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Household Waste Recycling Tops 40% in England
November 07, 2011Despite a small growth of only 1.5 percent, one of the lowest of the past 10 years, England breaks through the 40% household waste recycling, reuse and composting barrier and it is now diverting 41,2% of household waste from landfills.
According to Defra’s Statistical Release 2010-2011 local authority collected waste being sent to landfill has decreased by 8.8 per cent between the financial years 2009/10 and 2010/11 to 11.4 million tonnes.
Due to reporting issues, the Department for Environment and Rural Affairs has not been able to publish a break down of the performance of local councils. But according to figures which were taken from the government’s WasteDataFlow database we have a regional break down of the regions with the highest and lowest household waste recycling rates and they were:
Top 5 Household Waste Recycling Regions
1. East 48.5%
2. South West 45.7%
3. East Midlands 45.6%
4. West Midlands 41.3%
5. South East 41.3%
Worst Performers
1. London 32.5%
2. North East 35.8%
3. Yorkshire and Humber 38.6%
4. North West 39.6%
Factors that contributed to this increase in household waste recycling rates:
• Household waste production has decreased: The generation of household waste continued to decrease between the financial years 2009/10 and 2010/11, with a 0.9 per cent reduction to 23.5 million tonnes.
• Waste generation per person has decreased: The weight of household waste generated in the year April 2010 to March 2011 in England, in kilograms per person, was 449 kg per person. Of this total, 185 kg was recycled, composted or reused whilst 264 kg was not.
• Local authority collected waste sent to landfill has declined: The tonnage of local authority collected waste being sent to landfill by local authorities has decreased by 8.8 per cent between the financial years 2009/10 and 2010/11 to 11.4 million tonnes.
Source: Defra’s Statistical Release 2010-2011
England still send the majority of its household waste to landfills but over the last 10 years local authority collected waste sent to landfill has decreased from 78.0 per cent of generation in 2001/02.
Recycling, composting and reuse is the second major method of waste management used in England but is worth noting that incineration with Energy from Waste (EfW) has gained some ground over the past few years and it is now the third most used waste management method.
For cost effective waste management and recycling services in Milton Keynes and surrounding areas do not hesitate to contact us now!
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