waste collection
Collection explained
We offer a weekly collection for commercial premises -- charges for this service varies depending on your chosen method of waste containment. All businesses and charities using our service must comply with their Duty of Care and complete a waste transfer note.
- Blue bags and stickers
- Wheeled bins
- Skips
- Collection day
- Lerwick Town Centre
- Registered charity
- Contact us
Blue bags and stickers
| Container size | Cost (no VAT) | Ideal for | |
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Blue Bags 70 litres |
£60.00 Roll of 50 bags |
General waste from small premises or those using the Lerwick Town Centre communal bins |
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Stickers 70 litres equivalent |
£60.00 Roll of 50 stickers |
Bulkier items, bundled items or black bags from small premises or those using the Lerwick Town Centre communal bins |
You can purchase rolls of blue bags or stickers in three ways:
From the Gremista Waste Management Facility, between 08:00 and 16:00 Monday to Friday
By contacting the Cleansing Service -- they will be delivered free of charge
Online, using our order payments section:
- Select: Miscellaneous Income
- Select 'Service': Infrastructure Services
- Select 'Item': Prepaid blue sacks for comm waste (50)/prepaid stickers for bulky comm waste (50)
- Notes: 'Account Name' is your name, all major credit cards are accepted and an automatic email will be sent to confirm your purchase, deliveries will be free of charge
Wheeled bins (no VAT)
| Container size | Cost Per Uplift Recyclable Materials | Cost Per Uplift Non-Recyclable Waste | |
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240 litres Height: 1100mm, Width: 600 mm, Depth: 720 mm |
£2.40 |
£3.60 |
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360 litres Height: 1100mm, Width: 600 mm, Depth: 950 mm |
£3.60 |
£5.40 |
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660 litres Height: 1360mm, Width: 1200 mm, Depth: 720 mm |
£6.60 | £9.90 |
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1100 litres Height: 1400mm, Width: 1270 mm, Depth: 1000 mm |
£11.00 | £16.50 |
As of April 1 2020, there will be no separate Annual Standing Charge. The cost of hiring wheeled bins will be included in the Cost Per Uplift.
If using a wheeled bin you do not need to buy blue bags or stickers.
Skips
| Container size | Skip hire cost (excl VAT) | Delivery / collection charge (excl VAT) | Disposal charge | |
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£1.35 per day | £47.50 per hour | Variable, depending on type of waste Please check our disposal charges for more information |
We offer a range of skips to meet your needs. To discuss options, please contact the Gremista Waste Management Facility:
- email: waste@shetland.gov.uk
- phone: 01595 743960
If you plan to site the skip on a public road then you will need to obtain a skip permit from the Roads Service -- there is a charge for this permit. To find out more please contact the Roads Service:
- phone: 01595 744866
Collection day
- Lerwick (bins on Commerical Street and the Esplanade are collected every weekday)
- Mainland South of Tingwall
- Mainland North of Tingwall
- Isles
What if I am in Lerwick Town Centre?
There are communal wheeled bins for commercial waste along Commercial Street and the Esplanade. Businesses in the area wishing to use this service must use the blue commercial bags or stickers and deposit their waste in a communal bin.
The communal bins are emptied daily Monday to Friday.
What if I am a registered charity?
Waste from registered charities is collected free of charge. Pink bags should be used by charities -- these are available from the Gremista Waste Management Facility (Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 16:00).
- email: waste@shetland.gov.uk
- phone: 01595 743960
Charities can also have a wheeled bin for their waste, however they will be charged the annual charge (they are exempt from the cost per uplift).
Contact us
To discuss your options or arrange a collection, please contact the Cleansing Service on:
- email: cleansing@shetland.gov.uk
- phone: 01595 744891