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[[Category:Technologies & Solutions]]
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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 through [[Waste Facilities in UK|Waste Facilities in the UK]] (from a total of 221 million tonnes) were:
[[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]] are published annually, although the raw data can be can be from earlier years. 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%)
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| Capacity (kt/yr) || style="text-align:right;"|4,862|| style="text-align:right;"|9,808|| style="text-align:right;"|2,803|| style="text-align:right;"|7,202
| Capacity (kt/yr) || style="text-align:right;"|4,862|| style="text-align:right;"|9,808|| style="text-align:right;"|2,803|| style="text-align:right;"|7,202
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| rowspan="2" | [[Incineration]] || Number of Facilities || style="text-align:right;"|83|| style="text-align:right;"|78|| style="text-align:right;"|60|| style="text-align:right;"|57
| rowspan="2" | [[Incineration]] || Number of Facilities<ref>The page on [[R1]] gives a more up to date listing of those facilities which are now [[Energy Recovery]]</ref> || style="text-align:right;"|83|| style="text-align:right;"|78|| style="text-align:right;"|60|| style="text-align:right;"|57
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| Capacity (kt/yr) || style="text-align:right;"|9,859|| style="text-align:right;"|8,474|| style="text-align:right;"|9,040|| style="text-align:right;"|8,193
| Capacity (kt/yr) || style="text-align:right;"|9,859|| style="text-align:right;"|8,474|| style="text-align:right;"|9,040|| style="text-align:right;"|8,193