Waste Facilities in UK: Difference between revisions

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[[Category:Technologies & Solutions]]

== 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%)

* [[Landfill]] 52.3 million tonnes (24.4%)

* [[Energy Recovery Facility]] 7.3 million tonnes (3.4% but the fastest growing)

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== 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]].

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 [[Category:Technologies & Solutions]]
 == 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%)
 * [[Landfill]] 52.3 million tonnes (24.4%)
 * [[Energy Recovery Facility]] 7.3 million tonnes (3.4% but the fastest growing)
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 == 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]].