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- Reviewing progress
- List of indicators
- Indicator 18
Sustainable consumption and production
18. Waste
Total waste from all sectors disposed of in landfill sites, 1998 to 2007
| Waste going to landfill since: | 1990 |
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2003 |
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- In 2007 in the UK, around 73 million tonnes of waste were disposed of in landfill sites. This includes waste produced by households, commerce and industry and construction and demolition.
- This is a decrease of 19.5 per cent since 2002 when 91 million tonnes of waste were disposed of in landfill sites.
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Updated: 30 July 2009