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Construction and | [[Construction and Demolition Waste]] ([[CD&E Waste]]) is defined within Directive 2018/851 amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste (the [[Waste Framework Directive]]) as "waste generated by construction and demolition activities". | ||
Under the [[Waste Framework Directive]] there is a target to for the [[Recovery]] of non-hazardous C&D waste of 70% by 2020, which the UK is currently meeting even taking into consideration the high level of uncertainty around the absolute tonnage figures. The figures for England and the UK are extracted in the table below from the [[DEFRA]] Digest <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref>. | Under the [[Waste Framework Directive]] there is a target to for the [[Recovery]] of non-hazardous C&D waste of 70% by 2020, which the UK is currently meeting even taking into consideration the high level of uncertainty around the absolute tonnage figures. The figures for England and the UK are extracted in the table below from the [[DEFRA]] Digest <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref>. | ||
Revision as of 11:52, 10 December 2020
Construction and Demolition Waste (CD&E Waste) is defined within Directive 2018/851 amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste (the Waste Framework Directive) as "waste generated by construction and demolition activities".
Under the Waste Framework Directive there is a target to for the Recovery of non-hazardous C&D waste of 70% by 2020, which the UK is currently meeting even taking into consideration the high level of uncertainty around the absolute tonnage figures. The figures for England and the UK are extracted in the table below from the DEFRA Digest [1].
| UK | England | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generation | Recovery | Recovery Rate | Generation | Recovery | Recovery Rate | |
| M tonnes | M tonnes | %ge | M tonnes | M tonnes | %ge | |
| 2010 | 59.2 | 53.1 | 89.7% | 53.6 | 49.4 | 92.2% |
| 2011 | 60.2 | 55.0 | 91.4% | 54.9 | 50.8 | 92.5% |
| 2012 | 55.8 | 50.8 | 91.2% | 50.5 | 46.4 | 92.0% |
| 2013 | 57.1 | 52.0 | 91.2% | 51.7 | 47.6 | 92.0% |
| 2014 | 61.5 | 56.3 | 91.5% | 55.9 | 51.7 | 92.4% |
| 2015 | 63.8 | 58.1 | 91.1% | 57.7 | 53.3 | 92.3% |
| 2016 | 66.2 | 60.2 | 91.0% | 59.6 | 55.0 | 92.1% |