FOI release

Household recycling and waste processing by council for England

Case reference FOI2025/00140

Received 20 January 2025

Published 12 February 2025

Request

I would like to receive the contamination rates for household waste processed by the council/local authority from April 2023 until the most recent available data update.

Primarily this should include how much household waste is taken for recycling purposes and then how much of this waste is in fact recycled.

This should also include how much household waste is sent for incineration and/or landfill.

Response

I would like to receive the contamination rates for household waste processed by the council/local authority from April 2023 until the most recent available data update.

Primarily this should include how much household waste is taken for recycling purposes and then how much of this waste is in fact recycled.

This should also include how much household waste is sent for incineration and/or landfill.

Answer: Please see attached CSV file for the above request, please note - it is not confirmed data until DEFRA approve through Waste Data Flow.

Documents

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