UK statistics on waste
Figures compiled on the total waste generated for the whole of the UK.
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This release contains statistics on waste produced at a UK level. The topics covered in this publication are:
- Waste from Households -2010-22. UK and country breakdown.
- BMW (Biodegradable Municipal Waste) to landfill - 2010-22. UK and country breakdown.
- Total waste generated breakdown - UK 2010-20, England 2010-2022. UK and England breakdown but not DAs.
- Total waste treated breakdown - UK 2010-20, England 2010-2022. UK and England breakdown but not DAs.
- Infrastructure breakdown - UK 2012-20, England 2012-22. UK and England breakdown but not DAs.
- C&I (Commercial and Industrial) waste generation - UK 2010-20, England 2010-22. UK and England breakdown but not DAs.
- C&D (Construction and Demolition) recovery - UK 2010-20, England 2010-22. UK and England breakdown but not DAs.
- Packaging waste recycling and recovery - 2012-2023. UK only.
The files for this dataset can be found in CSV format on Data.Gov.UK (DGUK).
Historic Releases:
UK statistics on waste – June 2023 update
UK statistics on waste – May 2022 update
UK statistics on waste – July 2021 update
UK statistics on waste – March 2020 update
Defra statistics: environment
Email enviro.statistics@defra.gov.uk
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Updates to this page
Last updated 26 September 2024 + show all updates
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Annual Update.
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Annual publication update for 2023.
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2022 update.
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Annual publication with updated data.
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Paragraph added to details section explaining the putting back of the publication date of this statistical release from 14 July 2021 to 15 July 2021.
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Amendments made to statistical release to meet accessibility requirements.
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Amendment to figure 4.
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Annual update.
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Minor revisions to figures.
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Correction to minor error in the Commercial & Industrial methodology document.
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Annual update.
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Revisions to release and associated datasets.
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Annual update.
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Minor amendments to the data and text slightly revised.
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Previous statistical notice already on web page deleted as per instructions of responsible statistician.
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New UK statistics on waste published.
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To publish 2014 biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) to landfill figures.
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New UK waste figures published.
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This update is to add 2010-12 UK estimates that were intended for inclusion in the original release on 25 September 2014, but were withdrawn in order to allow further quality assurance.
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New publication released
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First published.
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Information on new release updated