Waste Facilities in UK

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Overview

DEFRA publish an annual digest of waste statistics [1] and this page and the broader summary page on UK Waste Tonnage. The headline tonnages for 2016 for the UK (from a total of 214.3 million tonnes) were:

Split by Type of Treatment Method

The split by treatment method is heavily distorted by Soil and Mineral Waste contributing significantly to Backfilling and Landfill but also the Recycling and other Recovery (where some categories of application of this material to land are classified as Recovery). The majority of Household and similar wastes were treated at an Energy Recovery Facility.

Final Treatment Methods for Waste, UK, 2016. Percentage of waste material by treatment type.
Waste Material Energy Recovery Incineration Recycling and Other Recovery Backfilling Deposit onto/into Land (Landfill) Land Treatment and Release into Water Bodies
Metallic Waste 0% 0% 14% 0% 0% 0%
Glass Wastes 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0%
Paper & Cardboard Waste 0% 0% 4% 0% 0% 0%
Plastic Waste 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0%
Wood Waste 8% 13% 2% 1% 0% 0%
Vegetable Waste 0% 1% 4% 0% 0% 0%
Household & Similar Waste 76% 38% 1% 0% 11% 0%
Mineral Waste 0% 0% 55% 5% 6% 60%
Soils 0% 0% 12% 89% 55% 0%
Dredging Spoils 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 40%
Other Waste 16% 48% 6% 4% 27% 0%
All Wastes 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Split by Number of Permitted Facility

DEFRA consolidate information from each of the four UK environment agencies authorized by an Environmental Permit or similar. The data with : in the table is not available, Energy Recovery has R1 status, and excludes sites exempt from requiring an Environmental Permit and intermediate treatment (which includes most Anaerobic Digestion).

Number and Capacity of Permitted Final Treatment Facilities, UK and England, 2014-16
Facility Type Measure UK England
2014 2016 2014 2016
Energy Recovery Number of Facilities 29 37 13 23
Capacity (kt/yr) 29 37 13 23
Incineration Number of Facilities 29 37 13 23
Capacity (kt/yr) 29 37 13 23
Recovery other than Energy Recovery (includes Backfilling) Number of Facilities 29 37 13 23
Capacity (kt/yr) : : : :
Deposit onto/into Land (Landfill) Number of Facilities 29 37 13 23
Capacity (kt/yr) 29 37 13 23
File:Number and Capacity of Final Treatment, UK and England 2014-2016.png
Number and Capacity of Permitted Final Treatment Facilities, UK and England, 2014-2016

Links to other Pages

WikiWaste has a number of pages dedicated to summarizing specific Treatment and Disposal facilities, grouped broadly at present into:

References

  1. UK Statistics on Waste 2019 updating some of the 2018 Digest with 2017 data