Statistics on waste managed by local authorities in ...

1 15 December 2021. Statistics on waste managed by local authorities in England in 2020/21. This release relates to the collection and management of waste under the possession or control of local authorities in England. It covers three principal measures as summarised in the table below. The next update to this National Statistics notice and accompanying datasets is scheduled to be in November/December 2022. What data is confirmed in this release? Measure Time Period waste from households First publication of figures for the 2020. This is the official recycling measure that is calendar year and for the 2020/21 financial used as the basis for reporting at a year.

2 Harmonised UK level. local authority collected waste First publication of figures for the 2020/21. This is all waste within the remit of local financial year. authorities . It includes household waste plus other non-household waste collected by local authorities . Household waste First publication of figures for the 2020/21. This is broader than waste from financial year. households', and includes waste from street bins, street sweepings, and parks and grounds. It does not include metals from incinerator bottom ash. For more information about what data is included in the three measures listed in the table above, please refer to the section on Glossary of terms and measures' and the separate methodology document.

3 A reference document giving an explanation of what recycling is and comparing measures across England, Wales, Scotland and N Ireland is available here. Enquiries on this publication to: Alex Clothier, waste Statistics Team, Foss House, 1-2 Peasholme Green, York, YO1 7PX, E-mail: For media enquiries, contact Defra Press Office: 0330 041 6560. An National Statistics publication. These Statistics have been produced to the high professional standards set out in the Code of Practice for Official Statistics , which sets out eight principles including meeting user needs, impartiality and objectivity, integrity, sound methods, and assured quality, frankness and accessibility.

4 More information on the Official Statistics Code of Practice can be found here. Key points England waste from Households: 2020 and 2020/21 (Table 1 and Figure 1). The official England waste from households' recycling rate was per cent in 2020, down percentage points from per cent in 2019. Metal recovered and then recycled from waste that has been through incineration (IBA metal) added approximately percentage points to the recycling rate in 2020, compared to percentage points in 2019. In 2020, total waste from households' increased to million tonnes from 2019.

5 When it was million tonnes. This is equivalent to 399 kg per person, up from 392 kg per person in 2019, an increase of per cent. The amount of residual waste treated was million tonnes, up from million tonnes in 2019, an increase of per cent. The total amount of waste recycled decreased. In 2020, it was million tonnes, down from million tonnes in 2019. This was a decrease of per cent. The amount of dry material recycled in 2020 was million tonnes down very slightly (by 7 thousand tonnes) on 2019. The tonnage of separately collected food waste sent for recycling was 485.

6 Thousand tonnes, an increase of per cent from 437 thousand tonnes in 2019. Other organic' waste sent for recycling was million tonnes, a decrease of 164. thousand tonnes or per cent on 2019. The rolling 12-month waste from households' recycling rate was at the end of March 2021. This is a decrease of percentage points compared with the previous 12-month period. These figures include IBA metal. England local Authority and Household waste : 2020/21 financial year (Table 3). In 2020/21, total local authority managed waste increased by per cent to million tonnes.

7 Per cent of all local authority waste ( million tonnes) was disposed of via landfill in 2020/21. This was down million tonnes ( per cent) from 2019/20. waste sent for incineration increased by million tonnes ( per cent) to million tonnes in 2020/21 compared to 2019/20. It was the disposal method used for per cent of all local authority waste . There are no changes to definitions or methodology for all local authority and household waste ' recycling figures; IBA metal is not included. 2. million tonnes of local authority waste was sent for recycling in 2020/21, a decrease of million tonnes ( per cent) on 2019/20.

8 Amongst the 338 local authorities in England, there is considerable variation in household waste ' recycling rates, ranging from 18 to 64 per cent in 2020/21. Datasets for the national and regional data, as well as data at local authority level . including the ex-National Indicator measures are available at the website. Data Revisions There are no revisions to historic data presented in this notice. Recycling Explainer A document giving an explanation of what can be counted as recycling, different national recycling measures and summarising how measures across England, Wales, Scotland and N Ireland differ is available.

9 Give us feedback on this notice To help us understand your information and data needs, please complete the short survey consisting of 4 questions. (This link opens in google forms). 3. Contents 1 Coronavirus (COVID-19): The impact of the pandemic on local authority waste collection and services.. 5. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on household waste arisings collected at the kerbside .. 6. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on Household waste collected at the 7. 2 waste from households .. 10. waste from Households.

10 10. waste from Households: waste Streams .. 12. waste from Households: Dry Recycling Composition .. 16. 3 waste from Households Financial Year Figures .. 19. 4 Management of All local Authority Collected waste , 2020/21 .. 19. 5 England and the Regions local Authority Collected waste Destinations .. 22. 6 Household waste Recycling .. 24. Household waste recycling rates for England and the Regions .. 24. Household waste Recycling Rates for Individual local authorities .. 25. Household waste Recycling Rates local authority performance by region.