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==Macro Tonnages==
==Macro Tonnages==
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 summarized in the pie charts below, with 2,055,014 tonnes of ferrous, 493,938 tonnes of non-ferrous and 4,055,580 tonnes of mixed metallic wastes generated in the UK in 2020 and is part of the broader figures reported in [[UK Waste 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 summarised in the pie charts below, with 2,055,014 tonnes of ferrous, 493,938 tonnes of non-ferrous and 4,055,580 tonnes of mixed metallic wastes generated in the UK in 2020 and is part of the broader figures reported in [[UK Waste Tonnage]] equivalent to c.3.5% of the total. These tonnages exclude any metals that remain in mixed residual waste streams that have not been recycled/recovered:


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=== Local Authority Categories ===
=== Local Authority Categories ===
[[Local Authorities]] collect materials and describe them as required by [[WasteDataFlow]], which is based primarily on the use or origin of the metal, for example cans and fire extinguishes.
[[Local Authority|Local Authorities]] collect materials and describe them as required by [[WasteDataFlow]], which is based primarily on the use or origin of the metal, for example cans and fire extinguishes.


==Local Authority Tonnages==
==Local Authority Tonnages==