Organic Waste

Overview

Macro Tonnage

The most recent information published by DEFRA ^[1] ^[2]identifies three categories of wastes that are generally considered to be organic and is part of the broader tonnage reported as UK Waste Tonnage:

Animal & Mixed Food Waste - reported by DEFRA as 3,056,065 tonnes generated in 2016
Vegetable Wastes - reported by DEFRA as 6,019,100 tonnes generated in 2016
Animal Faeces, Urine & Manure - reported by DEFRA as 114,422 tonnes generated in 2016

The final category is not relevant to household waste and local authority waste generally, but the other two categories have more significant tonnage that is split across primarily household, commercial and industrial tonnages as shown the in pie charts below:

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Organic Waste - Tonnage Reported by DEFRA as arising in 2016 (from two specific groups)

Green garden Waste Only

Mixed garden and Food Waste

Other Compostable Waste

Waste food Only

References

↑ Digest of Waste Resources 2018 reporting data from 2016
↑ UK Statistics on Waste 2019 updating some of the 2018 Digest with 2017 data

[1] Digest of Waste Resources 2018 reporting data from 2016

[2] UK Statistics on Waste 2019 updating some of the 2018 Digest with 2017 data

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