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.

Details of new 2020-21 Scheme and Application form
Click here

We are now signing up Annual Subscribers by 21st July 2020 and will start with the first skip on Saturday 25th July.

Please email up@unst.org with any queries.
Skip payment can be made by cash, cheque to "Unst Partnership Ltd" or by BACS to "Unst Partnership Ltd." , Bank of Scotland, Sort code 80-08-82 and Account number 00855520.
£45 for an annual membership; £20 for a one-off drop.

2020-21 skip dates

Saturday 25th July 2020 *
Saturday 29th August 2020
Saturday 26th September 2020
Saturday 31st October 2020

Saturday 20th February 2021
Saturday 27th March 2021
Saturday 24th April 2021

* This is an extra date as SAT staff are on furlough and not available to take white goods , metal, bikes or tyres at present.
The Shetland Amenity Trust normally provides their own Skip on these Dates for Metal items and White goods (Fridges, freezers, washing machines, etc.) They will no longer be doing house collections of these items.

The SIC does run a separate scheme for Bulky Waste House Collection: 6 items for £35,
or £10 if you are on benefits. See the SIC website for more details:-
https://www.shetland.gov.uk/rubbish-recycling/bulky-household-items.asp#bulkyupliftcollection