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[[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]][[Category:Targets & Metrics]] | [[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]][[Category:Targets & Metrics]] | ||
The total waste arisings per year for the UK reported by [[DEFRA]] in May 2022 was for core data reported for 2018 <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data UK Statistics on Waste | The total waste arisings per year for the UK reported by [[DEFRA]] in May 2022 was for core data reported for 2018 <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data UK Statistics on Waste May 2022 update]</ref> and was '''222.2 million tonnes''', with 84% of that tonnage arising from England. This is an increase of 1.8% on the figures reported for 2016. | ||
== Headline Figures == | == Headline Figures == | ||
The macro-level data reported in 2020 by [[DEFRA]] for tonnage arisings is summarised in the figure below, with a total of 222.2 million tonnes of waste arising in the UK (with England responsible for 84% of the total): | The macro-level data reported in 2020 by [[DEFRA]] for tonnage arisings is summarised in the figure below (produced by [[Monksleigh]] from the raw [[DEFRA]] data), with a total of 222.2 million tonnes of waste arising in the UK (with England responsible for 84% of the total): | ||
[[File:UK Macro Tonnage Graphic.png|1000px|centre|UK Waste Tonnage Summary]] | [[File:UK Macro Tonnage Graphic.png|1000px|centre|UK Waste Tonnage Summary]] | ||
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== Performance against Key Targets == | == Performance against Key Targets == | ||
* The UK recycling rate for waste from households was 46.6% in 2019 vs 45.0% in 2018<ref>with variations in England performance primarily linked to a variation in green waste with changes in plant growth in the year, Northern Ireland improvement due to the introduction of food waste collections, and Wales the improvement in reporting of wood waste destinations has led to a reduction in performance reported from 2018. Figures include the metal from [[IBA]]</ref> against an EU target of 50% by 2020. The 2020 target was missed by the UK: | * The UK recycling rate for waste from households was 46.6% in 2019 vs 45.0% in 2018<ref>with variations in England performance primarily linked to a variation in green waste with changes in plant growth in the year, Northern Ireland improvement due to the introduction of food waste collections, and Wales the improvement in reporting of wood waste destinations has led to a reduction in performance reported from 2018. Figures include the metal from [[IBA]]</ref> against an EU target of 50% by 2020. The 2020 target was missed by the UK and the 2021 performance<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data/uk-statistics-on-waste#impact-of-coronavirus-covid-19</ref> did not change dramatically on the 2020 figures: | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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! Country !! 2017 !! 2018 !!2019 !!2020 | ! Country !! 2017 !! 2018 !!2019 !!2020 !!2021 | ||
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| England || 45.2% || 44.7% ||45.5%||44.0% | | England || 45.2% || 44.7% ||45.5%||44.0%||44.1% | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Northern Ireland || 46.3%||47.7% ||50.6%||49.1% | | Northern Ireland || 46.3%||47.7% ||50.6%||49.1%||48.4% | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Scotland || 43.5%||42.8%||43.5%||41.0% | | Scotland || 43.5%||42.8%||43.5%||41.0%||41.7% | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Wales || 55.2%||54.1%||56.4%||56.5% | | Wales || 55.2%||54.1%||56.4%||56.5%||56.7% | ||
|- | |- | ||
| UK Total || 45.5%||45.0%||46.0%||44.4% | | UK Total || 45.5%||45.0%||46.0%||44.4%||44.6% | ||
|} | |} | ||
* The UK C&D recovery rate was 92.3% in 2018 (against an EU target of 70% by 2020) equivalent to recovering around around 62.6 million tonnes of the 67.8 million tonnes classified as non-hazardous C&D wastes. The recovery rates for 2019 and 2020 were 93.6% and 93.2% respectively. | * The UK C&D recovery rate was 92.3% in 2018 (against an EU target of 70% by 2020) equivalent to recovering around around 62.6 million tonnes of the 67.8 million tonnes classified as non-hazardous C&D wastes. The recovery rates for 2019 and 2020 were 93.6% and 93.2% respectively. | ||
* The UK [[BMW]] to [[Landfill]] has fallen from around 6.6 million tonnes in 2019 to 6.1 million tonnes in 2020 | * The UK [[BMW]] to [[Landfill]] has fallen from around 6.6 million tonnes in 2019 to 6.1 million tonnes in 2020. An increase to 6.8 million tonnes occurred in 2021. | ||
* The UK packaging waste either recycled or recovered was | * The UK packaging waste either recycled or recovered was confirmed at 63.2% in 2021, similar to 2020. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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