Organic Waste

Macro Tonnage

The most recent information published by DEFRA identifies three categories of wastes that are generally considered to be organic:

• 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)