Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority

MWDA

Demographic Information

GSSCode: E50000006

Authority Type: WDA[1]

Country: England

Region: North West

Disposal Authority: Mersyside Waste Disposal Authority

Population[2] 1,416,825
Land Area (ha)[3] 81,239.45
Population per ha 17.44

Key Metrics

Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC)

Metric Indicator
Number of HWRC(s) 14
Population per HWRC 101,202
Land Area per HWRC 5,802.82

Authority Reported 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) 34.7 246
Collected household waste per person (kg/pp) (Ex BVPI 84a) 446.5 325

Unranked Metrics

Metric Indicator
Local Authority Collected and Household Waste Statistics
Local Authority Collected Waste
  Total Waste (tonnes) 688,234
    • Sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) 255,595
    • Not sent for recycling (tonnes) 432,639
  Estimated rejects (tonnes) 25,371
Household
  Total waste (tonnes) 645,422
  Waste sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) 223,892
    • Dry recycling-reuse (tonnes) 143,504
    • Green recycling-reuse (tonnes) 80,388
  Waste not sent for recycling (tonnes) 421,530
    • Regular collection (not recycled) (tonnes) 320,315
    • Civic amenity sites (not recycled) (tonnes) 39,528
    • Other sources (not recycled) (tonnes) 36,316
    Estimated rejects (tonnes) 25,371
Non-Household
  Total waste (tonnes) 42,812
    • Waste sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) 31,703
    • Waste not sent for recycling (tonnes) 11,109
  Estimated rejects (tonnes) 0
Management of Local Authority Collected Waste
  To Landfill (tonnes) 54,118
  To Incineration with Energy from Waste (tonnes) 367,508
  To Incineration without Energy from Waste (tonnes) 98
  To Recycled - Composted (tonnes) 255,595
  To Other Routes (tonnes) 15,999
  Input to intermediate plants (tonnes) 33,889
Government Metrics - Selected Waste Indicators
  Residual household waste per household (kg/household) (Ex NI191) 624.0
  Percentage of municipal waste sent to landfill (%) (Ex NI193) 7.9


Destination Information

Significant Tonnage Summary[4]

Stream Facility Operator Address Material Tonnes

References

  1. Authority Type Abreviations:
    • UTA - Unitary Authority
    • DIS - District
    • MTD - Metropolitan District
    • LBO - London Borough
    • CTY - County Council
  2. Source: ONS mid 2018 projection
  3. Source: Ordnance Survey boundry line data 2019
  4. Tonnages under 2000 tonnes have been screened out.