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== Headline Figures == | == Headline Figures == | ||
The macro-level data reported in 2019 by [[DEFRA]] for tonnage arisings is summarised in the figure below, with a total of nearly 223 million tonnes of waste arising in the UK (with England responsible for 85% of the total): | The macro-level data reported in 2019 by [[DEFRA]] for tonnage arisings is summarised in the figure below, with a total of nearly 223 million tonnes of waste arising in the UK (with England responsible for 85% of the total): | ||
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[[File:UK Macro Tonnage Graphic.png|frame|centre|UK Waste Tonnage Summary]] | [[File:UK Macro Tonnage Graphic.png|frame|centre|UK Waste Tonnage Summary]] | ||
The reduction in total arisings in the 2020 [[DEFRA]] figures to 221 million tonnes has no effect on Household, Construction, Agriculture or Mining and Quarrying. The reduction in Common Sludges is primarily from the manufacture of food products (0.2 million tonnes) and from services (1.2 million tonnes). The reduction in Industrial Effluent Sludges of 0.5 million tonnes is only to a small extent service related (22,500 tonnes) and primarily across a range of manufacturing activities (with 60% being associated with food products and paper products alone). The reductions have a small impact on the percentages in the following text that was based on the 2019 | The reduction in total arisings in the 2020 [[DEFRA]] figures to 221 million tonnes has no effect on Household, Construction, Agriculture or Mining and Quarrying. The reduction in Common Sludges is primarily from the manufacture of food products (0.2 million tonnes) and from services (1.2 million tonnes). The reduction in Industrial Effluent Sludges of 0.5 million tonnes is only to a small extent service related (22,500 tonnes) and primarily across a range of manufacturing activities (with 60% being associated with food products and paper products alone). | ||
The reductions have a small impact on the percentages in the following text that was based on the 2019 statistical release (although the 2019 and 2020 statistical releases are based upon 2016 data that has not generally been updated other than for the items listed in this page): | |||
* around 81 million tonnes was mineral Waste (17m from mining and quarrying and 63 million from construction) and 58.7 million tonnes was soils (primarily from construction), the two largest waste categories in the UK (63% of the total) | * around 81 million tonnes was mineral Waste (17m from mining and quarrying and 63 million from construction) and 58.7 million tonnes was soils (primarily from construction), the two largest waste categories in the UK (63% of the total) | ||
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* [[Recycling]] and [[Recovery]] : around 104 million tonnes (48.5%) was recycled or recovered in 2016 (55% of which was mineral wastes and 12% soils) | * [[Recycling]] and [[Recovery]] : around 104 million tonnes (48.5%) was recycled or recovered in 2016 (55% of which was mineral wastes and 12% soils) | ||
* [[Energy Recovery Facility|Energy Recovery]] : around | * [[Energy Recovery Facility|Energy Recovery]] : around 9.8 million tonnes was used for energy recovery based on 2016 data (classified by [[DEFRA]] as those sites which have [[R1]] status, those without are reported as [[Incineration]]) | ||
* [[Landfill]] : around 52 million tonnes (24.4%) of waste went to landfill in 2016 | * [[Landfill]] : around 52 million tonnes (24.4%) of waste went to landfill in 2016 | ||
* [[Waste Derived Fuel]] Export : around 3.2 million tonnes of [[RDF]] or [[SRF]] was sent outside of the UK for energy recovery (the majority to the Netherlands, Germany and Sweden) | * [[Waste Derived Fuel]] Export : around 3.2 million tonnes of [[RDF]] or [[SRF]] was sent outside of the UK for energy recovery (the majority to the Netherlands, Germany and Sweden) | ||