National Waste Strategy

Orkney and Shetland Area Waste Plan
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Annex 2 - SMART Action Plan

Interpreting the SMART Action Matrix
This framework has been developed to set out the actions and targets in a consistent format for all Area Waste Plans. This matrix will also form the basis of the annual reporting format on the actions proposed in each Plan.

Title Notes
No. Action number: Relates to action number within the main body of the AWP.
Description What do you want to do? This is the main "doing" element of the action.
Objective Link to Objectives of the AWP: All actions are related back to key objectives that underpin the content of the Area Waste Plan. Actions may relate to more than one objective.
Target Where do you want to be? The end point of what the action sets out to achieve. The point at which it can be said the action has been completed.
Indicator/ Measurable What to measure, how to measure it and how to measure progress: in order to ensure national consistency in how actions are measured, the matrix provides some suggested measures for general action headings.
Deadline Completion Date or Cycle: date at which the target will be reached and action completed. Timescales can be revised at the annual review stage of the action plan. If an action is no longer applicable and/or the target cannot be met, clear reasoning and steps to resolve must be given.
Lead Org Who is going to undertake the action? Clear responsibility must be allocated to all actions for undertaking and monitoring progress. If this is not specified, actions are unlikely to be progressed.
Resources Staff and financial resources required to undertake action and source of resources: it may be that resources to fund an action are to be further investigated. Potential funding sources may also be identified.

  Action Key Objec-tive Target Indicator Dead-line Lead Body Resources
1 Develop an AWP for Orkney and Shetland that fully integrates all waste streams. 2 Production of fully integrated Orkney and Shetland AWP - Non-MSW BPEO appraisals completed
-Revised Orkney and Shetland
AWP produced
 End 2004 SEPA Existing resources
Research funds could be needed for specific waste streams
2 Develop and seek funding for dedicated human resources in each of Orkney and Shetland to support waste prevention activity amongst local communities and businesses. 2,5,6,8 Employment of dedicated local Waste Prevention and Recycling staff in each island group - Identification of roles and responsibilities
- No. of funded posts
 End 2004 OIC/ SIC Specific additional funding required (possibly local support - e.g. in kind)
3 Develop a detailed Orkney and Shetland Waste Prevention Plan, informed by SEPA's national framework. 2 Production of detailed Orkney and Shetland Waste Prevention Plan - SEPA national guidance produced
- Orkney and Shetland local plan completed
 End 2004 WSAG Existing resources
Additional human resources required to develop detailed local Plan (see Action 3)
4 WSAG members to initiate/develop internal programmes to prevent and minimise waste within their respective organisations. 2,8 WSAG members to implement ongoing internal Waste Prevention programmes - No. of WSAG members with internal Action Plans (documented)
- Recorded evidence of internal improvements
 End 2004 /
ongoing		 WSAG Existing resources
5 Carry out study in Orkney to determine impact of Green Cones 2 Assessment of potential impact of Green Cones on household waste stream in Orkney - Completed study report End 2003 OIC Existing resources
May require additional funds
6 Extend provision of subsidies for home composters in Shetland to less remote areas.   Increased uptake of home composting - rate tbc - Total subsidy provided
- No. of bins distributed
 End 2004 /
ongoing
 SIC Existing resources
Requires funds to
provide subsidy
7 Provide waste segregation and reclamation facilities for the public at OIC civic amenity sites.   Increased reuse of MSW - target tonnage tbc - No. of upgraded sites
- Tonnage MSW reused per annum
 End 2004 OIC Existing resources
Requires specific additional funds
8 Develop and expand the existing Shetland 'scrap store' facility.   Increased reuse of MSW - target tonnage tbc - Tonnage MSW reused per annum End 2004 SAT Existing resources
Requires specific additional funding
9 Develop a Shetland Community Re-paint scheme. 2,5,8 Establish a Shetland Community Re-paint project - Identify premises
- Secure funding
- Quantity of paint reused per annum
 End 2004 SAT Requires specific additional funding
Offers savings to users
10 Investigate the feasibility of new centralised architectural salvage schemes in Orkney and Shetland.   Feasibility assessment of centralised architectural salvage in both island groups - Completed feasibility reports End 2004 OIC/
SAT
 Existing resources
May require additional funds
Actual projects would require specific additional funding
11 Implement household kerbside collection system for recyclables in Orkney.   22.7% household waste recycling in Orkney by 2020 - No. of participating households
- Tonnage of hhw recycled per annum
End 2005 OIC Requires specific additional funding (e.g. for trials and additional new collections)
12 Implement household kerbside collection system for glass and aluminium in Scalloway and Lerwick.   13.7% household waste recycling in Shetland by 2020 - No. of participating households
- Tonnage of hhw recycled per annum
 End 2005 SIC Requires specific additional funding (e.g. for trials and additional new collections)
13 Implement in-vessel system for composting green waste in Orkney.   1000 tonnes hhw composted per annum in Orkney by 2020 - Site identified
- Planning permission (if appropriate)
- Tonnes hhw composted per annum
 End 2004 OIC Requires specific additional funding
(e.g. site preparation, vessel etc.)
14 Introduce aluminium can banks to all existing recycling centres in Shetland.   13.7% hhw recycling in Shetland by 2020 - No. of aluminium can banks provided
- Tonnage aluminium recycled per annum
 End 2005 SAT Existing resources
Requires specific additional funding
15 Expand the provision of recycling bring facilities to cover remote parts of Orkney and Shetland.   17.8% hhw recycling in Orkney and Shetland by 2020 Target density - tbc - No. of sites per household
- Tonnage hhw recycled per annum
 End 2005 OIC/ SIC/ SAT Requires specific additional funding
16 Introduce centralised inkjet cartridge recycling schemes in Orkney and Shetland.   Established centralised inkjet cartridge recycling projects - No. of collection points
- No. of cartridges recycled
 End 2003 OIC/
SAT		 Requires specific additional funding
17 Develop aluminium sorting and baling facility in Shetland.   13.7% hhw recycling in Shetland by 2020 - Provision of sorting and baling facility
- Tonnes aluminium recycled per annum
 End 2003 SAT Requires specific additional funding
18 Carry out research to determine the sensitivity of the Lerwick district-heating facility to diverting different elements of MSW, and the scope for substitution of these elements with non-MSW currently going to landfill.   Assess scope to increase MSW recycling targets - Research specifications drawn up
- Funding secured
- Report completed
 End 2004 SIC/
SEPA		 May be some existing resources but likely to require specific additional funding
19 Assess the implications of the Landfill Directive for privately owned inert landfill sites in Orkney and Shetland.   Provision of 10 year forward capacity of inert landfill in the area - Identify threatened sites/site conditioning requirements
- Identify problem wastes
- Report to WSAG
 March 2003 SEPA Existing resources
20 Investigate alternative methods for collection of household hazardous waste in Orkney and Shetland.   Establish most appropriate hazardous household waste collection methods - Identification of alternatives
- Report to WSAG
 End 2004 OIC/ SIC Existing resources
21 Develop detailed AWP Implementation Plans for each of the Orkney and Shetland Island groups.   Delivery of BPEO - WSAG consultations (Minutes)
- Production of Implementation Plans
 End 2003 OIC/
SIC		 Existing resources
Will require input and support from WSAG members
22 In partnership with SWAG, develop education and awareness campaigns in each of the Orkney and Shetland island groups to accompany the introduction of new collections systems and waste-management infrastructure.   Production of detailed campaign strategies for each area - SWAG Baseline survey reports for each area End 2004 OIC/ SIC/ SWAG Existing resources
Requires specific additional funding for implementing the campaigns
23 Promote and raise awareness of the Orkney and Shetland AWP throughout all sectors of the local community.   Local understanding of AWP objectives and actions - No. of local presentations
- Press coverage
- Future SWAG survey findings
 End 2003 /
ongoing
 SEPA Existing resources
24 Support development of community recycling and composting initiatives in Orkney and Shetland and promote links with the new RAGS Scottish Community Recycling Network.   Increased participation in community recycling and composting - No. of local community projects
- Tonnage per annum recycling through local community-led projects
- Local membership of RAGS CRN
 Ongoing WSAG Existing resources
Additional human resources and funding support may be required to develop specific projects
25 Collate non-MSW data and determine quantities and composition of non-MSW for which gaps exist. 2,5,8 Complete baseline non-MSW dataset - Production of baseline non-MSW report
 End 2004 SEPA Existing resources
26 Apply national guidance on BPEO assessment for non-MSW streams, with short-term priority on oil-industry related, fish and agricultural wastes.   Identification of BPEO(s) for non-MSW streams - Production of national non-MSW framework
- Production of baseline non-MSW report
- Local options appraisals where appropriate
 End 2005 WSAG Existing resources
Additional funds may be required - e.g. for research into technology options
27 Consult with the agricultural sector in Orkney and Shetland to identify key strategic waste-management issues.   Identification of key issues - No. of agricultural sector consultations End 2003 LECs Existing resources
May require additional funds - e.g. sector surveys, workshops, etc
28 Establish working groups in Orkney and Shetland to investigate and develop BPEO for local commercial and industrial wastes.   Establish BPEO for local commercial and industrial wastes - Working groups established End 2003 WSAG Existing resources
May require co-option of additional group members
29 Establish independent Orkney and Shetland Business Waste prevention projects in partnership with Business WINS.   Increased local business involvement in Waste prevention activity - Steering Group formed
- Funding secured
- Local WINS projects established
- Waste arisings/costs for
participating companies
 End 2003 Scottish Water Existing resources
Part funding already secured
Requires specific additional funding
30 Relevant lead organisations to report annually on progress against individual action points.   Production of comprehensive annual Progress Report - Completed individual reports Annual WSAG Existing resources
31 Provide a written annual summary report on progress against the
Action Plan.		 2 Effective Area Waste Plan monitoring and review - Completed Annual Progress Report Annual SEPA Existing resources
32 Develop a set of detailed key performance indicators, clearly linked to Area Waste Plan delivery, as part of the two local authority Implementation Plans. 2 Effective Area Waste Plan implementation - Identification of KPIs
- Production of Implementation Plans
 March 2003 OIC/
SIC		 Existing resources
Will require input and support from WSAG members
33 The objectives, targets and facilities required to implement the AWP will continue to be taken fully into account in the development of Structure and Local Plan policy. 4 Effective delivery of BPEO - Site identification
- Explicit reference to Area Waste
Plan objectives
 End 2003 OIC/
SIC		 Existing resources
34 Development Plans will identify suitable sites for waste management facilities required to deliver the Orkney and Shetland BPEO. 2,4 Provision of sufficient forward landfill capacity - Site identification (if appropriate) Ongoing OIC/
SIC		 Existing resources
 
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