UK Statistics on Waste

Official Statistics
Tables 1.1 - 7.1

Responsible Statistician: Lindsay Holmes

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UK Statistics on Waste
Publication Date: 07 March 2019
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Cover Sheet
Notes

Contents
Table
Waste from Households
1.1
Biodegradable Municipal Waste (BMW) to Landfill
2.1
Biodegradable Municipal Waste (BMW) to Landfill - Top European Waste Catalogue (EWC) Codes
2.2
Recovery Rate from Construction & Demolition (C&D) Waste
3.1
Commercial & Industrial (C&I) Waste Generation
4.1
Total Waste Generation
5.1
5.2
Final Treatment of All Waste
5.3
5.4
Facilities for the Final Treatment of Waste
6.1
Packaging Waste
7.1

*2017 Packaging waste figures are provisional

UK Statistics on Waste
Publication Date: 07 March 2019
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Cover Sheet

Title
Waste from Households
Waste from Households, UK and country split
Biodegradable Municipal Waste (BMW) to Landfill
Municipal Waste and BMW to Landfill, along with BMW to landfill as % of 1995 target baseline, UK and country split
Biodegradable Municipal Waste (BMW) to Landfill - Top European Waste Catalogue (EWC) Codes
Municipal waste and biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) to landfill, by main waste types, UK and country split
Recovery Rate from Construction & Demolition (C&D) Waste
Recovery Rate from Non-Hazardous Construction and Demolition Waste, UK and England
Commercial & Industrial (C&I) Waste Generation
Total waste generation from the commercial and industrial sectors, UK and England
Total Waste Generation
Total generation of waste, split by NACE economic activity and EWC-STAT waste material, England
Total generation of waste, split by NACE economic activity and EWC-STAT waste material, UK
Final Treatment of All Waste
Total waste sent to final treatment, split by method of treatment and EWC-STAT waste material, England
Total waste sent to final treatment, split by method of treatment and EWC-STAT waste material, UK
Facilities for the Final Treatment of Waste
Number and Capacity of Permitted Final Treatment Facilities, UK and England
Packaging Waste
Packaging waste and recycling / recovery, split by material, UK

*2017 Packaging waste figures are provisional

Period covered Last updated Next planned update
2010-2017 Feb 2019 Feb 2020

2010-2017 Feb 2019 Feb 2020

2010-2017 Feb 2019 Feb 2020

2010-2016 Feb 2019 Feb 2021

2010-2017 Feb 2019 Feb 2020

2012-2016 Mar 2019 Feb 2021

2012-2016 Mar 2019 Feb 2021

2012-2016 Mar 2019 Feb 2021

2012-2016 Mar 2019 Feb 2021

2012-2016 Feb 2019 Feb 2021

2012-2017* Feb 2019 Feb 2020

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Table 1.1. Waste from Households, UK and country split, 2010-17

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Table 2.1. Municipal waste and biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) to landfill, along with BMW to landfill as % of 1995 target baseline,
Table 2.2. Municipal waste and biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) to landfill, by main waste types, UK and country split, 2010-17
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Table 3.1. Recovery Rate from Non-Hazardous Construction and Demolition Waste, UK and England, 2010-16
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Table 4.1. Total waste generation from the commercial and industrial sectors, UK and England, 2010-17
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Table 5.1. Total generation of waste, split by NACE economic activity and EWC-STAT waste material, 2010-2016, England
Table 5.2. Total generation of waste, split by NACE economic activity and EWC-STAT waste material, 2010-2016, UK
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Table 5.3. Total waste sent to final treatment, split by method of treatment and EWC-STAT waste material, 2010-16, England
Table 5.4. Total waste sent to final treatment, split by method of treatment and EWC-STAT waste material, 2010-16, UK
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Table 6.1. Number and Capacity of Permitted Final Treatment Facilities, UK and England, 2012-2016
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Table 7.1. Packaging waste and recycling / recovery, split by material, UK 2012-17*

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Table 1.1. Waste from Households, UK and country split, 2010-17
UK estimates for ‘Waste from households’ have been calculated in accordance with the Waste Framework Directive.
‘Waste from households’ includes waste from:
Regular household collection
Civic amenity sites
‘Bulky waste’
‘Other household waste’
‘Waste from households’ excludes waste from:
Street cleaning/sweeping
Gully emptying
Separately collected healthcare waste
Soil, Rubble, Plasterboard & Asbestos wastes
Whilst the general approach is consistent across UK countries, aggregation method and the wording of some questions completed by Loc
Users should be aware that individual UK countries other than England publish household recycling estimates using alternative measures
Local Authorities in England may also use an alternative measure to 'Waste from Households'.
a) The NI waste from households data previously reported in Dec 2015 used the England WfH calculation for the years 2013 and 2014.
b) A new WfH calculation specific to NI has been used for 2015 which now correctly excludes certain Construction & Demolition wastes fr
c) In order to provide a uniform comparison ALL previous years for NI have been recalculated.
England figure for 2015 revised in February 2018 due to methodological changes.
Incineration bottom ash (IBA) metals are now included within the recycling rate calculations, though the date from which these have been
England and Scotland have both included IBA metals for data from 2015 onwards, when Q100 was introduced. England data only inclu
For Wales, Q100 was introduced in 2012. Wales figures for 2012-2014 have been revised in this release to remove IBA metals. These
NI did not have any incinerators that burnt municipal waste collected by local authorities in this period, so no WfH IBA metal was count
Minor revisions were made to historical figures for UK, England, NI and Scotland in February 2019.

Table 2.1. Municipal waste and biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) to landfill, along with BMW to landfill as % of 1995 target baseline, UK a
Table 2.2. Municipal waste and biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) to landfill, by main waste types, UK and country split, 2010-17
UK estimates for biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) to landfill have been calculated in accordance with the Landfill Directive and a co
Within the Landfill Directive the UK has three targets to meet, measured as a percentage of the tonnage of BMW generated in 1995 (‘the
No greater than 75% of the 1995 baseline by 2010
No greater than 50% of the 1995 baseline by 2013
No greater than 35% of the 1995 baseline by 2020
The 2010 and 2013 targets have already been met by the UK
'Municipal waste' is defined here using a list of EWC (European Waste Classification) codes agreed across the UK
Countries use broadly similar, but non-identical sets of factors to estimate the proportion of municipal waste to landfill that is biodegradabl
Wales introduced new biodegradability factors in 2013 and have backdated 2010-12 accordingly
Scotland have revised figures for 2010-14 to reflect an improvement in methodology
New factors were adopted by England in 2014 for the two EWC codes that dominate Municipal Waste, based upon a commissioned study
(study available here)
The 1995 target baseline was modelled and agreed in 2010
Waste here is categorised using European Waste Catalogue (EWC) codes, as part of the Waste Framework Directive
(All EWC codes can be found here)
 Minor revisions were made to historical figures for UK, Scotland and Wales in February 2019.

Table 3.1. Recovery Rate from Non-Hazardous Construction and Demolition Waste, UK and England, 2010-16
UK estimates of recovery rates from non-hazardous construction & demolition (C&D) waste have been calculated for reporting against the
Under this Directive there is a target for the UK to recover at least 70 per cent of non-hazardous C&D waste by 2020.
Accurately quantifying C&D waste is challenging and whilst the absolute tonnage figures are subject to a relatively high level of uncertaint
Excludes excavation waste
From 2012, Northern Ireland and Wales only produce C&D recovery rate estimates for even years, which matches the requirements of the
Figures for 2010-12 were revised in the update published on 15 December 2016 to reflect improvements to the England methodology

Revisions were made to the full time series in February 2019. This is due to updates made to the underlying Mineral Products Association
absolute tonnages for all years, in comparison to the previously published figures. However, as the scale of change was similar for both g

Table 4.1. Total waste generation from the commercial and industrial sectors, UK and England, 2010-17
Commercial & industrial (C&I) waste generation represents a subset of the estimates prepared in order to comply with Waste Statistics Re
'Commercial & Industrial' here is defined as a specific collection of economic activities described by NACE (‘statistical classification of eco
Those considered to be C&I here are: C, D, E36, 37 & 39 (excluding sewage sludge) and G-U (excluding G46.7.7). The descriptions of th
http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/index/nace_all.html
Data sources and detailed approaches may differ slightly between UK countries, but overarching principles will be consistent.
Methodology used for England is based on that provided by Defra Science and Research Project EV0804. All figures were revised substa
(methodology paper available here)
Further minor revisions were published in the October 2018 update, following methodological adjustments that were required in order to p
Waste Data Interrogator.
Devolved administrations only produce C&I estimates on this basis for even years, which matches the requirements of the Waste Statistic
Figures for 2017 are not directly comparable with earlier years, owing to improvements made by the Environment Agency to capture addit

Table 5.1. Total generation of waste, split by NACE economic activity and EWC-STAT waste material, 2010-2016, England
Table 5.2. Total generation of waste, split by NACE economic activity and EWC-STAT waste material, 2010-2016, UK
EWC-STAT is the European Waste Classification for Statistics. It consolidates European Waste Classification (EWC) codes as described
Link to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 849/2010
More information on the EWC-STAT waste type categorisation can be found on p24 of the Eurostat publication 'Manual on Waste Statistic
Link to 'Manual on Waste Statistics'
Link to full list of the components of each EWC-STAT waste type classification.
The waste category (row) 'Household & similar' refers to waste type and may be generated by any industry. Similarly 'Mineral waste from
Waste material categories report materials where they are separately identifiable. Residual waste categories may also include a proportio
NACE: the ‘General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities’.
Link to the official list of NACE codes
Industry column 'F Construction' includes excavation waste and dreding spoils
Industry column 'EP_HH Households' is based on the 'Waste from Households' measure used for household recycling reporting, but is als
Defra Statistics define 'Commercial & Industrial' waste to be NACE C + NACE D + NACE E36_E37_E39 + NACE G-U_X_G4677, with NA
More information on industry categorisation can be found on p21 of the Eurostat publication 'Manual on Waste Statistics'
Manual on Waste Statistics'
The categorisation of waste by type and the generating industry is difficult and can be subjective. Therefore users should exercise cautio
Total waste here excludes 'secondary waste' (waste leaving treatment facilities). Some estimates of 'Total waste' published by Eurostat fr
Haz = hazardous, Nhaz = non-hazardous
Sludges and dredging spoils are reported as dry weight. In some cases raw data assumed to be wet weight has been adjusted to a dry w
Includes waste that may go on to be exported
Some figures for 2012 were revised in December 2016 to reflect methodological improvements to England construction waste estimates.
Various revisions were made to 2010-2014 figures in October 2018, to reflect revisions to the England C&I methodology, updates to the C
Waste here is categorised using European Waste Catalogue (EWC) codes, as part of the Waste Framework Directive
(All EWC codes can be found here)
In February 2019, minor revisions were made to historical total waste generation figures for UK, Scotland and Wales to correct for some d
 In March 2019, revisions were made to the 2010 mining waste figures for all UK countries, in line with previous corrections to the slate wa

Table 5.3. Total waste sent to final treatment, split by method of treatment and EWC-STAT waste material, 2010-16, England
Table 5.4. Total waste sent to final treatment, split by method of treatment and EWC-STAT waste material, 2010-16, UK
EWC-STAT is the European Waste Classification for Statistics. It consolidates European Waste Classification (EWC) codes as described
Link to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 849/2010
More information on the EWC-STAT waste type categorisation can be found on pg24 of the Eurostat publication 'Manual on Waste Statist
Link to 'Manual on Waste Statistics'
Link to full list of the components of each EWC-STAT waste type classification.
The waste category (row) 'Household & similar' refers to waste type and may be generated by any industry. Similarly 'Mineral waste from
Waste material categories report materials where they are separately identifiable. Residual waste categories may also include a proportio
NACE: the ‘General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities’.
Link to the official list of NACE codes
The categorisation of waste by type is difficult and can be subjective. Therefore users should exercise caution when using breakdowns o
There is no direct reconciliation between generation (detailed in other templates in this dataset) and final treatment of total waste. Differe
Haz = hazardous, Nhaz = non-hazardous
Sludges and dredging spoils are reported as dry weight. In some cases raw data assumed to be wet weight has been adjusted to a dry w
Includes waste that may have been imported
Some figures for 2012 were revised in December 2016 to reflect methodological improvements to England construction waste estimates
Various revisions were made to 2010-2014 figures in October 2018, to reflect revisions to the England C&I methodology, updates to the C
Full details of these revisions can be found in the Methodology section of the accompanying Statistical Release
Waste here is categorised using European Waste Catalogue (EWC) codes, as part of the Waste Framework Directive
(All EWC codes can be found here)
In March 2019, revisions were made to the 2010 treatment data, in line with previous corrections to the slate waste factor for mining waste

Table 6.1. Number and Capacity of Permitted Final Treatment Facilities, UK and England, 2012-2016
'Energy recovery' refers to facilities where the main purpose is generation of energy, or formal R1 accreditation has been awarded
Defra collates summaries from the environment agencies of all four UK countries of facilities authorised by mandatory permit or license.
The data excludes facilities that were formally closed throughout the reference year but does not identify permitted facilities which were no
Facilities permitted only for treatment operations identified as intermediate (which include anaerobic digestion) are excluded from Table 6.
Capacity is based on the level authorised by permit or license with the exception of some small scale incinerators where the permit did no
Small scale ‘LAPPC’
Only facilities (Local
that have Authority Pollution
R1 accreditation Prevention
have been andasControl)
included ‘Energyincinerators
Recovery’, have not been with
in accordance included for England.R1 accreditation is
EU definitions.
accredited.
In 2012, no Municipal Waste Incinerators had formal R1 status. These have been included as 'Incineration'.
Recovery operations covered by simple exemptions or simple registrations are not included. These operations are classed as low risk or
The permitted capacity of Energy Recovery and Incineration facilities includes municipal, commercial and industrial waste, and will be hig
Excludes recovery facilities operating solely under a waste exemption
For 2012 data:
UK Number of facilities for 'Recovery other than energy recovery' revised from 3,614 on 10 October 2014
England Number of facilities for 'Recovery other than energy recovery' revised from 1,971 on 10 October 2014
Revised on 25 March 2015 to reflect more accurate classification of energy recovery facilities
Minor revisions were made to the 2014 UK landfill figures in the October 2018 update, to reflect small changes that were made to the land

Table 7.1. Packaging waste and recycling / recovery, split by material, UK 2012-17*
These statistics have been calculated to fulfil a reporting requirement to Eurostat at UK level in relation to the EC Packaging and Packagi
June 2018.
Figures are compiled from the National Packaging Waste Database (NPWD) and industry reports.
Only includes obligated packaging producers (handle 50 tonnes of packaging materials or packaging and have a turnover more than £2 m
'Recovery' in these tables refer specifically to waste used for energy recovery.
The recovery figure includes waste sent to facilities that did not meet the R1 recovery energy efficiency thresholds, but were considered e
direct incineration with or without other waste but with recovery of the heat”.
In 2013, 72.7% of packaging waste was either recycled or recovered. The main driver for the drop after 2013 was the adoption of a new p
compared to that assumed for 2012 and 2013.

The packaging arisings estimates have remained unchanged since 2014 because in the absence of reliable total packaging waste arising
any growth it would be off-set by minimisation/prevention activity, and so the arisings figures have been held flat.
*2017 figures are provisional
Table 1.1. Waste from Households, UK and country split, 2010-17
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Year Measure UK
2010 Recycling rate (excl. IBAm) 40.4%
2011 Recycling rate (excl. IBAm) 42.9%
2012 Recycling rate (excl. IBAm) 43.9%
2013 Recycling rate (excl. IBAm) 44.1%
2014 Recycling rate (excl. IBAm) 44.9%
2015 Recycling rate (excl. IBAm) 44.2%
2015 Recycling rate (incl. IBAm) 44.6%
2016 Recycling rate (excl. IBAm) 44.7%
2016 Recycling rate (incl. IBAm) 45.2%
2017 Recycling rate (excl. IBAm) 45.0%
2017 Recycling rate (incl. IBAm) 45.7%

Source: Waste Data Flow

z = Not applicable - see Notes
Recycling rate = 'Recycled' as a percentage of 'Arisings'
IBAm = Incineration bottom ash metal
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thousand tonnes and % rate

England NI Scotland Wales
41.2% 37.8% 32.5% 44.0%
43.3% 40.0% 37.1% 49.0%
44.1% 40.7% 38.2% 52.1%
44.2% 41.5% 39.6% 52.5%
44.8% 42.6% 41.0% 54.8%
43.9% 42.1% 42.0% 55.5%
44.3% z 42.1% 55.8%
44.2% 43.3% 42.8% 56.7%
44.9% z 42.9% 57.3%
44.4% 46.3% 43.4% 57.1%
45.2% z 43.5% 57.6%
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Table 2.1. Municipal waste and biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) to landfill, along with BMW to landfill as % of 1995 target b
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Year Measure UK England NI

2010 BMW to landfill as % of 1995 target baseline 36% 36% 46%
2011 BMW to landfill as % of 1995 target baseline 33% 32% 38%
2012 BMW to landfill as % of 1995 target baseline 29% 28% 32%
2013 BMW to landfill as % of 1995 target baseline 26% 25% 24%
2014 BMW to landfill as % of 1995 target baseline 24% 24% 26%
2015 BMW to landfill as % of 1995 target baseline 22% 21% 25%
2016 BMW to landfill as % of 1995 target baseline 22% 21% 27%
2017 BMW to landfill as % of 1995 target baseline 21% 20% 25%

Source: Waste Data Interrogator, Defra Statistics

to landfill as % of 1995 target baseline, UK and country split, 2010-17

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thousand tonnes and % rate

Scotland Wales
41% 33%
38% 29%
37% 28%
33% 27%
32% 23%
30% 17%
32% 16%
30% 17%
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Table 2.2. Municipal waste and biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) to landfill, by main waste types, UK and country split, 201
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Year EWC Code Measure UK England NI

2017 19 12 12 Municipal waste to landfill 8,887 7,533 216
2017 19 12 12 of which is BMW to landfill 4,111 3,488 138
2017 20 03 01 Municipal waste to landfill 4,505 2,888 244
2017 20 03 01 of which is BMW to landfill 2,629 1,620 156
2017 Other Municipal waste to landfill 1,872 1,363 79
2017 Other of which is BMW to landfill 648 576 7
2017 Total Municipal waste to landfill 15,263 11,784 539
2017 Total of which is BMW to landfill 7,388 5,684 302

19 12 12 = Wastes from mechanical treatment of wastes including mixtures of materials, other than those mentioned in EWC code 19 11
20 03 01 = Mixed municipal waste
'Other' includes all other waste types considered in the BMW to landfill calculations that are not covered by EWC codes 19 12 12 or 20 03
Source: Waste Data Interrogator, Defra Statistics
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thousand tonnes
Scotland Wales
746 392
303 181
1,200 173
756 97
316 113
33 32
2,262 678
1,092 311

mentioned in EWC code 19 11 11

EWC codes 19 12 12 or 20 03 01
Table 3.1. Recovery Rate from Non-Hazardous Construction and Demolition Waste, UK and England, 2010-16
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million tonnes and % rate

Year Measure UK England
2010 Recovery rate 89.7% 92.2%
2011 Recovery rate 91.4% 92.5%
2012 Recovery rate 91.1% 92.0%
2013 Recovery rate 91.2% 92.0%
2014 Recovery rate 91.5% 92.4%
2015 Recovery rate 91.1% 92.3%
2016 Recovery rate 91.0% 92.1%

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Table 4.1. Total waste generation from the commercial and industrial sectors, UK and England, 2010-17
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million tonnes
Year Measure UK England
2017 Total : 37.9
2017 of which Commercial : 27.1
2017 of which Industrial : 10.8

Source: Defra Statistics

: = Not available
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Table 5.1. Total generation of waste, split by NACE economic activity and EWC-STAT waste material, 2010-2016, England
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Hazardous/Non-
Year EWC-STAT code EWC-STAT description hazardous split
2016 01.1 Spent solvents Total
2016 01.2 Acid, alkaline or saline wastes Total
2016 01.3 Used oils Total
2016 01.4, 02, 03.1 Chemical wastes Total
2016 03.2 Industrial effluent sludges Total
2016 03.3 Sludges & liquid wastes from waste treatment Total
2016 05 Health care & biological wastes Total
2016 06.1 Metallic wastes, ferrous Total
2016 06.2 Metallic wastes, non-ferrous Total
2016 06.3 Metallic wastes, mixed Total
2016 07.1 Glass wastes Total
2016 07.2 Paper & cardboard wastes Total
2016 07.3 Rubber wastes Total
2016 07.4 Plastic wastes Total
2016 07.5 Wood wastes Total
2016 07.6 Textile wastes Total
2016 07.7 Waste containing PCB Total
2016 08* Discarded equipment Total
2016 08.1 Discarded vehicles Total
2016 08.41 Batteries & accumulators wastes Total
2016 09.1 Animal & mixed food waste Total
2016 09.2 Vegetal wastes Total
2016 09.3 Animal faeces, urine & manure Total
2016 10.1 Household & similar wastes Total
2016 10.2 Mixed & undifferentiated materials Total
2016 10.3 Sorting residues Total
2016 11 Common sludges Total
2016 12.1 Mineral waste from construction & demolition Total
2016 12.2, 12.3, 12.5 Other mineral wastes Total
2016 12.4 Combustion wastes Total
2016 12.6 Soils Total
2016 12.7 Dredging spoils Total
2016 12.8, 13 Mineral waste from waste treatment & stabilised waste Total
2016 Total *Total waste generation Total
*excludes 08.1 and 08.41
z = Not applicable
Source: Waste Statistics Regulation return
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Manufacture of
wood and of
products of wood
and cork, except Manufacture of
Manufacture of furniture, paper and paper
Manufacture of textiles, wearing manufacture of products, printing
Agriculture, food products, apparel, leather articles of straw and reproduction
forestry and Mining and beverages and and related and plaiting or recorded
fishing quarrying tobacco products products materials media

A B C10-C12 C13-C15 C16 C17_C18

0 0 26 18 31 1,333
0 0 3,971 2 21 8,809
20,514 423 5,122 65 74 3,262
109,003 315 610 4,986 515 28,829
0 554 180,087 8,397 55 233,472
0 0 0 0 0 0
1,005 1 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
4,578 1,510 881 104 158 1,191
0 0 3,524 42 106 103
5,638 0 65,399 6,183 2,086 965,281
11,738 0 0 0 0 0
82,266 0 49,258 5,536 3,432 19,668
0 0 25,778 2,824 125,669 51,151
0 0 1,143 3,345 0 96
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 2,152 3,660 83 6,932
0 0 0 0 0 0
3,488 0 9 4 3 1
13,122 0 1,241,162 0 0 0
0 0 644,019 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
779 0 592,932 204 144 197,680
12,063 2,300 106,418 1,396 170 69,491
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 221,550 2 36 11,199
0 0 0 0 0 0
19,872 11,496,868 10,799 0 32 3
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
284,067 11,501,970 3,154,840 36,769 132,616 1,598,500
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NACE Economic Activity Classification

Manufacture of
computer, Manufacture of
electronic and furniture,
Manufacture of optical products, jewellery, musical
Manufacture of basic metals and electrical instruments,
Manufacture of chemical, Manufacture of fabricated metal equipment, motor toys, repair and
coke and refined pharmaceutical, other non- products, except vehicles and installation or
petroleum rubber and metallic mineral machinery and other transport machinery and
products plastic products products equipment equipment equipment

C19 C20-C22 C23 C24_C25 C26-C30 C31-C33

35 57,676 18 650 684 158
1,210 60,153 3,115 21,464 5,609 1,278
3,602 43,781 16,635 20,231 7,953 3,430
4,964 572,667 3,979 77,725 9,697 2,258
4,214 74,709 10,495 62,095 8,001 555
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 373 236,695 0 0
0 0 0 61,683 0 0
220 1,950 301 19,081 14,155 1,376
0 1,672 12,492 50 223 55
532 44,444 6,873 13,839 46,566 32,816
0 0 0 0 0 0
7,358 123,709 3,764 10,825 32,858 27,545
457 40,668 6,169 57,318 58,810 27,089
0 99 1 41 21 143
0 0 0 0 269 0
35 1,256 759 2,115 2,380 6,038
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 119 1 4 463 10
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
65 592,487 211 395,801 198,292 467
225 70,177 640 2,830 3,233 824
0 0 0 0 0 0
10 1,384 307 728 1,067 116
0 0 0 0 0 0
62 205,718 57,235 82,181 234 28
0 0 4,586 483,688 0 0
52 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
23,041 1,892,669 127,954 1,549,044 390,515 104,187
 tonnes

Water collection,
treatment and
supply, sewerage,
remediation
Electricity, gas, activities and
steam and air other waste Services (except
conditioning management wholesale of
supply services Construction waste and scrap) Households

Total waste
D E36_E37_E39 F G-U_X_G4677 EP_HH generation
4 1 0 2,011 0 62,646
65 167 0 10,505 0 116,370
27,102 24 0 64,661 5,061 221,941
892 11 0 80,984 7,965 905,399
21,754 32,215 0 30,908 0 667,512
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 254,294 0 255,300
0 0 986,956 527,195 9,863 1,761,082
0 0 272,741 91,431 2,713 428,567
796 23 605,086 2,393,688 305,208 3,350,306
4 0 119,962 426,981 446,512 1,011,726
1,793 717 0 3,857,776 893,401 5,943,345
0 0 0 185,332 6,410 203,481
1,016 3,542 21,804 713,517 81,180 1,187,279
1,419 779 497,404 1,163,154 708,968 2,767,655
10 0 0 1,540 119,379 125,817
0 0 0 0 0 269
447 116 0 162,792 283,085 471,850
0 0 0 1,316,894 607 1,317,501
10 2 0 96,044 9,026 109,185
0 0 0 742,717 363,044 2,360,044
0 0 0 90,980 3,711,589 4,446,589
0 0 0 0 0 0
194 13 0 9,426,314 12,719,433 24,125,015
425 130 0 71,275 3,096,644 3,438,241
0 0 0 0 0 0
368 933,235 0 1,514,521 0 2,684,522
0 0 57,593,778 0 0 57,593,778
660 431 0 7,840 0 11,881,964
390,123 0 0 0 0 878,396
0 0 51,477,816 329,259 0 51,807,127
0 0 8,722,261 0 0 8,722,261
0 0 0 0 0 0
447,082 971,405 120,297,807 23,562,615 22,770,087 188,845,168
Table 5.2. Total generation of waste, split by NACE economic activity and EWC-STAT waste material, 2010-2016, UK
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Hazardous/Non-
Year EWC-STAT code EWC-STAT description hazardous split
2016 01.1 Spent solvents Total
2016 01.2 Acid, alkaline or saline wastes Total
2016 01.3 Used oils Total
2016 01.4, 02, 03.1 Chemical wastes Total
2016 03.2 Industrial effluent sludges Total
2016 03.3 Sludges & liquid wastes from waste treatment Total
2016 05 Health care & biological wastes Total
2016 06.1 Metallic wastes, ferrous Total
2016 06.2 Metallic wastes, non-ferrous Total
2016 06.3 Metallic wastes, mixed Total
2016 07.1 Glass wastes Total
2016 07.2 Paper & cardboard wastes Total
2016 07.3 Rubber wastes Total
2016 07.4 Plastic wastes Total
2016 07.5 Wood wastes Total
2016 07.6 Textile wastes Total
2016 07.7 Waste containing PCB Total
2016 08* Discarded equipment Total
2016 08.1 Discarded vehicles Total
2016 08.41 Batteries & accumulators wastes Total
2016 09.1 Animal & mixed food waste Total
2016 09.2 Vegetal wastes Total
2016 09.3 Animal faeces, urine & manure Total
2016 10.1 Household & similar wastes Total
2016 10.2 Mixed & undifferentiated materials Total
2016 10.3 Sorting residues Total
2016 11 Common sludges Total
2016 12.1 Mineral waste from construction & demolition Total
2016 12.2, 12.3, 12.5 Other mineral wastes Total
2016 12.4 Combustion wastes Total
2016 12.6 Soils Total
2016 12.7 Dredging spoils Total
2016 12.8, 13 Mineral waste from waste treatment & stabilised waste Total
2016 Total *Total waste generation Total
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Manufacture of
wood and of
products of wood
and cork, except Manufacture of
Manufacture of furniture, paper and paper
Manufacture of textiles, wearing manufacture of products, printing
Agriculture, food products, apparel, leather articles of straw and reproduction
forestry and Mining and beverages and and related and plaiting or recorded
fishing quarrying tobacco products products materials media

A B C10-C12 C13-C15 C16 C17_C18

10 1,875 613 19 123 1,927
3 237 4,503 2 49 8,909
28,413 9,168 7,295 82 154 3,630
176,161 16,749 6,557 5,568 6,351 31,113
217 54,727 212,617 8,416 1,497 241,317
0 0 0 0 0 0
1,500 10 8,565 4 0 13
7,443 2,368 0 12 0 0
1,010 1,067 0 0 0 0
8,254 16,915 13,395 228 7,909 3,209
246 290 31,366 45 369 112
8,425 1,168 98,768 9,795 4,757 1,022,840
14,229 3 70 0 1 1
137,126 766 57,835 6,365 5,373 25,223
1,038 1,818 31,534 3,483 196,226 69,782
5 6 2,088 11,706 5 228
1 4 1 0 0 0
165 502 2,829 3,825 181 7,259
3,176 0 2 0 0 0
4,906 533 33 5 23 1
31,846 416 1,641,001 0 152 84
11,129 1,241 1,326,064 0 2,000 1,398
81,325 0 30,339 0 0 0
2,939 3,097 629,338 1,734 1,774 204,146
25,582 11,571 140,060 12,144 8,755 85,523
0 0 2,207 0 804 2,322
1,365 2 274,790 145 48 16,641
0 126 1,675 1 6,734 2
25,312 17,007,622 11,455 1 83 9
0 0 13 0 3,562 85
4,369 4,351 4,345 0 4,345 0
0 12 0 0 0 435
0 0 804 0 0 0
576,195 17,136,644 4,540,162 63,580 251,276 1,726,209
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NACE Economic Activity Classification

Manufacture of
computer, Manufacture of
electronic and furniture,
Manufacture of optical products, jewellery, musical
Manufacture of basic metals and electrical instruments,
Manufacture of chemical, Manufacture of fabricated metal equipment, motor toys, repair and
coke and refined pharmaceutical, other non- products, except vehicles and installation or
petroleum rubber and metallic mineral machinery and other transport machinery and
products plastic products products equipment equipment equipment

C19 C20-C22 C23 C24_C25 C26-C30 C31-C33

74 128,630 79 1,523 1,779 363
14,814 68,185 3,746 30,189 10,698 1,348
4,405 54,619 20,893 29,498 16,131 4,185
8,653 655,055 6,534 103,852 20,375 2,740
8,137 101,660 16,354 71,394 9,704 595
0 0 0 0 0 15
1 760 6 77 33 416
0 0 373 241,480 3,181 5
0 88 0 61,738 1,429 0
1,650 9,623 10,108 224,745 63,617 10,825
13 3,640 26,334 159 325 1,982
605 54,950 8,457 17,369 59,515 48,299
4 3,087 1 12 236 1,828
7,539 143,654 5,141 40,325 40,973 34,915
532 45,339 8,008 65,865 68,694 51,370
32 280 35 435 1,895 1,799
0 2 0 0 318 2
49 1,641 969 2,452 2,995 6,725
0 1 0 0 0 0
6 258 6 320 2,175 13
2 863 5 1,652 360 40
7 1,554 12 77 270 27
0 0 0 0 0 0
2,507 606,040 2,795 408,589 211,122 7,234
405 87,585 7,703 9,934 19,041 11,517
6,044 4,957 266 2,954 868 1,374
492 3,359 1,129 3,213 2,371 193
126 4,146 12,617 37,198 374 97
862 218,649 81,549 91,691 2,070 340
21 2 4,609 559,776 0 21
52 4,354 4,394 49 0 0
60 1,348 0 0 0 0
0 9 4,083 3 0 0
57,092 2,204,339 226,205 2,006,569 540,550 188,267
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Total waste
D E36_E37_E39 F G-U_X_G4677 EP_HH generation
132 12 3,179 4,537 0 144,876
114 192 0 16,828 0 159,818
32,831 46 2 99,226 6,010 316,586
5,911 1,797 388 103,323 12,836 1,163,962
24,843 35,682 402 36,038 0 823,600
0 1,393 0 0 0 1,408
2,740 1 0 361,271 3,049 378,444
14 55 1,129,527 659,898 16,224 2,060,580
2 0 298,915 109,348 5,258 478,855
2,800 90 688,085 2,530,242 374,185 3,965,881
205 195 129,165 540,378 603,327 1,338,153
2,793 1,681 20,000 4,535,548 1,094,886 6,989,853
2 20 1,341 293,875 8,397 323,109
1,596 4,174 67,445 822,233 127,842 1,528,527
2,336 11,492 664,644 1,246,217 894,592 3,362,970
30 26 142 10,224 146,589 175,526
0 0 2 139 0 470
641 207 3,937 201,877 356,650 592,905
24 0 102 1,516,828 1,022 1,521,155
173 15 0 109,442 10,395 128,303
12,345 765 93 805,211 561,230 3,056,065
1,327 1,261 7,341 266,771 4,398,621 6,019,100
700 15 0 2,043 0 114,422
2,904 1,183 71,296 10,762,937 15,108,682 28,028,314
6,944 14,370 3,562 479,130 3,570,787 4,494,614
662 1,557 25,952 36,035 0 86,002
704 1,122,278 61 1,514,933 0 2,941,724
566 280 63,525,298 29,394 0 63,618,634
1,590 4,542 35,195 20,447 0 17,501,418
1,069,158 76 0 7,101 0 1,644,423
5,296 4,345 58,234,031 398,410 0 58,668,341
0 0 11,245,716 653 0 11,248,224
0 0 40,673 12 0 45,584
1,179,381 1,207,751 136,196,492 27,520,551 27,300,581 222,921,846
Table 5.3. Total waste sent to final treatment, split by method of treatment and EWC-STAT waste material, 2010-16, England
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Year EWC-STAT code EWC-STAT description hazardous split
2016 01.1 Spent solvents Total
2016 01.2 Acid, alkaline or saline wastes Total
2016 01.3 Used oils Total
2016 01.4, 02, 03.1 Chemical wastes Total
2016 03.2 Industrial effluent sludges Total
2016 03.3 Sludges & liquid wastes from waste treatment Total
2016 05 Health care & biological wastes Total
2016 06.1 Metallic wastes, ferrous Total
2016 06.2 Metallic wastes, non-ferrous Total
2016 06.3 Metallic wastes, mixed Total
2016 07.1 Glass wastes Total
2016 07.2 Paper & cardboard wastes Total
2016 07.3 Rubber wastes Total
2016 07.4 Plastic wastes Total
2016 07.5 Wood wastes Total
2016 07.6 Textile wastes Total
2016 07.7 Waste containing PCB Total
2016 08* Discarded equipment Total
2016 08.1 Discarded vehicles Total
2016 08.41 Batteries & accumulators wastes Total
2016 09.1 Animal & mixed food waste Total
2016 09.2 Vegetal wastes Total
2016 09.3 Animal faeces, urine & manure Total
2016 10.1 Household & similar wastes Total
2016 10.2 Mixed & undifferentiated materials Total
2016 10.3 Sorting residues Total
2016 11 Common sludges Total
2016 12.1 Mineral waste from construction & demolition Total
2016 12.2, 12.3, 12.5 Other mineral wastes Total
2016 12.4 Combustion wastes Total
2016 12.6 Soils Total
2016 12.7 Dredging spoils Total
2016 12.8, 13 Mineral waste from waste treatment & stabilised waste Total
2016 Total *Total waste treated Total

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Final Treatment Method

Recovery other than Recovery other than

energy recovery - energy recovery -
Energy recovery Incineration Except backfilling Backfilling
0 25,115 2 0
0 0 2,634 0
0 3,146 10,797 0
23,500 0 12,745 0
0 91,765 8,475 159
2,415 78,680 1,274 399
7,852 88,742 381 0
0 0 7,609,804 38,205
0 0 1,595,845 0
0 0 4,259,405 25
0 0 1,312,009 326
18,919 0 3,805,299 0
0 111,003 10,621 3,586
0 2,348 512,942 4
0 643,845 2,273,465 137,073
0 0 96,333 413
0 0 34 0
0 0 397,562 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 90,828 0
29,775 434,314 805,311 213
1,698 46,579 3,390,921 22,772
0 517,281 13,628 96
5,407,157 2,082,604 373,648 235
417 64,911 167,102 3,969
717,904 1,116,017 545,228 127,559
0 123,118 767,284 21,416
0 0 52,485,048 502,201
0 304 47,596 89,204
0 0 345,353 66,823
0 0 11,246,741 12,001,271
0 0 3,575 148,981
0 0 204,338 100,621
6,209,637 5,429,772 92,396,228 13,265,550
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ent Method

Land treatment and

Deposit onto or into release into water Total waste sent to final
land bodies treatment
7,602 0 32,719
32,593 0 35,227
240 0 14,183
71,254 0 107,499
53,402 0 153,801
441,672 0 524,439
118,320 0 215,295
135,333 0 7,783,342
221 0 1,596,066
544 0 4,259,974
71,014 0 1,383,349
2,014 0 3,826,231
4,516 0 129,726
47,341 0 562,635
27,268 0 3,081,650
1,054 0 97,799
0 0 34
1,756 0 399,318
0 0 0
28 0 90,856
171,423 0 1,441,037
84,919 0 3,546,889
3,134 0 534,140
4,002,090 0 11,865,734
178,575 0 414,974
8,190,472 0 10,697,180
30,247 0 942,065
2,206,881 0 55,194,130
772,233 11,496,858 12,406,195
432,250 0 844,426
25,873,794 0 49,121,805
59,136 8,722,261 8,933,953
1,692,584 0 1,997,543
44,713,909 20,219,119 182,234,215
Table 5.4. Total waste sent to final treatment, split by method of treatment and EWC-STAT waste material, 2010-16, UK
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Hazardous/Non-
Year EWC-STAT code EWC-STAT description hazardous split
2016 01.1 Spent solvents Total
2016 01.2 Acid, alkaline or saline wastes Total
2016 01.3 Used oils Total
2016 01.4, 02, 03.1 Chemical wastes Total
2016 03.2 Industrial effluent sludges Total
2016 03.3 Sludges & liquid wastes from waste treatment Total
2016 05 Health care & biological wastes Total
2016 06.1 Metallic wastes, ferrous Total
2016 06.2 Metallic wastes, non-ferrous Total
2016 06.3 Metallic wastes, mixed Total
2016 07.1 Glass wastes Total
2016 07.2 Paper & cardboard wastes Total
2016 07.3 Rubber wastes Total
2016 07.4 Plastic wastes Total
2016 07.5 Wood wastes Total
2016 07.6 Textile wastes Total
2016 07.7 Waste containing PCB Total
2016 08* Discarded equipment Total
2016 08.1 Discarded vehicles Total
2016 08.41 Batteries & accumulators wastes Total
2016 09.1 Animal & mixed food waste Total
2016 09.2 Vegetal wastes Total
2016 09.3 Animal faeces, urine & manure Total
2016 10.1 Household & similar wastes Total
2016 10.2 Mixed & undifferentiated materials Total
2016 10.3 Sorting residues Total
2016 11 Common sludges Total
2016 12.1 Mineral waste from construction & demolition Total
2016 12.2, 12.3, 12.5 Other mineral wastes Total
2016 12.4 Combustion wastes Total
2016 12.6 Soils Total
2016 12.7 Dredging spoils Total
2016 12.8, 13 Mineral waste from waste treatment & stabilised wasTotal
2016 Total *Total waste treated Total

*excludes 08.1 and 08.41

z = Not applicable
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Final Treatment Method

Recovery other than Recovery other than

energy recovery - energy recovery -
Energy recovery Incineration Except backfilling Backfilling
0 25,115 805 0
0 0 54,831 0
0 3,146 24,794 0
23,783 1 40,583 0
9,991 91,765 20,055 1,102
9,974 78,680 138,934 1,230
8,625 90,185 13,357 0
0 0 8,043,634 38,205
0 0 1,677,961 0
0 0 4,328,561 25
0 0 1,793,374 526
19,213 321 4,138,299 0
8,331 111,003 13,885 3,586
0 2,348 557,035 4
609,329 745,645 2,439,508 137,073
0 0 99,310 413
0 0 68 0
0 0 430,767 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 96,168 0
32,798 438,240 1,834,331 3,013
1,706 46,579 4,330,890 22,772
94,685 517,281 76,546 96
5,554,806 2,173,250 612,781 1,333
417 64,913 312,181 4,014
952,245 1,132,599 973,561 147,628
0 163,176 1,154,408 122,224
0 0 57,185,063 677,588
0 304 51,458 145,475
5,165 0 547,746 67,953
0 0 12,682,894 15,043,852
0 0 4,233 149,921
0 0 324,704 241,959
7,331,069 5,684,552 104,002,725 16,809,992
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ent Method

Land treatment and

Deposit onto or into release into water Total waste sent to final
land bodies treatment
7,602 0 33,522
32,702 0 87,534
240 0 28,179
79,635 0 144,002
75,522 0 198,436
466,687 0 695,504
132,335 0 244,502
135,450 0 8,217,289
247 0 1,678,208
551 0 4,329,137
90,039 0 1,883,939
3,209 0 4,161,042
4,559 0 141,364
53,386 0 612,773
28,291 0 3,959,847
8,342 0 108,064
0 0 68
3,220 0 433,987
0 0 0
28 0 96,196
180,480 0 2,488,863
99,212 0 4,501,159
3,292 0 691,900
5,715,940 0 14,058,111
265,454 0 646,979
9,678,073 0 12,884,106
70,652 0 1,510,460
2,474,089 0 60,336,741
833,078 16,944,100 17,974,416
840,499 0 1,461,363
28,888,217 0 56,614,963
68,139 11,243,328 11,465,621
2,032,292 0 2,598,955
52,271,463 28,187,428 214,287,229
Table 6.1. Number and Capacity of Permitted Final Treatment Facilities, UK and England, 2012-2016
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Year Measure UK England UK

2016 Number of facilities 37 23 78
2016 Capacity (thousand tonnes/yr) 9,808 7,202 8,474
2016 Rest (remaining) capacity (thousand m3) z z z

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Recovery other than energy Deposit onto or into land

Incineration
recovery (includes backfilling) (landfill)
England UK England UK England
57 3,506 1,944 604 510
8,193 : : z z
z z z 554,751 464,891
Table 7.1. Packaging waste and recycling / recovery, split by material, UK 2012-17 (2017 figures provisional)
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Packaging waste Total recovered /

Year Material
arising recycled
2017* Metal 736 525
2017* of which: Aluminium 177 94
2017* of which: Steel 559 431
2017* Paper and cardboard 4,749 3,754
2017* Glass 2,399 1,623
2017* Plastic 2,260 1,044
2017* Wood 1,310 411
2017* Other materials 23 0
2017* Total recycling 11,476 7,357
2017* Energy from Waste z 700
2017* Total recycling and recovery 11,476 8,057

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thousand tonnes and % rate
Achieved recovery / EU target recovery /
recycling rate recycling rate
71.3% 50.0%
53.1% z
77.1% z
79.0% 60.0%
67.6% 60.0%
46.2% 22.5%
31.4% 15.0%
0.0% z
64.1% 55.0%
6.1% z
70.2% 60.0%
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