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[[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]][[Category:Legislation & Policy]]

[[Biodegradable Municipal Waste]] ([[BMW]]) is the biodegradable fraction of [[Municipal Solid Waste]]

[[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]][[Category:Legislation & Policy]][[Category:Targets & Metrics]]

== Overview ==

~~The~~ biodegradable fraction of [[Municipal Solid Waste]] (generally around 50% by weight of [[MSW]]) is important as the UK has legally binding EU targets to deliver set reductions of [[BMW]] waste to landfill~~, which~~ were originally addressed through individual targets on local authorities~~. These~~ have now been lifted in England ~~– placing a~~ reliance ~~primarily~~ on the [[Landfill Tax]] and treatment systems ~~funded~~ under [[PFI]] funded schemes to deliver the objectives.

[[Biodegradable Municipal Waste]] ([[BMW]]) is the biodegradable fraction of [[Municipal Solid Waste]](generally around 50% by weight of [[MSW]]) is important as the UK has legally binding EU targets to deliver set reductions of [[BMW]] waste to landfill. These targets were originally addressed through individual targets on local authorities but they have now been lifted (in England); the primary reliance is now on the [[Landfill Tax]] and treatment systems under [[PFI]] funded schemes to deliver the objectives.

== Targets ==

The targets outlined below (and which the UK is expected to meet), come from European Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste.

The amount of BMW to landfill as a target is measured against the 1995 baseline requiring:

* No greater than 75% of the 1995 baseline by 2010

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* No greater than 35% of the 1995 baseline by 2020

and has progressively reduced year on year with 7.4 million tonnes sent to [[Landfill]] in ~~2017~~, representing 21% of the 1995 baseline value <ref> UK Statistics on Waste ~~statistical notice March 2019 rev FINAL published by [[DEFRA]~~]</ref>

and has progressively reduced year on year with 5.3 million tonnes sent to [[Landfill]] in 2023, representing less than 20% of the 1995 baseline value<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data UK Statistics on Waste July 2025]</ref>. England is responsible for 81% of UK BMW to Landfill, generating 4.4 million tonnes of the 5.3 million tonnes in 2023.

[[File:BMW to Landfill.png|frame|center|BMW to Landfill ~~as a percentage of 1995 baseline~~ (extract from DEFRA digest)]]

[[File:BMW to Landfill.png|frame|center|BMW to Landfill (extract from DEFRA digest)]]

== ~~Reference~~ ==

== References ==

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-[[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]][[Category:Legislation & Policy]]
+[[Biodegradable Municipal Waste]] ([[BMW]]) is the biodegradable fraction of [[Municipal Solid Waste]]
+[[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]][[Category:Legislation & Policy]][[Category:Targets & Metrics]]
 == Overview ==
-The biodegradable fraction of [[Municipal Solid Waste]] (generally around 50% by weight of [[MSW]]) is important as the UK has legally binding EU targets to deliver set reductions of [[BMW]] waste to landfill, which were originally addressed through individual targets on local authorities. These have now been lifted in England – placing a reliance primarily on the [[Landfill Tax]] and treatment systems funded under [[PFI]] funded schemes to deliver the objectives.
+[[Biodegradable Municipal Waste]] ([[BMW]]) is the biodegradable fraction of [[Municipal Solid Waste]](generally around 50% by weight of [[MSW]]) is important as the UK has legally binding EU targets to deliver set reductions of [[BMW]] waste to landfill. These targets were originally addressed through individual targets on local authorities but they have now been lifted (in England); the primary reliance is now on the [[Landfill Tax]] and treatment systems  under [[PFI]] funded schemes to deliver the objectives.
 == Targets ==
+The targets outlined below (and which the UK is expected to meet), come from  European Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste.
 The amount of BMW to landfill as a target is measured against the 1995 baseline requiring:
 * No greater than 75% of the 1995 baseline by 2010
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 * No greater than 35% of the 1995 baseline by 2020
-and has progressively reduced year on year with 7.4 million tonnes sent to [[Landfill]] in 2017, representing 21% of the 1995 baseline value <ref> UK Statistics on Waste statistical notice March 2019 rev FINAL published by [[DEFRA]]</ref>
+and has progressively reduced year on year with 5.3 million tonnes sent to [[Landfill]] in 2023, representing less than 20% of the 1995 baseline value<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data UK Statistics on Waste July 2025]</ref>. England is responsible for 81% of UK BMW to Landfill, generating 4.4 million tonnes of the 5.3 million tonnes in 2023.
-[[File:BMW to Landfill.png|frame|center|BMW to Landfill as a percentage of 1995 baseline (extract from DEFRA digest)]]
+[[File:BMW to Landfill.png|frame|center|BMW to Landfill (extract from DEFRA digest)]]
-== Reference ==
+== References ==
+<references />