UK Statistics on Waste

Published by:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Last updated:
15 July 2021
Topic:
Environment
Licence:
Open Government Licence

Summary

This release contains statistics on waste produced at a UK level. The topics covered in this publication are:

  • Waste from Households – 2010-18. UK and country breakdown.
  • BMW (Biodegradable Municipal Waste) to landfill – 2010-18. UK and country breakdown.
  • WStatR (Waste Statistics Regulation) generation breakdown – 2010-16. UK and England breakdown but not DAs.
  • WStatR treatment breakdown – 2010-16. UK and England breakdown but not DAs.
  • WStatR infrastructure breakdown - 2012-16. UK and England breakdown but not DAs.
  • C&I (Commercial and Industrial) waste generation – UK 2010-16, England 2010-18. UK and England breakdown but not DAs.
  • C&D (Construction and Demolition) recovery – 2010-16. UK and England breakdown but not DAs.
  • Packaging waste recycling and recovery – 2017. UK only. UK figures are compiled to comply with reporting requirements against the EC Waste Framework Directive, EC Waste Statistics Regulation, EC Landfill Directive and EC Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive. If you require the datasets in a more accessible format, please contact Waste Statistics (RAS) at WasteStatistics@defra.gov.uk .

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Notes for UK Statistics on Waste dataset July 2021 CSV 06 March 2019 Preview
Table 7.1. Packaging waste and recycling / recovery, split by material CSV 06 March 2019 Preview
Table 6.1. Number and Capacity of Permitted Final Treatment Facilities CSV 06 March 2019 Preview
Table 5.4. Total waste sent to final treatment, split by method of treatment and EWC-STAT waste material, UK CSV 06 March 2019 Preview
Table 5.3. Total waste sent to final treatment, split by method of treatment and EWC-STAT waste material, England CSV 06 March 2019 Preview
Table 5.2. Total generation of waste, split by NACE economic activity and EWC-STAT waste material, UK CSV 06 March 2019 Preview
Table 5.1. Total generation of waste, split by NACE economic activity and EWC-STAT waste material, England CSV 06 March 2019 Preview
Table 4.1. Total waste generation from the commercial and industrial sectors CSV 06 March 2019 Preview
Table 3.1. Recovery Rate from Non-Hazardous Construction and Demolition Waste CSV 06 March 2019 Preview
Table 2.2. Municipal waste and biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) to landfill, by main waste types CSV 06 March 2019 Preview
Table 2.1. Municipal waste and biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) to landfill CSV 06 March 2019 Preview
Table 1.1. Waste from Households CSV 06 March 2019 Preview

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website link HTML 29 May 2015

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