This publication covers annual estimates for waste collected by local authorities in England and the regions. These statistics are based on data submitted by all local authorities in England to WasteDataFlow on the waste they collect and manage.

The methodology and recycling explainer documents give background and context to this statistical notice, accompanying datasets and the waste and recycling measures they present.

There is also a further historical note on the definition of local authority collected waste relating to earlier releases.

The entire raw dataset is available in CSV format and can be found here: https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/0e0c12d8-24f6-461f-b4bc-f6d6a5bf2de5/wastedataflow-local-authority-waste-management">WasteDataFlow - Local Authority waste management - data.gov.uk

Historic releases

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20250102235615/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-collected-waste-management-annual-results">2022-2023

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230802024231/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-collected-waste-management-annual-results-202122">2021- 2022

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20220503105415/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-collected-waste-management-annual-results">2020 - 2021

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20210728220801/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-collected-waste-management-annual-results">2019-2020

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20200604042448/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-collected-waste-management-annual-results">2018 - 2019

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20190903035029/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-collected-waste-management-annual-results">2017 - 2018

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20181207030346/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-collected-waste-management-annual-results">2016 - 2017

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20170418015547/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-collected-waste-management-annual-results">2015 - 2016 This includes the ad hoc release entitled “Provisional 2016/17 local authority data on waste collection and treatment for England (April to June and July to September 2016)”.

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20160512131028/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-collected-waste-management-annual-results">2014 - 2015

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20150401112814/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-collected-waste-management-annual-results">2013 - 2014

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20140321171631/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-collected-waste-management-annual-results">2012 - 2013

Historic datasets

Historic datasets

Statistical data covering collection and recycling of waste based on a quarterly survey from local authorities. This is the entire raw dataset. NOTE: Data sets for 2023/24 do not include Bristol City Council, who had not completed reporting when these datasets were downloaded and Local Authority waste statistics for 2023/24 were published.”

Statistical data covering collection and recycling of waste based on a quarterly survey from local authorities. This is the entire raw dataset.

Please see explanatory note for full details of a new question structure, “Question 100” to replace all the various existing treatment questions (eg Q56, 58, 19, 35), which was introduced on a voluntary basis from April 2014. Up to around 90 local authorities in England used this new question to report their waste management practices over the quarters in 2014/15. Q100 became mandatory in April 2015 where all local authorities in England reported under Q100.

Tonnages of household waste sent for reuse, recycling and composting

WasteDataFlow - the web based system for statutory reporting of municipal waste data by UK local authorities to government. Members of the public can register for public access to WasteDataFlow on their website, where there is a user guide for the public, which includes instructions for registering.

DEFRA waste and recycling statistics – website provides a range of waste datasets including local authority and commercial waste

Waste and Resources Action Programme – website provides statistics from WasteDataFlow outputs and information on local authority waste and recycling services. Members of the public can register and log in to the site.

Tonnages of household waste sent for reuse, recycling and composting. WasteDataFlow - the web based system for statutory reporting of municipal waste data by UK local authorities to government. Members of the public can register for public access to WasteDataFlow on their website, where there is a user guide for the public, which includes instructions for registering. DEFRA waste and recycling statistics – website provides a range of waste datasets including local authority and commercial waste. Waste and Resources Action Programme – website provides statistics from WasteDataFlow outputs and information on local authority waste and recycling services. Members of the public can register and log in to the site.

These datasets contain the annual results for local authority collected waste in London and England. Local authority collected waste statistics from the quarterly reporting to WasteDataFlow. Data in this table shows Local Authority, London and England data. Information on the median cost of different types of waste management is also included. http://www.london.gov.uk/priorities/environment/publications/the-mayors-waste-management-strategies https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-collected-waste-for-england-quarterly-estimates http://www.wastedataflow.org/reports/default.aspx

This dataset shows the flows of major recyclable material types from each local authority to each destination facility. Only flows of the selected material types are included and any flows of less than 1 tonne are excluded. A second dataset which shows the flows of all recyclable material types, including those of less than 1 tonne but broken down by destination facility type (rather than the individual destinations) is also provided in the same part of the catalogue. As such this second dataset includes totals over all recyclable material types and destinations to give a feel for the total activity in Wales in respect of waste destinations. However, if the user wishes to analyse flows to individual facilities, they must use this dataset. Due to the size of this dataset, it is not advisable to change the orientation of the data displayed by default. There are two default views set so the user can select the local authority and either the time period or material type of interest in the filters, and the user is advised to retain one of these two default views. If the user ‘drags’ the dimensions around the screen (as is possible with most StatsWales datasets), it is expected that he or she will experience a very slow response, and also an inconvenient on-screen format. Recyclable materials are deemed as having reached an end destination when they are recycled into a product, material or substance. End destinations also include landfill sites and incineration facilities. Some local authorities may have selected the headquarters address of waste sites in the UK when selecting the destination, which may not necessarily be the exact site where the waste is sent. Regulation 4 of the Recycling, Preparation for Reuse and Composting Targets (Monitoring and Penalties) (Wales) Regulations 2011, local authorities must maintain records containing information on the total amount of its municipal waste, the total amount of waste sent to each and every waste facility by the local authority. Regulation 5 (2) (c) of the Recycling, Preparation for Reuse and Composting Targets (Monitoring and Penalties) (Wales) Regulations 2011 must submit returns containing the information under Regulation 4 using the WasteDataFlow system. Question 100 in WasteDataFlow offers flexible and detailed reporting for municipal waste after it has been collected by local authorities. This question should be used to record waste sent for treatment or disposal. The end of each route must be the point the waste becomes a resource, or when it is disposed of. The question can be used for all waste streams and all authorities in Wales record information on the destinations of their waste via Question 100. The list of permitted sites in WasteDataFlow is updated on a regular basis from the Natural Resource Wales’ (NRW) permit data base, and can be updated on an ad-hoc basis by NRW following identification of a newly permitted or change of permitted facility. In the main this data relates to permanent full permits and some major permitted exemptions, although it does not cover all permitted exemptions, perhaps due to being temporary in their operation. Where a local authority has used a permitted exempt site, or a facility that cannot be identified in the lists, the tonnage is entered against the ‘other/exempt’ facility, and shown in this dataset against ‘all other exempt facilities’. However, it is expected that the local authority would request support from NRW to confirm the facility is not listed before using the ‘other/exempt’ facility on WasteDataFlow. The totals of these tables will not equate to total waste arisings (total local authority municipal waste) due to a number of other factors as well as the fact that this table excludes arisings of less than 1 tonne, such as stockpiling of waste, time lag in waste movements and data reporting, differences in weigh-bridge calibrations, water evaporation during storage and movement, recovery from residual waste, etc. The total of the figures in these tables will also not equate to Welsh Government performance indicators and targets, such as those for the Recycling, Preparation for Reuse and Composting Targets (Monitoring and Penalties) (Wales) Regulations 2011 and the Landfill Allowances Scheme (Wales) Regulations 2004 due to the specific requirements of their calculations.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has collected and reported data on the generation and disposal of waste in the United States for more than 30 years. We use this information to measure the success of waste reduction and recycling programs across the country. Our trash, or municipal solid waste (MSW), is made up of the things we commonly use and then throw away. These materials include items such as packaging, food scraps, grass clippings, sofas, computers, tires, and refrigerators. MSW does not include industrial, hazardous, or construction waste. The data on Materials Discarded in the Municipal Waste Stream, 1960 to 2009, provides estimated data in thousands of tons discarded after recycling and compost recovery for the years 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2009. In this data set, discards include combustion with energy recovery. This data table does not include construction & demolition debris, industrial process wastes, or certain other wastes. The "Other" category includes electrolytes in batteries and fluff pulp, feces, and urine in disposable diapers. Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

Waste data information collated by Glasgow City Council. Glasgow City Council Waste and Recycling Summary. Licence: None

This publication covers annual provisional estimates for the carbon impact of local authority collected waste from households in England. These statistics are based on data submitted by all local authorities in England to WasteDataFlow on the waste they collect and manage and “Carbon WARM” emission factors calculated for Defra by WRAP.

The statistical notice contains detail on the methodology and gives background and context to these statistics and the waste and emission measures they present.

These statistics are experimental. They are a work in progress and will be subject to revision as more up to date composition data becomes available and methodologies are improved.

These statistics are based around the local authority collected waste from households measure, part of a set of statistics published annually.

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