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UK Statistics on Waste

Publisher
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Updated
19 January 2026
Topic
Environment

Summary

This release contains statistics on waste produced at a UK level. The topics covered in this publication are: -Waste from Households - 2010 to 2023. UK and country breakdown. -BMW (Biodegradable Municipal Waste) to landfill - 2010 to 2023. UK and country breakdown. -Packaging waste recycling and recovery - 2012 to 2024. UK only. -C&D (Construction and Demolition) recovery - UK 2010 to 2020, England 2010 to 2022. UK and England breakdown but not DAs. -C&I (Commercial and Industrial) waste generation - UK 2010 to 2020, England 2010 to 2023. UK and England breakdown but not DAs. -Total waste generated breakdown - UK 2010 to 2020, England 2010 to 2022. UK and England breakdown but not DAs. -Total waste treated breakdown - UK 2010 to 2020, England 2010 to 2022. UK and England breakdown but not DAs. -Infrastructure breakdown - UK 2012 to 2020, England 2012 to 2022. UK and England breakdown but not DAs. If you require the datasets in a more accessible format, please contact Waste Statistics (RAS) at WasteStatistics@defra.gov.uk .

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