ISLE OF EIGG DOMESTIC PLASTIC WASTE SURVEY – 18TH to 25TH MARCH
- There are 43 households on Eigg.
- 37 households were on the island during the survey week
- 26 of those 37 households took part in survey week (70% participation) and collected 12.15kg of plastic.
- 21% (2.55kg)of plastic collected is currently recyclable by Highland Council. (PET & HDPE)
|
No. |
Weight grams |
% currently recyclable |
|
| Milk Carton – 2.272Ltr/4 Pints |
31 |
1270 |
100% |
| Milk Carton – 568Ml/1 Pint |
38 |
630 |
100% |
| Plastic bottles (4 non recyclable) |
46 |
1990 |
91% |
| Carrier bags (3 from Eigg Shop, all other from mainland shops) |
29 |
320 |
50% |
| Beer can 4 ring plastic holders |
17 |
20 |
0% |
| Animal Feed bags |
7 |
710 |
0% |
| General food wrapping (non rigid plastic) |
1980 |
0% |
|
| Plastic food tray (rigid plastic) |
1690 |
12% |
|
| Yoghurt & margarine pots, their lids & milk carton lids |
1010 |
13% |
|
| Postal/delivery plastic packaging |
1850 |
0% |
|
| Oddities (e.g. cycle helmet) |
680 |
0% |
|
|
Total . |
12150g |
21% |
|
| No. of households on Eigg |
43 |
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| No. of households on Eigg present during survey |
37 |
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| No. of households participating in survey |
26 |
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| % of households present taking part in survey |
70% |
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| Eigg Households per week | |||
| Total grams plastic collected by 26 participating h’holds in survey week | 12150g | ||
| Grams of plastic waste per household participating in survey / week (12150kg / 26 households) | 467g | ||
| For 43 households, the total Eigg domestic plastic per week would be | 20094g | ||
| Of which the recyclable content / week would be | 4220g |
Eigg Households per year
Eigg’s 43 households would generate 20.094 kg x 52 weeks = 1045 kg of plastic waste / year
Adding 25% for visitors = 1306 kg of plastic waste / year
Of which 21% is recyclable or 274 kg / year
Scottish households per year
Scottish household plastic waste is 100kg per year, of which 30kg is recyclable. Source.
Eigg households, plus visitors, produce 30.34kg per year, 70% less than Scottish average.
