Soil, Rubble, Hardcore
Soil, Rubble, Hardcore is the general description used by Local Authorities and WDF for the Inert Waste deposited at Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) which is then sent for processing into a Secondary Aggregate for further use in construction or to landfill.
Soil, Rubble, Hardcore includes bricks, blocks, slates, tiles, rubble, paving slabs, concrete, gravel, tarmac, stones, soil, sand, and sanitary ware (ceramic toilets, sinks, pedestals etc)[1].

Waste from Local Authorities
Local Authorities group Soil and Aggregates under the one Material Group of Soil.
The Top 10 Authorities removing Soil.
| FY | AUTHORITY | OPERATOR | ADDRESS | TONNES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Cambridgeshire County Council | Ameycespa (East) Ltd | Waste Management Park, Ely Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire | 12,242.0 |
| 24/24 | Fife | Not Available | Not Available | 10,620.0 |
| 23/24 | Nottingham City Council | Enva England Limited | Enva Colwick Recycling and Resource Recovery Facility, Enviro Building, Private Road No 4, Colwick Ind Est, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | 9,963.0 |
| 23/24 | Caerphilly CBC | 8,985.0 | ||
| 23/24 | West Sussex County Council | Sweeptech Environmental Services Ltd | Shoreham Road, Henfield, West sussex | 8,932.0 |
| 24/24 | West Lothian | Not Available | Not Available | 7,605.0 |
| 23/24 | West Sussex County Council | Recycle Southern Limited | Elbridge Farm Business Centre, Chichester Road, Bersted, Bognor Regis, West Sussex | 7,148.0 |
| 24/24 | Aberdeenshire | Not Available | Not Available | 7,065.0 |
| 24/24 | North Lanarkshire | Not Available | Not Available | 6,919.0 |
| 24/24 | Glasgow City | Not Available | Not Available | 6,828.0 |
The Top 10 Authorities removing Aggregates.
| FY | AUTHORITY | OPERATOR | ADDRESS | TONNES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/24 | West Lothian | Not Available | Not Available | 19,975.0 |
| 24/24 | Glasgow City | Not Available | Not Available | 15,767.0 |
| 24/24 | Falkirk | Not Available | Not Available | 10,651.0 |
| 24/24 | Scottish Borders | Not Available | Not Available | 8,334.0 |
| 24/24 | Edinburgh, City of | Not Available | Not Available | 6,377.0 |
| 24/24 | Dumfries & Galloway | Not Available | Not Available | 5,382.0 |
| 23/24 | Pembrokeshire County Council | 5,087.0 | ||
| 23/24 | City and County of Swansea | 4,830.0 | ||
| 23/24 | Pembrokeshire County Council | Lawrence Bros | Lawrence T & G Popehill, Halfway House, Pope Hill, Johnston, Pembrokeshire [Wv1Law009/0/12.1] | 4,816.0 |
| 23/24 | Gwynedd Council | Parry Harry Morrus | Gwrtaith Gwynedd, Glanllynnau, Pwllheli, Gwynedd | 4,541.0 |
Waste from Local Authorities
The Top 10 Authorities removing Rubble.
| FY | AUTHORITY | OPERATOR | ADDRESS | TONNES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Greater Manchester WDA (MBC) | J Dickinson & Sons ( Horwich ) Ltd | Transfer Station, Crown Lane, Station Road, Horwich, Lancashire | 31,302.0 |
| 23/24 | Merseyside WDA (MBC) | Grundy Skip Hire Ltd | Halebank Ind Est, Pickerings Road, Halebank, Widnes, Cheshire | 28,126.0 |
| 23/24 | Lancashire County Council | Martlands Waste Solutions Ltd | Unit 5, Falcon Place, Burscough, Ormskirk, Lancashire | 21,862.0 |
| 23/24 | Worcestershire County Council | Other/Exempt | Go Greener; Guinness Park, Leigh Sinton, Malvern WR13 5EQ | 20,446.0 |
| 23/24 | Nottinghamshire County Council | Mr Alan J Leverton & Mr Paul A Leverton | 2 Bulwell Lane, Old Basford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | 14,498.0 |
| 23/24 | Caerphilly CBC | 13,018.0 | ||
| 23/24 | Cambridgeshire County Council | Ameycespa (East) Ltd | Waste Management Park, Ely Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire | 12,242.0 |
| 23/24 | Wiltshire | Wiltshire Waste Recycling Ltd | Tinkfield Landfill Site, Tinkfield, Nursteed Road, Devizes, Wiltshire | 11,033.0 |
| 23/24 | Gloucestershire County Council | Smiths ( Gloucester ) Ltd | The Old Airfield, Moreton Valence, Gloucestershire | 10,913.0 |
| 24/24 | Fife | Not Available | Not Available | 10,867.0 |
References:
- Devon County Council, 2018. Chargeable waste Devon - Waste and Recycling. [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].

