unst skips

waste management: community skip service

project progress

OCTOBER 2014
Funding received from SIC Community Development Fund and Unst Community Council for trial skip days. (Free SIC scheme had come to an end.)

SEPTEMBER 2014
2 trial skip service days

NOVEMBER 2014
1 x trial skip service days
Community survey

FEBRUARY 2015
Application to SIC Community Development Fund to grant for the first year of skip service to Unst

APRIL 2015
Funding received from SIC CDF
Annual membership gathering

MAY 2015
Annual membership continues to gather before service can be put in place

JUNE- MARCH 2016
Successful scheme operating

APRIL 2016 - FEBRUARY 2016
New scheme operated with slightly higher fee (£50 Annual sub, £20 One off). Scaled down to one Skip last 3 months but still made a loss.

APRIL 2017 - MARCH 2018
New scheme planned with Garriock's Ltd. as long as we can get 40 plus Annual subscribers.

2017-2018 Skip Scheme now in operation. Dates for 2018 are Saturday January 27th, 11-1pm and Saturday 3rd March, 11-1pm at Northside Pierhead, Baltasound.

2018-2019 Now taking Annual Memberships for the new scheme. We need 40 people to sign up and will then have the first skip in June.

2018-2019 Skip scheme going ahead. Dates on right hand side panel in bold.

2019-2020 Now taking Annual Memberships for the new scheme. We need 45 people to sign up and will then have the first skip in May.

2019-20 Skip starts on Saturday 1st June 2019.

2020-21 Skip Scheme starts on Saturday 25th July 2020, delayed due to CV-19.

2021 and on
Regular Community Skip Scheme.
(Supported by Unst Community Council in 2020-21; Shetland Community Benefit Fund (Viking Fund) in 2021-22; Saxavord Spaceport in 2022-23; and Cooke Scotland for 2024-2025. Averaging 50 to 60 members/households per year plus those paying on the day.

Free trailer collection service.

2024 Scheme no longer supported by Shetland Amenity Trust. Metal, tyres, bikes going into main skips. White goods separated and taken through SIC scheme.

2024-25 New skip scheme started, sponsored by Cooke Scotland Ltd.

COMMUNITY SKIP SCHEME 2025-26

SPONSORED BY THE SANDISON TRUST

Skip dates 2025: 14th June, 9th August, 4th October, 1st November.
2026: Dates to be confirmed for January and March.
£60 annual sub for 6 Skip Days per year, £25 for one-off drop.
Free trailer service for those unable to get to skip.

Contact UP Shop to join the 2025-26 scheme or email [email protected]

Skip payment can be made at the UP Shop by card, cash or cheque to "Unst Partnership Ltd" or by BACS to "Unst Partnership Ltd."
Bank of Scotland, Sort code 80-08-82 and Account number 00855520.
(If possible, confirm BACS payments to us by email to [email protected] please.)
£60 for an annual membership; £25 for a one-off drop.

The SIC does run a separate monthly collection scheme for Bulky Household items :
6 items for £42, 12 for £84 - or £21/£42 if you are on benefits.

See the SIC website for more details and dates:-

www.shetland.gov.uk/recycling-rubbish/book-bulky-uplift