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and has progressively reduced year on year with 7.4 million tonnes sent to [[Landfill]] in 2017, representing 21% of the 1995 baseline value <ref> UK Statistics on Waste statistical notice March 2019 rev FINAL published by [[DEFRA]]</ref> | and has progressively reduced year on year with 7.4 million tonnes sent to [[Landfill]] in 2017, representing 21% of the 1995 baseline value <ref> UK Statistics on Waste statistical notice March 2019 rev FINAL published by [[DEFRA]]</ref> | ||
The revised target published as part of the [[Circular Economy Package]] and transposed into European Directive 2018/850 amending Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste states that by 2035 the amoount of municipal waste landfilled is 10% or less of the total amount of municipal waste generated (by weight). | |||
[[File:BMW to Landfill.png|frame|center|BMW to Landfill as a percentage of 1995 baseline (extract from DEFRA digest)]] | [[File:BMW to Landfill.png|frame|center|BMW to Landfill as a percentage of 1995 baseline (extract from DEFRA digest)]] | ||
== Reference == | == Reference == |