Key Facts about: Waste and Recycling
Municipal waste management: 2005/06
United Kingdom
In 2005/06 there was 35.1 million tonnes of municipal waste arisings in the United Kingdom. Landfill was the dominant waste disposal method in 2005/06 making up 64 per cent of the total. About 12.3 million tonnes of waste (35 per cent of the total) had some value recovered by recycling, composting or energy recovery. Of this about 8 per cent involved incineration with energy recovery. The amount of municipal waste recycled/composted made up nearly 27 per cent of the total.
- 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)
- See also:
- Packaging and packaging waste
- Material recycling
- Municipal waste
- 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) PDF document
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Page last modified: 12 April 2007
Page published: 12 April 2007