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[[Key Metrics]] | [[Key Metrics]] are used to give an indicator of how an authority is performing. | ||
The Metrics are broken down into 2 main groupings ranked and unranked. The ranked metrics are those which are commonly used in comparison tables between Authorities, these are | The Metrics are broken down into 2 main groupings ranked and unranked. The ranked metrics are those which are commonly used in comparison tables between Authorities, these are consistent across the 3 governmental regions. The unranked metrics are the rest of the metrics that are reported by the relevant Governmental Authority, other than those featuring in the ranked table. | ||
==English Metrics== | ==English Metrics== | ||
The table is based on data entered by [[Local Authority|Local Authorities]] onto [[WasteDataFlow]] for each quarterly return. [[WasteDataFlow]] is a web-based system for quarterly reporting on [[Local Authority Collected Waste]] data by [[Local Authority|Local Authorities]] to central government. It was also used by the [[Environment Agency]] for monitoring [[BMW | biodegradable waste]] sent to [[Landfill |landfill]] under the [[LATS|Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme]]. The data has been pulled from the Governments own publication<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-collected-waste-management-annual-results Local Authority Collected Waste Statistics - Local Authority data]</ref> regarding these statistics. | The table is based on data entered by [[Local Authority|Local Authorities]] onto [[WasteDataFlow]] for each quarterly return. [[WasteDataFlow]] is a web-based system for quarterly reporting on [[Local Authority Collected Waste]] data by [[Local Authority|Local Authorities]] to central government. It was also used by the [[Environment Agency]] for monitoring [[BMW | biodegradable waste]] sent to [[Landfill |landfill]] under the [[LATS|Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme]]. The data has been pulled from the Governments own publication<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-collected-waste-management-annual-results Local Authority Collected Waste Statistics - Local Authority data]</ref> regarding these statistics. | ||
===[[Local Authority Collected Waste|Local Authority Collected]] and [[Household Waste]]=== | ===[[Local Authority Collected Waste|Local Authority Collected]] and [[Household Waste]]=== | ||
Figures for [[Waste Disposal Authorities]] include all waste collected for [[Recycling]] or [[Disposal]] by the [[WDA]] and their constituent | Figures for [[Waste Disposal Authorities]] include all waste collected for [[Recycling]] or [[Disposal]] by the [[WDA]] and their constituent [[Waste Collection Authorities]]. The totals in this section are based on collected [[Local Authority Collected Waste]]. | ||
* Regular household collection means wastes within Schedule 1 of the [[ | * Regular household collection means wastes within Schedule 1 of the [[Controlled Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2012|Controlled Waste Regulations 1992]]. Small amounts of [[Commercial and Industrial Waste|commercial and industrial]] wastes may also be included in the case of collections that include mixed domestic and commercial hereditaments. Wherever possible, these wastes are included in Non-household sources. Regular household collection tonnages also include household material which was collected for recycling or composting but rejected as not suitable for recycling, either at collection, during sorting at a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) or at the gate of the reprocessor. | ||
* Other household sources, refers to Schedule 2 wastes under the [[Controlled Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2012|Controlled Waste Regulations 1992]]; those from household sources not collected as part of the ordinary waste collection round service. | * Other household sources, refers to Schedule 2 wastes under the [[Controlled Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2012|Controlled Waste Regulations 1992]]; those from household sources not collected as part of the ordinary waste collection round service. | ||
* [[Civic Amenity Site|Civic Amenity Sites]] refers to [[Household Waste|household waste]] collected at sites provided by [[Local Authority|Local Authorities]] for the [[Disposal|disposal]] of excess [[Household Waste|household]] and [[Garden Waste|garden waste]] free of charge, as required by the [[Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978]]. | * [[Civic Amenity Site|Civic Amenity Sites]] refers to [[Household Waste|household waste]] collected at sites provided by [[Local Authority|Local Authorities]] for the [[Disposal|disposal]] of excess [[Household Waste|household]] and [[Garden Waste|garden waste]] free of charge, as required by the [[Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978]]. | ||
* [[Household Waste|Household]] [[Recycling]] contains materials sent for [[Recycling]], [[Composting]] or [[Reuse]] by [[Local Authority|Local Authorities]] as well as those collected from household sources by 'private-voluntary' organisations. | * [[Household Waste|Household]] [[Recycling]] contains materials sent for [[Recycling]], [[Composting]] or [[Reuse]] by [[Local Authority|Local Authorities]] as well as those collected from household sources by 'private-voluntary' organisations. | ||
* [[Non-Household Municipal Waste|Non-household]] sources (excl. [[Recycling]]) includes any wastes collected by a [[Local Authority|Local Authority]] from [[Non-Household Municipal Waste|Non-household]] sources (i.e. not covered by 'Schedules 1 and 2 of the [[ | * [[Non-Household Municipal Waste|Non-household]] sources (excl. [[Recycling]]) includes any wastes collected by a [[Local Authority|Local Authority]] from [[Non-Household Municipal Waste|Non-household]] sources (i.e. not covered by 'Schedules 1 and 2 of the [[Controlled Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2012|Controlled Waste Regulations 1992]]). It includes [[Non-Household Municipal Waste|non-household]] material which was collected for [[Recycling]] but actually [[Rejects|rejected]] at collection or at the gate of a [[Recycling]] [[Reprocessor]]. | ||
* [[Non-Household Municipal Waste|Non-household]] [[Recycling]] includes municipally collected materials for recycling from commercial sources. It excludes material which was collected for recycling from non-household sources but actually rejected at collection or at the gate of a recycling [[Reprocessor]]. | * [[Non-Household Municipal Waste|Non-household]] [[Recycling]] includes municipally collected materials for recycling from commercial sources. It excludes material which was collected for recycling from non-household sources but actually rejected at collection or at the gate of a recycling [[Reprocessor]]. | ||
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===Selected Waste Indicators=== | ===Selected Waste Indicators=== | ||
* The [[National Indicator]] set for [[Local Authority|Local Authorities]] was discontinued in 2012, and the performance framework they were intended to monitor does not exist any more, they are included by the Government because of popular demand. | * The [[National Indicator]] set for [[Local Authority|Local Authorities]] was discontinued in 2012, and the performance framework they were intended to monitor does not exist any more, they are included by the Government because of popular demand. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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