Key Facts about: Waste and Recycling
Industrial and commercial waste management: 1998/9 and 2002/3
England
Around 67.9 million tonnes of industrial and commercial waste was produced in England in 2002/3, 1 per cent less than the 68.8 million tonnes produced in 1998/9. Within this total, industrial waste had reduced to 38 million tonnes in 2002/3 while the amount of commercial waste had grown to 30 million tonnes.
In 2002/3 disposal of commercial and industrial waste to landfill was 13 per cent lower than in 1998/9 and, for the first time, recycling and reuse had overtaken landfill as the most common method of waste management. Overall 44 per cent was sent to landfill and 45 per cent recycled.
Note: About 5 per cent of commercial and industrial waste recorded on the survey is sent to an unknown or unsampled destination. Similarly, about 2 per cent of waste is sent to transfer stations before going on for further disposal or recovery. This waste has been allocated to the existing management categories to produce an estimate for all commercial and industrial waste reaching each destination.
In Detail:
Further Information:
- Source:
- Environment Agency: National Waste Production Survey
- Sustainable Development Indicators:
- Sustainable consumption and production: Waste
- Sustainable consumption and production: Household waste and recycling
Data Tables:
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- Internet Links:
- Environment Agency: Commercial and Industrial Waste Survey 2002/3
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Page last modified: 13 February 2006
Page published: 13 February 2006