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== Macro Tonnage ==
== Macro Tonnage ==
The most recent information published by DEFRA <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>identifies three categories of wastes that are generally considered to be organic 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/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>identifies three categories of wastes that are generally considered to be organic and is part of the broader tonnage reported as [[UK Waste Tonnage]]:
* Animal & Mixed Food Waste     - reported by DEFRA as 3,056,065 tonnes generated in 2016
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* Vegetable Wastes             - reported by DEFRA as 6,019,100 tonnes generated in 2016
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* Animal Faeces, Urine & Manure - reported by DEFRA as 114,422 tonnes generated in 2016
! Reported by DEFRA as Generated in 2016 !! Tonnes
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| Animal & Mixed Food Waste || 3,056,065  
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| Vegetable Wastes || 6,019,100  
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| Animal Faeces, Urine & Manure || 114,422  
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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 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:
[[File:Organics Pie Chart.png|frame|center|Organic Waste - Tonnage Reported by DEFRA as arising in 2016 (from two specific groups)]]
[[File:Organics Pie Chart.png|frame|center|Organic Waste - Tonnage Reported by DEFRA as arising in 2016 (from two specific groups)]]