities) is not as acute in the Orkney and Shetland area as it is elsewhere, the data set is far from complete. A substantial amount of non-MSW is handled privately, including some industrial wastes (e.g. fish wastes, some oil-related wastes), clinical wastes, construction and demolition wastes and agricultural waste. In order to plan effectively for the management of these waste streams an appropriate data set needs to be gathered.

The recent introduction by SEPA's waste data team of quarterly surveys of licensed waste management facilities will, in time, deliver a data set of all wastes managed at licensed sites in Scotland. In addition the Orkney and Shetland WSAG will undertake to fill this data gap locally as part of the national framework.

Action 25
Collate non-MSW data and determine quantities and composition of non-MSW streams for which gaps exist.

Following review of a comprehensive data set, and the type/capacities of existing facilities, further consultations with local industry sectors will be carried out to investigate and assess local options for non-MSW streams. It is even more pressing in an area as isolated as Orkney and Shetland to maintain sufficient forward capacity and an adequate network of suitable facilities for industry to thrive.