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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
== Macro Tonnage == | == Macro Tonnage == | ||
The most recent information published by DEFRA identifies three categories of wastes that are generally considered to be organic: | The most recent information published by DEFRA <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/digest-of-waste-and-resource-statistics-2018-edition Digest of Waste Resources 2018] reporting data from 2016</ref> <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data UK Statistics on Waste 2019] updating some of the 2018 Digest with 2017 data</ref>identifies three categories of wastes that are generally considered to be organic and is part of the broader tonnage reported as [[UK Waste Tonnage]]: | ||
* Animal & Mixed Food Waste - reported by DEFRA as 3,056,065 tonnes generated in 2016 | * Animal & Mixed Food Waste - reported by DEFRA as 3,056,065 tonnes generated in 2016 | ||
* Vegetable Wastes - reported by DEFRA as 6,019,100 tonnes generated in 2016 | * Vegetable Wastes - reported by DEFRA as 6,019,100 tonnes generated in 2016 | ||