Metal

Overview

Macro Tonnages

The most recent information published by DEFRA ^[1] ^[2]is summarized in the pie charts below, with 2,060,580 tonnes of ferrous, 478,855 tonnes of non-ferrous and 3,965,881 tonnes of mixed metallic wastes generated in the UK in 2016 and is part of the broader figures reported in UK Waste Tonnage:

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Metallic Wastes - Tonnage Reported as Generated by DEFRA in 2016

Aerosols

Aluminium Cans

Aluminium Foil

Bicycles

Fire Extinguishers

Gas Bottles

Metals from Incinerator Bottom Ash

Mixed cans

Other Scrap Metal

Steel Cans

References

↑ Digest of Waste Resources 2018 reporting data from 2016
↑ UK Statistics on Waste 2019 updating some of the 2018 Digest with 2017 data

[1] Digest of Waste Resources 2018 reporting data from 2016

[2] UK Statistics on Waste 2019 updating some of the 2018 Digest with 2017 data

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