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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): | ||
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). | |||
[[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 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): | 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): | ||