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== Macro Tonnage ==

The most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> is based on ~~2016~~ data, with [[WRAP]] data for [[Food Waste]] from 2018<ref name="org2">[https://wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/Food_%20surplus_and_waste_in_the_UK_key_facts_Jan_2020.pdf [[WRAP]] Key Facts Jan. 2020] </ref> and organic waste generally from 2008<ref name = "org1"/>. The macro numbers under-report the total organic waste arisings in the UK as a whole as they exclude:

The most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> is based on 2020 data, with [[WRAP]] data for [[Food Waste]] from 2018<ref name="org2">[https://wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/Food_%20surplus_and_waste_in_the_UK_key_facts_Jan_2020.pdf [[WRAP]] Key Facts Jan. 2020] </ref> and organic waste generally from 2008<ref name = "org1"/>. The macro numbers under-report the total organic waste arisings in the UK as a whole as they exclude:

* Organic Waste which is within general mixed waste (i.e. [[DEFRA]] only report segregated materials)

* A large proportion of [[Agricultural Waste]] which is [[Food Waste]] (and hence Organic Waste) which is not reported (i.e. reject crops or crop wastage that is ploughed back into fields)

* Other organic waste streams that are separately recorded (i.e. [[Sewage Sludge]] and [[Agricultural Waste]] manures and slurries)

===[[DEFRA]] Figures===

As set out above, the [[DEFRA]] macro numbers only report segregated organic waste and identifies three categories of wastes:

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! Reported by [[DEFRA]] as Generated !! Tonnes (2016) !! Tonnes (2020)

|-

| Animal & Mixed Food Waste || 3,056,065 ||3,757,329

|-

| Vegetable Wastes || 6,019,100 ||5,797,129

|-

| Animal Faeces, Urine & Manure || 114,422 ||122,518

|-

| Total|| 9,189,587 ||9,676,976

|}

The categories are split into six potential sources, as are all the [[DEFRA]] figures, summarised in the pie chart below:

[[File:Oganics.png|800px|frameless|centre]]

From the information above, 4,825,033 tonnes is reported as household (50% of the total). The tonnage reported as [[C&I Waste]] of 4,632,829 tonnes (48% of the total) will be predominantly [[Food Waste]], with only incidental other tonnage captured from other sources.

=== [[WRAP]] Figures ===

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As noted above, [[WRAP]] in their most recent report <ref name = "org2" />identify around 9,500,000 tonnes of [[Food Waste]], of which 6,600,000 tonnes was from household sources with the following graphic summarising their findings and further explained on the [[Food Waste]] page:

As noted above, [[WRAP]] in their most recent report <ref name = "org2" />identify around 9,500,000 tonnes of [[Food Waste]], of which 6,600,000 tonnes was from household sources with the following graphic summarising their findings and further explained on the [[Food Waste]] page.In June 2025 [[WRAP]] revised these figures for 2022, estimating a drop to 6,000,000 tonnes of Food Waste from UK households (of which 4.4m tonnes was edible and 1.6m tonnes was inedible) as a result of the 'COVID pandemic' and 'cost of living crisis'<ref>https://www.wrap.ngo/media-centre/press-releases/household-food-waste-levels-threaten-uks-carbon-reduction-ambitions</ref>.

[[File:WRAP Food Waste Graphic.png|800px|left|Source: WRAP Graphic - Key Facts Report Updated May 2019]]

~~===[[DEFRA]] Figures===~~

~~As set out above, the [[DEFRA]] macro numbers only report segregated organic waste and identifies three categories of wastes:~~

~~{| class="wikitable"~~

|-

~~! Reported by [[DEFRA]] as Generated in 2016 !! Tonnes~~

|-

~~| Animal & Mixed Food Waste || 3,056,065~~

|-

~~| Vegetable Wastes || 6,019,100~~

|-

~~| Animal Faeces, Urine & Manure || 114,422~~

|-

~~| Total|| 9,189,587~~

|}

~~The categories are split into six potential sources, as are all the [[DEFRA]] figures, summarised in the pie charts and data tables below:~~

~~{| class="wikitable"~~

|-

~~! colspan="2"|Vegetable Wastes!!colspan="2"|Animal & Mixed Food Waste~~

|-

| colspan="2"|{{Graph:MaterialPie|Width=200|Height=200|size=200|offset=175|val1=11129|val2=1241|val3=1333996|val4=7341|val5=266771|val6=4398621}}|| colspan="2"|{{Graph:MaterialPie|Width=200|Height=200|size=200|offset=175|val1=31846|val2=416|val3=1657269|val4=93|val5=805211|val6=561230}}

|-

~~! colspan="2"|Data Table!! colspan="2"|Data Table~~

|-

~~| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (AFF) || style="text-align:right;"|11,129|| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (AFF) || style="text-align:right;"|31,846~~

|-

~~| Mining and Quarrying (MQ) || style="text-align:right;"|1,241|| Mining and Quarrying (MQ) || style="text-align:right;"|416~~

|-

~~| Industrial (Ind) || style="text-align:right;" | 1,333,996|| Industrial (Ind) || style="text-align:right;" | 1,657,269~~

|-

~~| Construction (Con) || style="text-align:right;" | 7,341|| Construction (Con) || style="text-align:right;" | 93~~

|-

~~| Commercial (Com)|| style="text-align:right;" | 266,771|| Commercial (Com)|| style="text-align:right;" | 805,211~~

|-

~~| Household (HH)|| style="text-align:right;" |4,398,621|| Household (HH)|| style="text-align:right;" |561,230~~

|}

From the information above, 4,959,851 tonnes is reported as household (54% of the total) and slightly more than the estimated figure of 4,600,000 tonnes above (mainly as a result of [[Garden Waste]] assumptions). The tonnage reported as [[C&I Waste]] of 4,063,247 tonnes (45% of the total) will be predominantly [[Food Waste]], with only incidental other tonnage captured from other sources. This tonnage is higher than [[WRAP]] figures.

===[[WasteDataFlow]] Figures===

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== Green ~~garden~~ Waste Only ==

==Local Authority Tonnages==

Below is a list of local authorities that ~~sends more~~ than 30,000 tonnes of [[Green Waste]] to a single waste operator as part of a [[Collection System Design]] that is termed [[Green Separate]] in the arrangements section of WikiWaste, and which can be on a variety of different frequencies and can be [[Green Charged]] or [[Green Not Charged]]:

The tonnage reported by local authorities is recorded in [[WasteDataFlow]] in four main categories and these tonnages are listed below.

===Green Garden Waste Only===

Below is a list of local authorities that send greater than 20,000 tonnes of [[Green Waste]] to a single waste operator as part of a [[Collection System Design]] that is termed [[Green Separate]] in the arrangements section of WikiWaste, and which can be on a variety of different frequencies and can be [[Green Charged]] or [[Green Not Charged]]:

{{#get_db_data: db=disp |from=disposal |where=material='Green garden waste only' and tonnage >= ~~30000~~|order by=tonnage desc|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}

{{#get_db_data: db=disp |from=disposal |where=material='Green garden waste only' and tonnage >= 20000|order by=tonnage desc|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage,date=date}}

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! Authority

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! Material

! Tonnes

{{#display_external_table:template=Diposaltable‎|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}

! Reporting Period

{{#display_external_table:template=Diposaltable‎|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage,date=date}}

|}

== Mixed ~~garden~~ and Food Waste ==

===Mixed Garden and Food Waste===

Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 30,000 tonnes of [[Green Waste]] mixed with [[Food Waste]] to a single waste operator as part of a [[Collection System Design]] that is termed [[Green Comingled]] or [[Food Comingled]] in the arrangements section of WikiWaste.

{{#get_db_data: db=disp |from=disposal |where=material='Mixed garden and food waste' and tonnage >= 30000|order by=tonnage desc|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}

{{#get_db_data: db=disp |from=disposal |where=material='Mixed garden and food waste' and tonnage >= 30000|order by=tonnage desc|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage,date=date}}

{| class=wikitable

! Authority

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! Material

! Tonnes

{{#display_external_table:template=Diposaltable‎|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}

! Reporting Period

{{#display_external_table:template=Diposaltable‎|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage,date=date}}

|}

== Other Compostable Waste ==

===Other Compostable Waste===

Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 5,000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.

{{#get_db_data: db=disp |from=disposal |where=material='Other compostable waste' and tonnage >= 5000|order by=tonnage desc|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}

{{#get_db_data: db=disp |from=disposal |where=material='Other compostable waste' and tonnage >= 5000|order by=tonnage desc|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage,date=date}}

{| class=wikitable

! Authority

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! Material

! Tonnes

{{#display_external_table:template=Diposaltable‎|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}

! Reporting Period

{{#display_external_table:template=Diposaltable‎|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage,date=date}}

|}

== Waste ~~food~~ Only ==

===Waste Food Only===

Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 10,000 tonnes of [[Food Waste]] to a single waste operator as part of a [[Collection System Design]] that is termed [[Food Separate]] in the arrangements section of WikiWaste.

{{#get_db_data: db=disp |from=disposal |where=material='Waste food only' and tonnage >= 10000|order by=tonnage desc|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}

{{#get_db_data: db=disp |from=disposal |where=material='Waste food only' and tonnage >= 10000|order by=tonnage desc|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage,date=date}}

{| class=wikitable

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! Material

! Tonnes

{{#display_external_table:template=Diposaltable‎|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}

! Reporting Period

{{#display_external_table:template=Diposaltable‎|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage,date=date}}

|}

== References ==

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 == Macro Tonnage ==
-The most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> is based on 2016 data, with [[WRAP]] data for [[Food Waste]] from 2018<ref name="org2">[https://wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/Food_%20surplus_and_waste_in_the_UK_key_facts_Jan_2020.pdf [[WRAP]] Key Facts Jan. 2020] </ref> and organic waste generally from 2008<ref name = "org1"/>. The macro numbers under-report the total organic waste arisings in the UK as a whole as they exclude:
+The most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> is based on 2020 data, with [[WRAP]] data for [[Food Waste]] from 2018<ref name="org2">[https://wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/Food_%20surplus_and_waste_in_the_UK_key_facts_Jan_2020.pdf [[WRAP]] Key Facts Jan. 2020] </ref> and organic waste generally from 2008<ref name = "org1"/>. The macro numbers under-report the total organic waste arisings in the UK as a whole as they exclude:
 * Organic Waste which is within general mixed waste (i.e. [[DEFRA]] only report segregated materials)
 * A large proportion of [[Agricultural Waste]] which is [[Food Waste]] (and hence Organic Waste) which is not reported (i.e. reject crops or crop wastage that is ploughed back into fields)
 * Other organic waste streams that are separately recorded (i.e. [[Sewage Sludge]] and [[Agricultural Waste]] manures and slurries)
+===[[DEFRA]] Figures===
+As set out above, the [[DEFRA]] macro numbers only report segregated organic waste and identifies three categories of wastes:
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! Reported by [[DEFRA]] as Generated !! Tonnes (2016) !! Tonnes (2020)
+|-
+| Animal & Mixed Food Waste || 3,056,065 ||3,757,329
+|-
+| Vegetable Wastes || 6,019,100 ||5,797,129
+|-
+| Animal Faeces, Urine & Manure || 114,422 ||122,518
+|-
+| Total|| 9,189,587 ||9,676,976
+|}
+The categories are split into six potential sources, as are all the [[DEFRA]] figures, summarised in the pie chart below:
+[[File:Oganics.png|800px|frameless|centre]]
+From the information above, 4,825,033 tonnes is reported as household (50% of the total). The tonnage reported as [[C&I Waste]] of 4,632,829 tonnes (48% of the total) will be predominantly [[Food Waste]], with only incidental other tonnage captured from other sources.
 === [[WRAP]] Figures ===
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-As noted above, [[WRAP]] in their most recent report <ref name = "org2" />identify around 9,500,000 tonnes of [[Food Waste]], of which 6,600,000 tonnes was from household sources with the following graphic summarising their findings and further explained on the [[Food Waste]] page:
+As noted above, [[WRAP]] in their most recent report <ref name = "org2" />identify around 9,500,000 tonnes of [[Food Waste]], of which 6,600,000 tonnes was from household sources with the following graphic summarising their findings and further explained on the [[Food Waste]] page.In June 2025 [[WRAP]] revised these figures for 2022, estimating a drop to 6,000,000 tonnes of Food Waste from UK households (of which 4.4m tonnes was edible and 1.6m tonnes was inedible) as a result of the 'COVID pandemic' and 'cost of living crisis'<ref>https://www.wrap.ngo/media-centre/press-releases/household-food-waste-levels-threaten-uks-carbon-reduction-ambitions</ref>.
 [[File:WRAP Food Waste Graphic.png|800px|left|Source: WRAP Graphic - Key Facts Report Updated May 2019]]
 <br clear='left'/>
-===[[DEFRA]] Figures===
-As set out above, the [[DEFRA]] macro numbers only report segregated organic waste and identifies three categories of wastes:
-{| class="wikitable"
-|-
-! Reported by [[DEFRA]] as Generated in 2016 !! Tonnes
-|-
-| Animal & Mixed Food Waste || 3,056,065
-|-
-| Vegetable Wastes || 6,019,100
-|-
-| Animal Faeces, Urine & Manure || 114,422
-|-
-| Total|| 9,189,587
-|}
-The categories are split into six potential sources, as are all the [[DEFRA]] figures, summarised in the pie charts and data tables below:
-{| class="wikitable"
-|-
-! colspan="2"|Vegetable Wastes!!colspan="2"|Animal & Mixed Food Waste
-|-
-| colspan="2"|{{Graph:MaterialPie|Width=200|Height=200|size=200|offset=175|val1=11129|val2=1241|val3=1333996|val4=7341|val5=266771|val6=4398621}}|| colspan="2"|{{Graph:MaterialPie|Width=200|Height=200|size=200|offset=175|val1=31846|val2=416|val3=1657269|val4=93|val5=805211|val6=561230}}
-|-
-! colspan="2"|Data Table!! colspan="2"|Data Table
-|-
-| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (AFF) || style="text-align:right;"|11,129|| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (AFF) || style="text-align:right;"|31,846
-|-
-| Mining and Quarrying (MQ) || style="text-align:right;"|1,241|| Mining and Quarrying (MQ) || style="text-align:right;"|416
-|-
-| Industrial (Ind) || style="text-align:right;" | 1,333,996|| Industrial (Ind) || style="text-align:right;" | 1,657,269
-|-
-| Construction (Con) || style="text-align:right;" | 7,341|| Construction (Con) || style="text-align:right;" | 93
-|-
-| Commercial (Com)|| style="text-align:right;" | 266,771|| Commercial (Com)|| style="text-align:right;" | 805,211
-|-
-| Household (HH)|| style="text-align:right;" |4,398,621|| Household (HH)|| style="text-align:right;" |561,230
-|}
-From the information above, 4,959,851 tonnes is reported as household (54% of the total) and slightly more than the estimated figure of 4,600,000 tonnes above (mainly as a result of [[Garden Waste]] assumptions). The tonnage reported as [[C&I Waste]] of 4,063,247 tonnes (45% of the total) will be predominantly [[Food Waste]], with only incidental other tonnage captured from other sources. This tonnage is higher than [[WRAP]] figures.
 ===[[WasteDataFlow]] Figures===
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 |}
-== Green garden Waste Only ==
+==Local Authority Tonnages==
-Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 30,000 tonnes of [[Green Waste]] to a single waste operator as part of a [[Collection System Design]] that is termed [[Green Separate]] in the arrangements section of WikiWaste, and which can be on a variety of different frequencies and can be [[Green Charged]] or [[Green Not Charged]]:
+The tonnage reported by local authorities is recorded in [[WasteDataFlow]] in four main categories and these tonnages are listed below.
+===Green Garden Waste Only===
+Below is a list of local authorities that send greater than 20,000 tonnes of [[Green Waste]] to a single waste operator as part of a [[Collection System Design]] that is termed [[Green Separate]] in the arrangements section of WikiWaste, and which can be on a variety of different frequencies and can be [[Green Charged]] or [[Green Not Charged]]:
 {{#clear_external_data:}}
-{{#get_db_data: db=disp |from=disposal |where=material='Green garden waste only' and tonnage >= 30000|order by=tonnage desc|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}
+{{#get_db_data: db=disp |from=disposal |where=material='Green garden waste only' and tonnage >= 20000|order by=tonnage desc|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage,date=date}}
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 ! Tonnes
-{{#display_external_table:template=Diposaltable‎|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}
+! Reporting Period
+{{#display_external_table:template=Diposaltable‎|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage,date=date}}
 |}
-== Mixed garden and Food Waste ==
+===Mixed Garden and Food Waste===
 Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 30,000 tonnes of [[Green Waste]] mixed with [[Food Waste]] to a single waste operator as part of a [[Collection System Design]] that is termed [[Green Comingled]] or [[Food Comingled]] in the arrangements section of WikiWaste.
 {{#clear_external_data:}}
-{{#get_db_data: db=disp |from=disposal |where=material='Mixed garden and food waste' and tonnage >= 30000|order by=tonnage desc|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}
+{{#get_db_data: db=disp |from=disposal |where=material='Mixed garden and food waste' and tonnage >= 30000|order by=tonnage desc|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage,date=date}}
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-{{#display_external_table:template=Diposaltable‎|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}
+! Reporting Period
+{{#display_external_table:template=Diposaltable‎|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage,date=date}}
 |}
-== Other Compostable Waste ==
+===Other Compostable Waste===
 Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 5,000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.
 {{#clear_external_data:}}
-{{#get_db_data: db=disp |from=disposal |where=material='Other compostable waste' and tonnage >= 5000|order by=tonnage desc|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}
+{{#get_db_data: db=disp |from=disposal |where=material='Other compostable waste' and tonnage >= 5000|order by=tonnage desc|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage,date=date}}
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 ! Tonnes
-{{#display_external_table:template=Diposaltable‎|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}
+! Reporting Period
+{{#display_external_table:template=Diposaltable‎|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage,date=date}}
 |}
-== Waste food Only ==
+===Waste Food Only===
 Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 10,000 tonnes of [[Food Waste]] to a single waste operator as part of a [[Collection System Design]] that is termed [[Food Separate]] in the arrangements section of WikiWaste.
 {{#clear_external_data:}}
-{{#get_db_data: db=disp |from=disposal |where=material='Waste food only' and tonnage >= 10000|order by=tonnage desc|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}
+{{#get_db_data: db=disp |from=disposal |where=material='Waste food only' and tonnage >= 10000|order by=tonnage desc|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage,date=date}}
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-{{#display_external_table:template=Diposaltable‎|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}
+! Reporting Period
+{{#display_external_table:template=Diposaltable‎|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage,date=date}}
 |}
 == References ==