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2020 Waste Data Interrogator

Publisher
Environment Agency
Updated
17 April 2026
Topic
Not set

Summary

Three resources are available on this record for 2020:

  • an excel data extract of wastes received at permitted sites
  • and excel data extract of waste removed from permitted sites
  • summary tables for England and the former planning regions (in open document spreadsheet format)

We no longer publish the Waste Data Interrogator in MS Access.

All operators of regulated waste management facilities have to provide us with details of the quantities and types of waste they deal with i.e. waste received into site and waste sent on from site to other facilities or processes. This data is used to monitor compliance but has historically been used by the EC, DEFRA and local authorities to assist in planning for new waste facilities and for monitoring against statutory targets. We have provided this data in an interrogatable format since 2006. The dataset is calendar year and holds the data from around 6,000 regulated sites. Operator waste returns are public register information unless a claim for commercial confidentiality has been accepted. In these cases the data is provided but the site details are not. This is so that the data can be included in aggregated figures but cannot be attributed to a particular site. Data supplied does not include details of waste producers

INFORMATION WARNING Details of operators who have claimed commercial confidentiality are not provided

WDI Versions All files original (Version 1) - published 30/09/2021 Wastes Removed (Version 2) - published 12/10/21 - correction of reversal of eastings and northings data columns. Wastes Received (Version 4) - published 01/02/2022 - various changes Wastes Removed (Version 4) - published 01/02/2022 - various changes Wastes Received (Version 5) - published 16/05/23 - changes to a high public interest site in East Midlands whose returns had been double counted Wastes Removed (Version 5) - published 16/05/23 - changes to a high public interest site in East Midlands whose returns had been double counted Wastes Received (Version 6) - published 13/05/24 - corrections to some London origins and destinations Wastes Removed (Version 6) - published 13/05/24 - corrections to some London origins and destinations

Waste Management Tables: Original (Version 1) - published 30/09/2021 Version 2 - published 01/02/2022 Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2024. All rights reserved.

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
13 April 2026
Harvest GUID
3b2b0698-4624-46ea-a96b-4b0d21675451
Extent (Latitude)
55.816° to 49.943°
Extent (Longitude)
-6.236° to 2.072°
Spatial reference system
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700
Dataset reference date (creation)
2021-10-01
Dataset reference date (publication)
2024-05-13
Dataset reference date (revision)
2024-05-13
Frequency of update
annually
Access constraints
Special conditions: 1. You may use the Information for your internal or personal purposes and may only sublicense others to use it if you do so under a written licence which includes the terms of these conditions and the agreement and in particular may not allow any period of use longer than the period licensed to you. 2. The period of permitted use is one year. 3. We have restricted use of the Information as a result of legal restrictions placed upon us to protect the rights or confidentialities of others. If you contact us in writing (this includes email) we will, as far as confidentiality rules allow, provide you with details including, if available, how you might seek permission from a third party to extend your use rights. 4. This condition does not apply if use is limited to use that is authorised by any statute or use that does not require a licence from us.
Responsible party
Environment Agency (pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng

Contact

Enquiries

DSPcustomerforum@environment-agency.gov.uk

Freedom of information (FOI) requests

enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk

Freedom of Information (FOI) requests

Licence information

Environment Agency Conditional Licence (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environment-agency-conditional-licence/environment-agency-conditional-licence), Special conditions:\n1. You may use the Information for your internal or personal purposes and may only sublicense others to use it if you do so under a written licence which includes the terms of these conditions and the agreement and in particular may not allow any period of use longer than the period licensed to you.\n2. The period of permitted use is one year.\n3. We have restricted use of the Information as a result of legal restrictions placed upon us to protect the rights or confidentialities of others. If you contact us in writing (this includes email) we will, as far as confidentiality rules allow, provide you with details including, if available, how you might seek permission from a third party to extend your use rights.\n4. This condition does not apply if use is limited to use that is authorised by any statute or use that does not require a licence from us.