Key Facts about: Waste and Recycling
Municipal Waste Arisings: 1996/97 - 2005/06
United Kingdom
In 2005/06 in the UK there was 35.1 million tonnes of municipal waste, falling from 36.1 million tonnes in 2004/05. The municipal waste recycling and composting rate has grown from 6 per cent (1.9 million tonnes) in 1996/97 to 27 per cent (9.4 million tonnes) in 2005/06.
For further UK municipal waste statistics please download the chart data tables below. This has data on UK municipal and household waste including tonnage of regular household collection, other household sources, civic amenity sites, household recycling, non household municipal waste and non household municipal recycling.
Further Information:
- Source:
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra),
- Environment and Heritage Service, Northern Ireland (EHSNI),
- Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA),
- Welsh Assembly Government (WAG)
- Sustainable Development Indicators:
- Sustainable consumption and production: Waste
- Sustainable consumption and production: Household waste and recycling
Data Tables:
Download Chart Data: Microsoft Excel
- Internet Links:
- Reports of municipal waste management for Wales (WAG)
Report of municipal waste management for Scotland (SEPA) - Reports of municipal waste management for Northern Ireland (EHSNI)
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Page last modified: 12 April 2007
Page published: 12 April 2007