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Organic Waste is generally reported to comprise [[Garden Waste]] and [[Food Waste]] and arisings total around '''23,000,000 tonnes''' per year. It generally excludes [[Agricultural Waste]] (including manures and slurries which total around 90,000,000 tonnes per year) and [[Sewage Sludge]] (which totals around 2,000,000 tonnes per year)<ref name="org1">[http://www.wrap.org.uk/collections-and-reprocessing/recovered-materials-markets/reports/market-situation-reports-organics [[WRAP]] Most Recent Organics Market Report]</ref>.

[[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]]

== Overview ==

Organic waste is waste that is biodegradable, ~~including~~ [[Garden Waste]] and [[Food Waste]]<ref name="foo">WRAP, 2017. [http://wrap.org.uk/collections-and-reprocessing/organics Organics | WRAP UK. Wrap.org.uk.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>‌ but which can also include some [[Agricultural Waste]]. Whilst other wastes have an organic and/or biological content (such as [[Sewage Sludge]]) they are separately reported.

Organic waste is waste that is biodegradable, generally reported as [[Garden Waste]] and [[Food Waste]]. Whilst other wastes have an organic and/or biological content (such as [[Sewage Sludge]] and [[Agricultural Waste]] manures and slurries) they are separately reported.

[[Anaerobic Digestion]] and [[Composting]] (either [[Windrow Composting]] or [[In-vessel Composting]]) are the ~~best~~ methods for dealing with organic waste, and ~~is essential~~ to diverting waste from landfill and producing renewable energy and sustainable fertilisers~~<ref name="foo" />~~.

[[Anaerobic Digestion]] and [[Composting]] (either [[Windrow Composting]] or [[In-vessel Composting]]) are the [[treatment]] methods for dealing with organic waste, and are key to diverting waste from [[landfill]] and producing renewable energy and sustainable fertilisers.

== Macro Tonnage ==

The most recent information published by DEFRA <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> is based on 2016 data and ~~identifies three categories of wastes that are~~ generally ~~considered to be~~ organic. ~~However, the data does~~ not ~~breakdown the tonnage~~ into (~~although more detailed~~ and ~~recent data~~ is ~~broken down~~ by [[WRAP]] ~~on the~~ [[Food Waste]] ~~page~~ of ~~WikiWaste~~) ~~and is part~~ of the ~~broader tonnage~~ reported as [[UK Waste ~~Tonnage~~]]:

The most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> is based on 2016 data, with [[WRAP]] data for [[Food Waste]] from 2018<ref name="org2">[https://wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/Food_%20surplus_and_waste_in_the_UK_key_facts_Jan_2020.pdf [[WRAP]] Key Facts Jan. 2020] </ref> and organic waste generally from 2008<ref name = "org1"/>. The macro numbers under-report the total organic waste arisings in the UK as a whole as they exclude:

* Organic Waste which is within general mixed waste (i.e. [[DEFRA]] only report segregated materials)

* A large proportion of [[Agricultural Waste]] which is [[Food Waste]] (and hence Organic Waste) which is not reported (i.e. reject crops or crop wastage that is ploughed back into fields)

* Other organic waste streams that are separately recorded (i.e. [[Sewage Sludge]] and [[Agricultural Waste]] manures and slurries)

=== [[WRAP]] Figures ===

[[WRAP]] in their organics report (dated 2008)<ref name = "org1"/> reported the following total arisings:

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! Organic Waste !! [[MSW]] Arisings (Tonnes) !! [[C&I Waste]] Arisings (Tonnes) !! Total Arisings (Tonnes)

|-

| [[Food Waste]] || 6,100,000 || 5,700,000 || 11,800,00001

|-

| [[Garden Waste]] || 6,400,000 || 4,200.000 || 10,600,000

|-

| Other || 0 || 2,600,000 || 2,600,000

|-

| Total || 12,500,0002 || 12,500,000 || 25,000,000

|}

# the table is superseded by the figure below, showing the reviewed position of [[WRAP]] for [[Food Waste]] at 9,500,000 tonnes in 2018 (a reduction of around 2,300,000 tonnes) taking the total arisings to around '''23,000,000 tonnes'''.

# within the report [[WRAP]] indicated that 3,612,000 tonnes of the total arisings shown was collected, the majority of which was [[Garden Waste]]. [[Food Waste]] collection has increased since that time to around treble that reported as collected (c. 780,000 tonnes) and an increase in composting at the home (c. 530,000 tonnes) results in [[WRAP]] now reporting 1,300,000 tonnes of collected [[Food Waste]]. With [[Garden Waste]] resonably static this means the 3,612,000 tonnes has increased to around 4,500,000 tonnes.

As noted above, [[WRAP]] in their most recent report <ref name = "org2" />identify around 9,500,000 tonnes of [[Food Waste]], of which 6,600,000 tonnes was from household sources with the following graphic summarising their findings and further explained on the [[Food Waste]] page:

[[File:WRAP Food Waste Graphic.png|800px|left|Source: WRAP Graphic - Key Facts Report Updated May 2019]]

===[[DEFRA]] Figures===

As set out above, the [[DEFRA]] macro numbers only report segregated organic waste and identifies three categories of wastes:

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| Animal Faeces, Urine & Manure || 114,422

|-

| Total|| 9,189,587

|}

The ~~final category is not relevant to household waste and local authority waste generally, but the other two~~ categories ~~have more significant tonnage that is~~ split ~~across primarily household~~, ~~commercial and industrial tonnages~~ as ~~shown~~ the in pie charts below:

The categories are split into six potential sources, as are all the [[DEFRA]] figures, summarised in the pie charts and data tables below:

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~~The macro numbers~~ above ~~under-report~~ the total ~~organic waste put into~~ the ~~market~~ as the ~~macro numbers exclude~~ tonnage ~~in mixed categories and under report food waste at farm which may be ploughed back into fields without recording it as waste~~.

From the information above, 4,959,851 tonnes is reported as household (54% of the total) and slightly more than the estimated figure of 4,500,000 tonnes above (mainly as a result of [[Garden Waste]] assumptions). The tonnage reported as [[C&I Waste]] of 4,063,247 tonnes (45% of the total) will be predominantly [[Food Waste]], with only incidental other tonnage captured from other sources. This tonnage is higher than [[WRAP]] figures.

[[~~WRAP~~]] ~~in their most recent report <ref>~~[~~https://wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/Food_%20surplus_and_waste_in_the_UK_key_facts_Jan_2020.pdf~~ [[~~WRAP~~]] ~~Key Facts Jan. 2020] </ref>identify around 9,500,000 tonnes of~~ [[~~Food~~ Waste]]~~, of which 6,600,000 tonnes was from household sources with the following graphic summarizing their findings~~ and ~~further explained on~~ the [[~~Food Waste~~]] ~~page:~~

===[[WasteDataFlow]] Figures===

The tonnage reported through [[WasteDataFlow]] by the [[Waste Collection Authority|Waste Collection Authorities]] and [[Waste Disposal Authority|Waste Disposal Authorities ]] for England and Wales are set out in the sections below each [[Collection System design]] for [[Garden Waste]] and [[Food Waste]]. The tonnage reported is for the 2017/18 financial year and is summarised as follows (and screens out those reporting below the de-minimus figures set out in each section for simplicity):

[[~~File:WRAP Food~~ Waste ~~Graphic.png|800px|left|Source: WRAP Graphic - Key Facts Report Updated May 2019~~]]

~~ ~~

~~The headers below presently only capture the tonnage collected~~ and ~~reported by local authorities through~~ [[~~WasteDataFlow~~]].

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! Collection Method !! Tonnes

|-

|Green garden Waste Only || 286,161

|-

| Mixed garden and Food Waste || 310,815

|-

| Other Compostable Waste || 63,642

|-

| Waste food Only || 157,30

|-

|Total||818,148

|}

== Green garden Waste Only ==

Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 30000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.

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+Organic Waste is generally reported to comprise [[Garden Waste]] and [[Food Waste]] and arisings total around '''23,000,000 tonnes''' per year. It generally excludes [[Agricultural Waste]] (including manures and slurries which total around 90,000,000 tonnes per year) and [[Sewage Sludge]] (which totals around 2,000,000 tonnes per year)<ref name="org1">[http://www.wrap.org.uk/collections-and-reprocessing/recovered-materials-markets/reports/market-situation-reports-organics [[WRAP]] Most Recent Organics Market Report]</ref>.
 [[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]]
 == Overview ==
-Organic waste is waste that is biodegradable, including [[Garden Waste]] and [[Food Waste]]<ref name="foo">WRAP, 2017. [http://wrap.org.uk/collections-and-reprocessing/organics Organics | WRAP UK. Wrap.org.uk.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>‌ but which can also include some [[Agricultural Waste]]. Whilst other wastes have an organic and/or biological content (such as [[Sewage Sludge]]) they are separately reported.
+Organic waste is waste that is biodegradable, generally reported as [[Garden Waste]] and [[Food Waste]]. Whilst other wastes have an organic and/or biological content (such as [[Sewage Sludge]] and [[Agricultural Waste]] manures and slurries) they are separately reported.
-[[Anaerobic Digestion]] and [[Composting]] (either [[Windrow Composting]] or [[In-vessel Composting]]) are the best methods for dealing with organic waste, and is essential to diverting waste from landfill and producing renewable energy and sustainable fertilisers<ref name="foo" />.
+[[Anaerobic Digestion]] and [[Composting]] (either [[Windrow Composting]] or [[In-vessel Composting]]) are the [[treatment]] methods for dealing with organic waste, and are key to diverting waste from [[landfill]] and producing renewable energy and sustainable fertilisers.
 == Macro Tonnage ==
-The most recent information published by DEFRA <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> is based on 2016 data and identifies three categories of wastes that are generally considered to be organic. However, the data does not breakdown the tonnage into  (although more detailed and recent data is broken down by [[WRAP]] on the [[Food Waste]] page of WikiWaste) and is part of the broader tonnage reported as [[UK Waste Tonnage]]:
+The most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> is based on 2016 data, with [[WRAP]] data for [[Food Waste]] from 2018<ref name="org2">[https://wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/Food_%20surplus_and_waste_in_the_UK_key_facts_Jan_2020.pdf [[WRAP]] Key Facts Jan. 2020] </ref> and organic waste generally from 2008<ref name = "org1"/>. The macro numbers under-report the total organic waste arisings in the UK as a whole as they exclude:
+* Organic Waste which is within general mixed waste (i.e. [[DEFRA]] only report segregated materials)
+* A large proportion of [[Agricultural Waste]] which is [[Food Waste]] (and hence Organic Waste) which is not reported (i.e. reject crops or crop wastage that is ploughed back into fields)
+* Other organic waste streams that are separately recorded (i.e. [[Sewage Sludge]] and [[Agricultural Waste]] manures and slurries)
+=== [[WRAP]] Figures ===
+[[WRAP]] in their organics report (dated 2008)<ref name = "org1"/> reported the following total arisings:
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! Organic Waste !! [[MSW]] Arisings (Tonnes) !! [[C&I Waste]] Arisings (Tonnes) !! Total Arisings (Tonnes)
+|-
+| [[Food Waste]] || 6,100,000 || 5,700,000 || 11,800,0000<sup>1</sup>
+|-
+| [[Garden Waste]] || 6,400,000 || 4,200.000 || 10,600,000
+|-
+|  Other || 0 || 2,600,000 || 2,600,000
+|-
+| Total || 12,500,000<sup>2</sup> || 12,500,000 || 25,000,000
+|}
+# the table is superseded by the figure below, showing the reviewed position of [[WRAP]] for [[Food Waste]] at 9,500,000 tonnes in 2018 (a reduction of around 2,300,000 tonnes) taking the total arisings to around '''23,000,000 tonnes'''.
+# within the report [[WRAP]] indicated that 3,612,000 tonnes of the total arisings shown was collected, the majority of which was [[Garden Waste]]. [[Food Waste]] collection has increased since that time to around treble that reported as collected (c. 780,000 tonnes) and an increase in composting at the home (c. 530,000 tonnes) results in [[WRAP]] now reporting 1,300,000 tonnes of collected [[Food Waste]]. With [[Garden Waste]] resonably static this means the 3,612,000 tonnes has increased to around 4,500,000 tonnes.
+As noted above, [[WRAP]] in their most recent report <ref name = "org2" />identify around 9,500,000 tonnes of [[Food Waste]], of which 6,600,000 tonnes was from household sources with the following graphic summarising their findings and further explained on the [[Food Waste]] page:
+[[File:WRAP Food Waste Graphic.png|800px|left|Source: WRAP Graphic - Key Facts Report Updated May 2019]]
+<br clear='left'/>
+===[[DEFRA]] Figures===
+As set out above, the [[DEFRA]] macro numbers only report segregated organic waste and identifies three categories of wastes:
 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
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 |-
 | Animal Faeces, Urine & Manure || 114,422
+|-
+| Total|| 9,189,587
 |}
-The final category is not relevant to household waste and local authority waste generally, but the other two categories have more significant tonnage that is split across primarily household, commercial and industrial tonnages as shown the in pie charts below:
+The categories are split into six potential sources, as are all the [[DEFRA]] figures, summarised in the pie charts and data tables below:
 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
@@ Line 40: / Line 73: @@
 |}
-The macro numbers above under-report the total organic waste put into the market as the macro numbers exclude tonnage in mixed categories and under report food waste at farm which may be ploughed back into fields without recording it as waste.
+From the information above, 4,959,851 tonnes is reported as household (54% of the total) and slightly more than the estimated figure of 4,500,000 tonnes above (mainly as a result of [[Garden Waste]] assumptions). The tonnage reported as [[C&I Waste]] of 4,063,247 tonnes (45% of the total) will be predominantly [[Food Waste]], with only incidental other tonnage captured from other sources. This tonnage is higher than [[WRAP]] figures.
-[[WRAP]] in their most recent report <ref>[https://wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/Food_%20surplus_and_waste_in_the_UK_key_facts_Jan_2020.pdf [[WRAP]] Key Facts Jan. 2020] </ref>identify around 9,500,000 tonnes of [[Food Waste]], of which 6,600,000 tonnes was from household sources with the following graphic summarizing their findings and further explained on the [[Food Waste]] page:
+===[[WasteDataFlow]] Figures===
+The tonnage reported through [[WasteDataFlow]] by the [[Waste Collection Authority|Waste Collection Authorities]] and [[Waste Disposal Authority|Waste Disposal Authorities ]] for England and Wales are set out in the sections below each [[Collection System design]] for [[Garden Waste]] and [[Food Waste]]. The tonnage reported is for the 2017/18 financial year and is summarised as follows (and screens out those reporting below the de-minimus figures set out in each section for simplicity):
-[[File:WRAP Food Waste Graphic.png|800px|left|Source: WRAP Graphic - Key Facts Report Updated May 2019]]
-<br clear='left'/>
-The headers below presently only capture the tonnage collected and reported by local authorities through [[WasteDataFlow]].
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! Collection Method !! Tonnes
+|-
+|Green garden Waste Only  || 286,161
+|-
+| Mixed garden and Food Waste || 310,815
+|-
+| Other Compostable Waste || 63,642
+|-
+| Waste food Only || 157,30
+|-
+|Total||818,148
+|}
 == Green garden Waste Only ==
 Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 30000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.