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[[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]]

The total waste arisings per year for the UK in the most recent [[DEFRA]] data was almost 223 million tonnes, with 85% of that tonnage arising from England.

The total waste arisings per year for the UK in the most recent [[DEFRA]] data <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/digest-of-waste-and-resource-statistics-2018-edition Digest of Waste Resources 2018] reporting data from 2016</ref> <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data UK Statistics on Waste 2019] updating some of the 2018 Digest with 2017 data</ref>was almost 223 million tonnes, with 85% of that tonnage arising from England.

== Headline Figures ==

The most recent macro-level data reported in 2019 <ref> The statistics for waste are published by [[DEFRA]] annually but due to the way they are collected and reported the information ‘lags’ by between 12 months and 2 years, and this data is for 2016 with some updates form 2017 in their digest </ref> by [[DEFRA]] ~~<ref> Reference the original digest 2018 and the updater Statistical notice </ref>~~ for tonnage arisings is summarised in the figure below, with a total of nearly 223 million tonnes of waste arising in the UK (with England responsible for 85% of the total):

The most recent macro-level data reported in 2019 by [[DEFRA]] for tonnage arisings is summarised in the figure below, with a total of nearly 223 million tonnes of waste arising in the UK (with England responsible for 85% of the total):

* around 81 million tonnes was mineral Waste (17m from mining and quarrying and 63 million from construction) and 58.7 million tonnes was soils (primarily from construction), the two largest waste categories in the UK (63% of the total)

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 [[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]]
-The total waste arisings per year for the UK in the most recent [[DEFRA]] data  was almost 223 million tonnes, with 85% of that tonnage arising from England.
+The total waste arisings per year for the UK in the most recent [[DEFRA]] data <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/digest-of-waste-and-resource-statistics-2018-edition Digest of Waste Resources 2018] reporting data from 2016</ref> <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data UK Statistics on Waste 2019] updating some of the 2018 Digest with 2017 data</ref>was almost 223 million tonnes, with 85% of that tonnage arising from England.
 == Headline Figures ==
-The most recent macro-level data reported in 2019 <ref> The statistics for waste are published by [[DEFRA]] annually but due to the way they are collected and reported the information ‘lags’ by between 12 months and 2 years, and this data is for 2016 with some updates form 2017 in their digest </ref> by [[DEFRA]] <ref> Reference the original digest 2018 and the updater Statistical notice </ref> for tonnage arisings is summarised in the figure below, with a total of nearly 223 million tonnes of waste arising in the UK (with England responsible for 85% of the total):
+The most recent macro-level data reported in 2019 by [[DEFRA]] for tonnage arisings is summarised in the figure below, with a total of nearly 223 million tonnes of waste arising in the UK (with England responsible for 85% of the total):
 * around 81 million tonnes was mineral Waste (17m from mining and quarrying and 63 million from construction) and 58.7 million tonnes was soils (primarily from construction), the two largest waste categories in the UK (63% of the total)