Leicester City Council
City of Leicester
Demographic Information
GSSCode: E06000016
Authority Type: UTA[1]
Country: England
Region: East Midlands
Disposal Authority: Leicester City Council
| Population[2] | 355,218 |
| Land Area (ha)[3] | 7,362.77 |
| Population per ha | 48.25 |
Key Metrics
For reporting period (Financial Year April to March): 2022-23
Ranked Metrics
| Metric | Indicator | Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting (%) (Ex NI192) | 39.5 | 191 |
| Collected household waste per person (kg/pp) (Ex BVPI 84a) | 329.6 | 78 |
Unranked Metrics
| Metric | Indicator | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Local Authority Collected and Household Waste Statistics | |||
| • | Local Authority Collected Waste | ||
| Total Waste (tonnes) | 136,588 | ||
| • Sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) | 58,100 | ||
| • Not sent for recycling (tonnes) | 78,488 | ||
| Estimated rejects (tonnes) | 1,542 | ||
| • | Household | ||
| Total waste (tonnes) | 123,889 | ||
| • | Waste sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) | 48,902 | |
| • Dry recycling-reuse (tonnes) | 24,701 | ||
| • Green recycling-reuse (tonnes) | 24,201 | ||
| • | Waste not sent for recycling (tonnes) | 74,987 | |
| • Regular collection (not recycled) (tonnes) | 62,375 | ||
| • Civic amenity sites (not recycled) (tonnes) | 5,253 | ||
| • Other sources (not recycled) (tonnes) | 5,818 | ||
| • Estimated rejects (tonnes) | 1,542 | ||
| • | Non-Household | ||
| • | Total waste (tonnes) | 12,699 | |
| • Waste sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) | 9,198 | ||
| • Waste not sent for recycling (tonnes) | 3,501 | ||
| Estimated rejects (tonnes) | 0 | ||
| Management of Local Authority Collected Waste | |||
| To Landfill (tonnes) | 44,581 | ||
| To Incineration with Energy from Waste (tonnes) | 30,416 | ||
| To Incineration without Energy from Waste (tonnes) | 0 | ||
| To Recycled - Composted (tonnes) | 58,100 | ||
| To Other Routes (tonnes) | 3,491 | ||
| Input to intermediate plants (tonnes) | 87,627 | ||
| Government Metrics - Selected Waste Indicators | |||
| Residual household waste per household (kg/household) (Ex NI191) | 521.9 | ||
| Percentage of municipal waste sent to landfill (%) (Ex NI193) | 32.6 | ||
Collections Contract Information[4]
Collection Arrangements
Primary[5]
Residual Collection: Weekly
Dry Recycleables: Weekly : Comingled
- Method of Segregation[6]: To be completed by Local Authority
Green Waste: Fortnightly : Separate : Charged
Secondary[7]
Residual Collection: To be completed by Authority
Dry Recycleables: To be completed by Authority
- Method of Segregation[6]: To be completed by Authority
Green Waste: To be completed by Authority
Food Waste: To be completed by Authority
Contract Arrangements
Residual Waste Collection: OutSourced (Biffa)
Mixed Recycling Collections: OutSourced (Biffa)
Organic Waste Collection: OutSourced (Biffa)
Food Waste Collection: [[NNA]
Duration of Contract: 25
Contract Start Date: 2004
Approximate Value: £55,459,250
Comments
NA
Destination Information
Key Metrics
| Metric | Indicator | Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| Number of HWRC(s) | 2 | 103 |
| Population per HWRC | 176,770 | 28 |
| Land Area per HWRC | 3,667.1 | 162 |
| Residual Waste per Person (kg/person) | 277.97 | 85 |
| Residual Waste per Ha (t/ha) | 13.4 | 17 |
| Recycling Rate (%%) | 26.45 | 156 |
| Organic Waste per Person (kg/person) | 12.29 | 168 |
| Food Waste per Person (kg/person) | 0 | 90 |
| Residual Waste to Landfill (tonnes) | 57684.54 | 146 |
| Residual Waste to Energy Recovery[8] (tonnes) | 39953.72 | 96 |
| Recyclate | ||
| * Garden (tonnes) | 4,346 | 159 |
| * Food (tonnes) | 0 | 90 |
| * Dry Recyclate (tonnes) | 30,999.15 | 80 |
| Residual Waste (tonnes) | 98,274 | 114 |
Significant Tonnage Summary[9]
References
- ↑ Authority Type Abreviations:
- UTA - Unitary Authority
- DIS - District
- MTD - Metropolitan District
- LBO - London Borough
- CTY - County Council
- ↑ Source: ONS mid 2018 projection
- ↑ Source: Ordnance Survey boundry line data 2019
- ↑ Data initially populated from propriatory database.
- ↑ These arrangements are for the primary arrangements in an area. Primary is defined as the arrangements given to the most households in an area.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 This should detail the Kerbside Collection Scheme operated by the LA e.g. co-mingled, twin stream or source segregated.
- ↑ Due to the diverse nature of housing stock within a local authority's juristriction most LAs operate secondary collection arrangements to accommodate for this difference in housing e.g. houses, flats etc
- ↑ This only includes waste sent directly to ATT or EfW
- ↑ Tonnages under 2000 tonnes have been screened out.