UK Waste Tonnage: Difference between revisions

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[[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]]

The total waste arisings per year for the UK reported by [[DEFRA]] in 2020 was for data reported for 2016 <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data ~~UK Statistics on Waste 2020~~ UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> and was '''221 million tonnes''', with 85% of that tonnage arising from England. This represents a reduction on the previously published information by [[DEFRA]] in 2019 on the same 2016 data, which has been adjusted retrospectively for the arisings of Common Sludges (1.4 million tonnes) and Industrial Effluent Sludges (0.5 million tonnes).

The total waste arisings per year for the UK reported by [[DEFRA]] in 2020 was for data reported for 2016 <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> and was '''221 million tonnes''', with 85% of that tonnage arising from England. This represents a reduction on the previously published information by [[DEFRA]] in 2019 on the same 2016 data, which has been adjusted retrospectively for the arisings of Common Sludges (1.4 million tonnes) and Industrial Effluent Sludges (0.5 million tonnes).

== Headline Figures ==

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{| class="wikitable"

|-

! Country !! 2018 !! ~~2017~~

! Country !! 2017 !! 2018!!

|-

| England || 44.7% || 46.3%

| England || 46.3% || 44.7%

|-

| Northern Ireland || 47.7% || 46.3%

| Northern Ireland || 46.3%||47.7%

|-

| Scotland || 42.8% || 43.5%

| Scotland || 43.5%||42.8%

|-

| Wales || 54.1% || 55.2%

| Wales || 55.2%||54.1%

|-

| UK Total || 45.0% || 45.5%

| UK Total || 45.5%||45.0%

|}

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 [[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]]
-The total waste arisings per year for the UK reported by [[DEFRA]] in 2020 was for data reported for 2016 <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data UK Statistics on Waste 2020 UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> and was '''221 million tonnes''', with 85% of that tonnage arising from England. This represents a reduction on the previously published information by [[DEFRA]] in 2019 on the same 2016 data, which has been adjusted retrospectively for the arisings of Common Sludges (1.4 million tonnes) and Industrial Effluent Sludges (0.5 million tonnes).
+The total waste arisings per year for the UK reported by [[DEFRA]] in 2020 was for data reported for 2016 <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> and was '''221 million tonnes''', with 85% of that tonnage arising from England. This represents a reduction on the previously published information by [[DEFRA]] in 2019 on the same 2016 data, which has been adjusted retrospectively for the arisings of Common Sludges (1.4 million tonnes) and Industrial Effluent Sludges (0.5 million tonnes).
 == Headline Figures ==
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 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
-! Country !! 2018 !! 2017
+! Country !! 2017 !! 2018!!
 |-
-| England || 44.7% || 46.3%
+| England || 46.3% || 44.7%
 |-
-| Northern Ireland || 47.7% || 46.3%
+| Northern Ireland || 46.3%||47.7%
 |-
-| Scotland || 42.8% || 43.5%
+| Scotland || 43.5%||42.8%
 |-
-| Wales || 54.1% || 55.2%
+| Wales || 55.2%||54.1%
 |-
-| UK Total || 45.0% || 45.5%
+| UK Total || 45.5%||45.0%
 |}