East Sussex County Council

East Sussex County

Demographic Information

GSSCode: E10000011

Authority Type: CTY[1]

Country: England

Region: South East

Disposal Authority: East Sussex County Council

Population[2] 552,259
Land Area (ha)[3] 172,385.94
Population per ha 3.204

Key Metrics

Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC)

Metric Indicator
Number of HWRC(s) 12
Population per HWRC 46,022
Land Area per HWRC 14,365.5

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) 41.1 173
Collected household waste per person (kg/pp) (Ex BVPI 84a) 421.0 305

Unranked Metrics

Metric Indicator
Local Authority Collected and Household Waste Statistics
Local Authority Collected Waste
  Total Waste (tonnes) 238,164
    • Sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) 98,133
    • Not sent for recycling (tonnes) 140,030
  Estimated rejects (tonnes) 4,063
Household
  Total waste (tonnes) 233,386
  Waste sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) 95,912
    • Dry recycling-reuse (tonnes) 55,357
    • Green recycling-reuse (tonnes) 40,555
  Waste not sent for recycling (tonnes) 137,473
    • Regular collection (not recycled) (tonnes) 95,982
    • Civic amenity sites (not recycled) (tonnes) 27,313
    • Other sources (not recycled) (tonnes) 10,115
    Estimated rejects (tonnes) 4,063
Non-Household
  Total waste (tonnes) 4,778
    • Waste sent for recycling-composting-reuse (tonnes) 2,221
    • Waste not sent for recycling (tonnes) 2,557
  Estimated rejects (tonnes) 0
Management of Local Authority Collected Waste
  To Landfill (tonnes) 1,613
  To Incineration with Energy from Waste (tonnes) 136,725
  To Incineration without Energy from Waste (tonnes) 88
  To Recycled - Composted (tonnes) 98,133
  To Other Routes (tonnes) 4,507
  Input to intermediate plants (tonnes) 4,727
Government Metrics - Selected Waste Indicators
  Residual household waste per household (kg/household) (Ex NI191) 529.0
  Percentage of municipal waste sent to landfill (%) (Ex NI193) 0.7


Destination Information

Significant Tonnage Summary[4]

Data comes from WasteDataFlow for the period Apr21 - Mar22.

Stream Facility Operator Address Material Tonnes
Green waste In vessel composting Veolia Environmental Services Southdowns Ltd Woodlands Composting Facility, Nr Whitesmith, Chiddingly, East Sussex Green garden waste only 8899.53
Residual waste Incineration with energy recovery Veolia ES South Downs Ltd Newhaven Energy Recovery Facility, North Quay, Newhaven, East Sussex NA 139629.97
Residual waste Other Method Veolia ES Landfill Limited Rainham Landfill, Coldharbour Lane, Off Ferry Lane, Rainham, Essex NA 3564.70
Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) M D J Light Bros ( Scrap Processors ) Ltd Greystone Quarry, Southerham, Lewes, East Sussex Automotive batteries 6150.33
Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) M D J Light Bros ( Scrap Processors ) Ltd Greystone Quarry, Southerham, Lewes, East Sussex Other Scrap metal 6150.33
Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) M D J Light Bros ( Scrap Processors ) Ltd Greystone Quarry, Southerham, Lewes, East Sussex WEEE - Flourescent tubes and other light bulbs 6150.33
Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) M D J Light Bros ( Scrap Processors ) Ltd Greystone Quarry, Southerham, Lewes, East Sussex WEEE - Fridges & Freezers 6150.33
Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) M D J Light Bros ( Scrap Processors ) Ltd Greystone Quarry, Southerham, Lewes, East Sussex WEEE - Large Domestic App 6150.33
Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) M D J Light Bros ( Scrap Processors ) Ltd Greystone Quarry, Southerham, Lewes, East Sussex WEEE - Small Domestic App 6150.33
Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) M D J Light Bros ( Scrap Processors ) Ltd Greystone Quarry, Southerham, Lewes, East Sussex WEEE - TVs & Monitors 6150.33

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.