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The total waste arisings per year for the UK reported by [[DEFRA]] in September 2024 was for core data reported for 2020 <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data/uk-statistics-on-waste UK Statistics on Waste September 2024 update]</ref> and was '''191.2 million tonnes''', with 85% of that tonnage arising from England. This is a decrease of 14% on the figures reported for 2018 (data for England is available for 2022 and this | The total waste arisings per year for the UK reported by [[DEFRA]] in September 2024 was for core data reported for 2020 <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data/uk-statistics-on-waste UK Statistics on Waste September 2024 update]</ref> and was '''191.2 million tonnes''', with 85% of that tonnage arising from England. This is a decrease of 14% on the figures reported for 2018 (data for England is available for 2022 and this indicates an increase of tonnage from 2020 to 2022 of c.17%) . | ||
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