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Overview

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	== Overview ==		== Overview ==
	Each year [[DEFRA]] publish an annual Digest of Waste Statistics <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref>, <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/digest-of-waste-and-resource-statistics-2018-edition/ Digest of Waste and Resource Statistics]</ref> which brings together a wide range of key statisitics on waste and resource in to one publication; this WikiWaste page [[Waste Facilities in UK]] and the broader WikiWaste summary page on [[UK Waste Tonnage]] are updated annually with the most up to date data available.		Each year [[DEFRA]] publish an annual Digest of Waste Statistics <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref>, <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/digest-of-waste-and-resource-statistics-2018-edition/ Digest of Waste and Resource Statistics]</ref> which brings together a wide range of key statisitics on waste and resource in to one publication; this WikiWaste page ([[Waste Facilities in UK]]) and the broader WikiWaste summary page on [[UK Waste Tonnage]] are updated annually with the most up to date data available.

	The Digest of Waste Statisitics uses a number of data sets which are not all for the same time period with some showing a 'lag' over a number of years due to the reporting period of UK waste arisings data to the EU.		The Digest of Waste Statisitics uses a number of data sets which are not all for the same time period with some showing a 'lag' over a number of years due to the reporting period of UK waste arisings data to the EU.

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	[[Category:Technologies & Solutions]]		[[Category:Technologies & Solutions]]
	== Overview ==		== Overview ==
	[[DEFRA]] publish an annual ~~digest~~ of ~~waste statistics~~ <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> and this page and the broader summary page on [[UK Waste Tonnage]] are ~~published~~ annually~~, although~~ the ~~raw~~ data ~~can be can be from earlier~~ years. The headline tonnages for 2016 through [[Waste Facilities in UK\|Waste Facilities in the UK]] (from a total of 221 million tonnes) were:		Each year [[DEFRA]] publish an annual Digest of Waste Statistics <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref>, <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/digest-of-waste-and-resource-statistics-2018-edition/ Digest of Waste and Resource Statistics]</ref> which brings together a wide range of key statisitics on waste and resource in to one publication; this WikiWaste page [[Waste Facilities in UK]] and the broader WikiWaste summary page on [[UK Waste Tonnage]] are updated annually with the most up to date data available.

			The Digest of Waste Statisitics uses a number of data sets which are not all for the same time period with some showing a 'lag' over a number of years due to the reporting period of UK waste arisings data to the EU.

			The headline tonnages for 2016 through [[Waste Facilities in UK\|Waste Facilities in the UK]] (from a total of 221 million tonnes) were:
	* [[Recycling]] and [[Recovery]] 104 million tonnes (48.5%)		* [[Recycling]] and [[Recovery]] 104 million tonnes (48.5%)
	* [[Landfill]] 52.3 million tonnes (24.4%)		* [[Landfill]] 52.3 million tonnes (24.4%)
	* [[Energy Recovery Facility]] 7.3 million tonnes (3.4% but the fastest growing)		* [[Energy Recovery Facility]] 7.3 million tonnes (3.4% but the fastest growing)
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	== Split by Type of Treatment Method ==		== 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]].		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]].

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	[[Category:Technologies & Solutions]]		[[Category:Technologies & Solutions]]
	== Overview ==		== Overview ==
	[[DEFRA]] publish an annual digest of waste statistics <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> and this page and the broader summary page on [[UK Waste Tonnage]]. The headline tonnages for 2016 through [[Waste Facilities in UK\|Waste Facilities in the UK]] (from a total of 221 million tonnes) were:		[[DEFRA]] publish an annual digest of waste statistics <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> and this page and the broader summary page on [[UK Waste Tonnage]] are published annually, although the raw data can be can be from earlier years. The headline tonnages for 2016 through [[Waste Facilities in UK\|Waste Facilities in the UK]] (from a total of 221 million tonnes) were:
	* [[Recycling]] and [[Recovery]] 104 million tonnes (48.5%)		* [[Recycling]] and [[Recovery]] 104 million tonnes (48.5%)
	* [[Landfill]] 52.3 million tonnes (24.4%)		* [[Landfill]] 52.3 million tonnes (24.4%)
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	\| Capacity (kt/yr) \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|4,862\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|9,808\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|2,803\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|7,202		\| Capacity (kt/yr) \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|4,862\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|9,808\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|2,803\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|7,202
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	\| rowspan="2" \| [[Incineration]] \|\| Number of Facilities \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|83\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|78\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|60\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|57		\| rowspan="2" \| [[Incineration]] \|\| Number of Facilities<ref>The page on [[R1]] gives a more up to date listing of those facilities which are now [[Energy Recovery]]</ref> \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|83\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|78\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|60\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|57
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	\| Capacity (kt/yr) \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|9,859\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|8,474\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|9,040\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|8,193		\| Capacity (kt/yr) \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|9,859\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|8,474\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|9,040\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|8,193

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	[[Category:Technologies & Solutions]]		[[Category:Technologies & Solutions]]
	== Overview ==		== Overview ==
	[[DEFRA]] publish an annual digest of waste statistics <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> and this page and the broader summary page on [[UK Waste Tonnage]]. The headline tonnages for 2016 ~~for~~ the UK (from a total of 221 million tonnes) were:		[[DEFRA]] publish an annual digest of waste statistics <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> and this page and the broader summary page on [[UK Waste Tonnage]]. The headline tonnages for 2016 through [[Waste Facilities in UK\|Waste Facilities in the UK]] (from a total of 221 million tonnes) were:
	* [[Recycling]] and [[Recovery]] 104 million tonnes (48.5%)		* [[Recycling]] and [[Recovery]] 104 million tonnes (48.5%)
	* [[Landfill]] 52.3 million tonnes (24.4%)		* [[Landfill]] 52.3 million tonnes (24.4%)

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	== Overview ==		== Overview ==
	[[DEFRA]] publish an annual digest of waste statistics <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/~~statistics~~/uk-waste-data UK Statistics on Waste ~~2019~~] ~~updating some of the 2018 Digest with 2017 data~~</ref> 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:		[[DEFRA]] publish an annual digest of waste statistics <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> and this page and the broader summary page on [[UK Waste Tonnage]]. The headline tonnages for 2016 for the UK (from a total of 221 million tonnes) were:
	* [[Recycling]] and [[Recovery]] 104 million tonnes (48.5%)		* [[Recycling]] and [[Recovery]] 104 million tonnes (48.5%)
	* [[Landfill]] 52.3 million tonnes (24.4%)		* [[Landfill]] 52.3 million tonnes (24.4%)

Admin: /* Split by Type of Treatment Method */

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Split by Type of Treatment Method

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	! Waste Material !! [[Energy Recovery Facility\|Energy Recovery]] !! [[Incineration]] !! Recycling and Other Recovery !! [[Backfilling]] !! Deposit onto/into Land ([[Landfill]]) !! Land Treatment and Release into Water Bodies		! Waste Material !! [[Energy Recovery Facility\|Energy Recovery]] !! [[Incineration]] !! Recycling and Other Recovery !! [[Backfilling]] !! Deposit onto/into Land ([[Landfill]]) !! Land Treatment and Release into Water Bodies
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	\| Metallic Waste \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 14% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0%		\| [[Metal\|Metallic Waste]] \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 14% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0%
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	\| Glass Wastes \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 2% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0%		\| [[Glass\|Glass Wastes]] \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 2% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0%
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	\| Paper & Cardboard Waste \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 4% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0%		\| [[Paper & Card\|Paper & Cardboard Waste]] \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 4% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0%
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	\| Plastic Waste \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 1% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0%		\| [[Plastic\|Plastic Waste]] \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 1% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0%
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	\| Wood Waste \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 8% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 13% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 2% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 1% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0%		\| [[Wood\|Wood Waste]] \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 8% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 13% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 2% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 1% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0%
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	\| Vegetable Waste \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 1% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 4% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0%		\| Vegetable Waste \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 1% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 4% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0%
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	\| Household & Similar Waste \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 76% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 38% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 1% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 11% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0%		\| Household & Similar Waste \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 76% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 38% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 1% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 11% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0%
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	\| Mineral Waste \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 55% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 5% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 6% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 60%		\| [[Mineral Waste]] \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 55% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 5% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 6% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 60%
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	\| Soils \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 12% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 89% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 55% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0%		\| [[Soil, Rubble, Hardcore\|Soils]] \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 12% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 89% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 55% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0%
	\|-		\|-
	\| Dredging Spoils \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 1% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 40%		\| Dredging Spoils \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 1% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 0% \|\| style='text-align:right;' \| 40%

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	* [[Residual Waste EFW]]		* [[Residual Waste EFW]]
	* [[Biomass Waste EFW]] (including [[Waste Wood EFW]], [[Sewage Sludge EFW]] and [[Agricultural Waste EFW]])		* [[Biomass Waste EFW]] (including [[Waste Wood EFW]], [[Sewage Sludge EFW]] and [[Agricultural Waste EFW]])
	* [[Anaerobic Digestion ~~Sites~~]]		* [[Anaerobic Digestion]] Sites
	* [[Material Recovery Facility ~~Sites~~]] (handling [[Dry Mixed Recyclables]])		* [[Material Recovery Facility]] Sites (handling [[Dry Mixed Recyclables]])
	* [[Mechanical Biological Treatment ~~Sites~~]]		* [[Mechanical Biological Treatment]] Sites

	== References ==		== References ==

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Split by Number of Permitted Facility

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	\| rowspan="2" \| [[Energy Recovery Facility\|Energy Recovery]] \|\| Number of Facilities \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|29\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|37\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|13\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|23		\| rowspan="2" \| [[Energy Recovery Facility\|Energy Recovery]] \|\| Number of Facilities \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|29\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|37\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|13\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|23
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	\| Capacity (kt/yr) \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|29\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|37\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|13\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|23		\| Capacity (kt/yr) \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|4,862\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|9,808\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|2,803\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|7,202
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	\| rowspan="2" \| [[Incineration]] \|\| Number of Facilities \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|29\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|37\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|13\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|23		\| rowspan="2" \| [[Incineration]] \|\| Number of Facilities \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|83\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|78\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|60\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|57
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	\| Capacity (kt/yr) \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|29\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|37\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|13\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|23		\| Capacity (kt/yr) \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|9,859\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|8,474\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|9,040\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|8,193
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	\| rowspan="2" \| [[Recovery]] other than [[Energy Recovery Facility\|Energy Recovery]] (includes [[Backfilling]]) \|\| Number of Facilities \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|29\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|37\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|13\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|23		\| rowspan="2" \| [[Recovery]] other than [[Energy Recovery Facility\|Energy Recovery]] (includes [[Backfilling]]) \|\| Number of Facilities \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|2,660\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|3,506\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|1,669\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|1,944
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	\| Capacity ~~(kt/yr)~~ \|\| style="text-align:right;"\| : \|\| style="text-align:right;"\| : \|\| style="text-align:right;"\| : \|\| style="text-align:right;"\| :		\| Capacity \|\| style="text-align:right;"\| : \|\| style="text-align:right;"\| : \|\| style="text-align:right;"\| : \|\| style="text-align:right;"\| :
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	\| rowspan="2" \| Deposit onto/into Land ([[Landfill]]) \|\| Number of Facilities \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|29\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|37\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|13\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|23		\| rowspan="2" \| Deposit onto/into Land ([[Landfill]]) \|\| Number of Facilities (including closed facilities) \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|596\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|604\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|493\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|510
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	\| Capacity (kt/yr) \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|29\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|37\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|13\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|23		\| Rest (remaining) Capacity (thousand m<sup>3</sup>) \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|592,637\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|554,751\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|484,370\|\| style="text-align:right;"\|464,891
	\|}		\|}

	~~[[File:Number and Capacity of Final Treatment, UK and England 2014-2016.png\|frame\|center\|Number and Capacity of Permitted Final Treatment Facilities, UK and England, 2014-2016]]~~

	== Links to other Pages ==		== Links to other Pages ==

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 == 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]]).
+[[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 Facility|Energy Recovery]] has [[R1]] status, and excludes sites exempt from requiring an [[Environmental Permit]] and intermediate treatment (which includes most [[Anaerobic Digestion]]).
 [[File:Number and Capacity of Final Treatment, UK and England 2014-2016.png|frame|center|Number and Capacity of Permitted Final Treatment Facilities, UK and England, 2014-2016]]
 == Links to other Pages ==

Admin at 11:29, 26 November 2019

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	== Split by Type of Treatment Method ==		== 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]].		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]].

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