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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
Organic waste is waste that is biodegradable, including [[Garden Waste]] and [[Food Waste]]<ref name="foo">WRAP, 2017. [http://wrap.org.uk/collections-and-reprocessing/organics Organics | WRAP UK. Wrap.org.uk.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref> | |||
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[[Anaerobic Digestion]] and [[Composting]] are the best methods for dealing with organic waste, and is essential to diverting waste from landfill<ref name="foo" />. | |||
== Macro Tonnage == | == Macro Tonnage == | ||
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]]: | 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]]: | ||
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[[File:Organics Pie Chart.png|frame|center|Organic Waste - Tonnage Reported by DEFRA as arising in 2016 (from two specific groups)]] | [[File:Organics Pie Chart.png|frame|center|Organic Waste - Tonnage Reported by DEFRA as arising in 2016 (from two specific groups)]] | ||
== Green garden Waste Only == | == Green garden Waste Only == | ||
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 2000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator. | |||
== Mixed garden and Food Waste == | == Mixed garden and Food Waste == | ||
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 2000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator. | |||
== Other Compostable Waste == | == Other Compostable Waste == | ||
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 2000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator. | |||
== Waste food Only == | == Waste food Only == | ||
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 2000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||