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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
[[DEFRA]] publish an annual digest of waste statistics <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> and this page and the broader summary page on [[UK Waste Tonnage]]. The headline tonnages for 2016 | [[DEFRA]] publish an annual digest of waste statistics <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> and this page and the broader summary page on [[UK Waste Tonnage]]. The headline tonnages for 2016 through [[Waste Facilities in UK|Waste Facilities in the UK]] (from a total of 221 million tonnes) were: | ||
* [[Recycling]] and [[Recovery]] 104 million tonnes (48.5%) | * [[Recycling]] and [[Recovery]] 104 million tonnes (48.5%) | ||
* [[Landfill]] 52.3 million tonnes (24.4%) | * [[Landfill]] 52.3 million tonnes (24.4%) | ||