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# Estimates in the total column exclude farm based tonnage/[[Agricultural Waste]] (shown in grey) | # Estimates in the total column exclude farm based tonnage/[[Agricultural Waste]] (shown in grey) | ||
# This includes 780,000 tonnes collected separately by [[Waste Collection Authority|Waste Collection Authorities]] and 530,000 tonnes of Food Waste which is composted at the home | # This includes 780,000 tonnes collected separately by [[Waste Collection Authority|Waste Collection Authorities]] and 530,000 tonnes of Food Waste which is composted at the home | ||
# This is an estimate based upon research feedback that around half is sent for [[recovery]] (primarily via thermal treatment/[[Energy from Waste]]) and half is classed as [[Recycling|recycling]] (via [[Anaerobic Digestion]] or [[Composting]]) | # This is an estimate based upon research and industry feedback that around half is sent for [[recovery]] (primarily via thermal treatment/[[Energy from Waste]]) and half is classed as [[Recycling|recycling]] (via [[Anaerobic Digestion]] or [[Composting]]) | ||
# Destinations of Food Waste from manufacturing is based on the split identified in 2014 work by [[WRAP]] | # Destinations of Food Waste from manufacturing is based on the split identified in 2014 work by [[WRAP]] | ||
# Based on [[Local Authority Collected Waste]] data that [[WRAP]] have analysed as 79% being [[Incineration With Energy Recovery]], 1% being [[Incineration Without Energy Recovery]], and 19% going to [[landfill]] | # Based on [[Local Authority Collected Waste]] data that [[WRAP]] have analysed as 79% being [[Incineration With Energy Recovery]], 1% being [[Incineration Without Energy Recovery]], and 19% going to [[landfill]] | ||