Figure 4-5 background data -
Solid waste disposal |
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1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Food waste |
125.2 |
115.3 |
105.3 |
95.3 |
85.4 |
84.2 |
74.3 |
65.2 |
69.8 |
72.1 |
65.1 |
27.1 |
15.1 |
6.8 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
4.6 |
8.8 |
3.5 |
1.3 |
20.4 |
44.2 |
26.5 |
19.0 |
25.3 |
14.9 |
20.5 |
20.8 |
22.6 |
23.9 |
13.4 |
16.1 |
14.9 |
15.7 |
Paper & cardboard |
176.4 |
155.3 |
134.2 |
113.1 |
92.0 |
90.5 |
81.8 |
71.5 |
78.7 |
85.2 |
74.8 |
29.6 |
18.3 |
8.2 |
5.0 |
4.9 |
6.1 |
12.2 |
4.9 |
1.6 |
9.1 |
18.0 |
11.4 |
8.9 |
11.4 |
7.5 |
9.4 |
9.1 |
10.1 |
10.4 |
6.3 |
9.2 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
Wood |
139.0 |
127.8 |
116.5 |
105.2 |
94.0 |
96.1 |
104.3 |
92.3 |
96.2 |
79.0 |
78.3 |
46.1 |
21.8 |
12.4 |
6.4 |
7.1 |
12.1 |
11.4 |
6.6 |
1.8 |
9.0 |
10.5 |
7.7 |
6.1 |
6.7 |
5.2 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
7.6 |
8.1 |
8.3 |
5.4 |
4.6 |
Textiles |
8.8 |
8.6 |
8.5 |
8.3 |
8.2 |
7.4 |
6.6 |
10.1 |
9.8 |
6.1 |
6.0 |
3.2 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
4.2 |
3.9 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
3.6 |
2.8 |
5.8 |
4.1 |
3.3 |
Rubber & leather |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
6.4 |
8.6 |
6.5 |
5.1 |
6.0 |
4.8 |
5.3 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
5.2 |
3.6 |
6.6 |
5.0 |
4.2 |
Garden & park waste |
120.5 |
102.7 |
85.0 |
67.3 |
49.6 |
49.9 |
43.4 |
33.2 |
34.6 |
40.6 |
36.6 |
14.7 |
9.2 |
4.2 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
5.1 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
Domestic sludge, degradable |
169.3 |
154.0 |
138.6 |
123.3 |
107.9 |
99.5 |
116.9 |
127.4 |
121.7 |
124.0 |
92.3 |
61.9 |
48.3 |
52.3 |
35.8 |
27.4 |
29.4 |
32.8 |
24.4 |
23.4 |
16.4 |
9.4 |
8.1 |
4.6 |
3.4 |
5.8 |
7.6 |
6.4 |
3.2 |
7.9 |
4.5 |
2.1 |
6.6 |
7.1 |
Industrial sludge, degradable |
61.0 |
56.3 |
51.6 |
46.9 |
42.2 |
63.5 |
71.4 |
31.1 |
31.3 |
29.6 |
24.8 |
22.0 |
21.3 |
18.7 |
17.2 |
12.8 |
17.2 |
19.7 |
16.1 |
10.4 |
5.5 |
4.8 |
2.7 |
3.8 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
5.1 |
4.6 |
2.6 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
Chemicals, degradable |
46.0 |
44.7 |
43.5 |
42.2 |
41.0 |
38.6 |
39.3 |
34.0 |
29.6 |
23.4 |
26.8 |
17.5 |
15.1 |
11.0 |
12.7 |
7.1 |
9.3 |
9.6 |
9.2 |
6.0 |
6.4 |
10.8 |
16.0 |
10.7 |
8.9 |
5.6 |
13.3 |
4.8 |
5.8 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
5.1 |
Demolition |
278.2 |
264.8 |
251.5 |
238.1 |
224.7 |
220.8 |
194.8 |
152.8 |
175.3 |
139.3 |
201.3 |
164.3 |
155.2 |
117.6 |
124.3 |
143.3 |
147.2 |
120.9 |
104.3 |
86.2 |
7.4 |
61.9 |
74.8 |
58.7 |
49.4 |
49.3 |
55.0 |
71.2 |
71.2 |
66.5 |
66.6 |
53.4 |
64.9 |
64.8 |
Plastics* |
92.9 |
103.7 |
114.5 |
125.3 |
136.0 |
134.8 |
116.9 |
98.2 |
105.0 |
108.1 |
99.1 |
42.4 |
22.6 |
11.4 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
6.5 |
11.8 |
4.6 |
1.9 |
12.0 |
16.5 |
10.5 |
8.5 |
10.9 |
7.6 |
8.6 |
9.0 |
9.2 |
9.0 |
6.8 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
7.9 |
Glass* |
73.2 |
76.6 |
80.1 |
83.5 |
87.0 |
79.0 |
69.6 |
75.5 |
66.3 |
56.2 |
62.4 |
59.5 |
55.6 |
50.9 |
53.3 |
54.8 |
55.1 |
53.6 |
48.8 |
39.1 |
6.9 |
6.1 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
4.4 |
3.9 |
4.4 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
6.9 |
5.3 |
3.3 |
Metal* |
155.6 |
146.1 |
136.6 |
127.1 |
117.6 |
106.0 |
93.7 |
103.5 |
90.8 |
78.1 |
86.1 |
179.7 |
166.1 |
168.1 |
120.2 |
152.0 |
152.8 |
158.8 |
168.1 |
212.3 |
80.2 |
71.3 |
82.5 |
97.8 |
123.2 |
48.9 |
38.8 |
11.8 |
7.4 |
23.1 |
47.3 |
47.9 |
35.5 |
38.4 |
Sludge, inert* |
95.7 |
86.5 |
77.4 |
68.3 |
59.2 |
52.2 |
41.8 |
45.3 |
38.1 |
36.1 |
39.4 |
28.0 |
22.7 |
18.6 |
21.2 |
16.9 |
20.2 |
22.6 |
20.4 |
13.3 |
9.8 |
6.3 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
3.2 |
1.1 |
5.0 |
3.4 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
Chemicals, inert* |
47.8 |
46.9 |
46.0 |
45.1 |
44.3 |
38.6 |
33.5 |
36.7 |
46.1 |
23.3 |
26.8 |
17.4 |
15.4 |
11.4 |
13.0 |
7.4 |
9.5 |
9.9 |
9.5 |
6.1 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
Electric waste* |
34.7 |
36.3 |
37.8 |
39.4 |
41.0 |
38.6 |
33.5 |
33.7 |
29.6 |
23.5 |
27.7 |
19.0 |
18.7 |
114.3 |
96.3 |
91.8 |
100.4 |
118.2 |
143.5 |
14.9 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
Ash & slag* |
828.4 |
829.9 |
831.3 |
832.7 |
834.1 |
289.4 |
920.5 |
640.6 |
354.9 |
177.7 |
150.4 |
104.7 |
87.5 |
99.0 |
83.1 |
56.2 |
53.0 |
71.9 |
179.6 |
60.0 |
38.2 |
16.3 |
13.3 |
16.0 |
18.4 |
14.2 |
13.9 |
12.1 |
13.8 |
17.3 |
14.7 |
14.1 |
13.9 |
7.9 |
Particulate matter & dust* |
43.1 |
42.6 |
42.1 |
41.5 |
41.0 |
38.6 |
33.5 |
33.7 |
29.6 |
23.3 |
26.7 |
17.3 |
15.1 |
11.0 |
12.7 |
7.1 |
9.2 |
9.6 |
9.2 |
6.0 |
26.5 |
47.0 |
4.1 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
23.4 |
8.6 |
46.8 |
46.3 |
68.2 |
38.4 |
41.8 |
41.7 |
3.2 |
Soil, sand &
stone* |
567.2 |
529.5 |
491.7 |
454.0 |
416.2 |
339.8 |
436.2 |
342.0 |
415.4 |
400.0 |
313.5 |
367.3 |
344.8 |
190.0 |
254.7 |
201.6 |
183.7 |
176.4 |
223.1 |
217.9 |
1491.0 |
1849.8 |
1956.7 |
2079.1 |
2493.7 |
2562.7 |
3127.2 |
2537.7 |
2774.3 |
2985.9 |
2694.4 |
2259.2 |
2664.2 |
1601.2 |
Other waste, inert* |
502.3 |
458.5 |
414.7 |
370.9 |
327.1 |
330.0 |
335.6 |
338.2 |
312.9 |
293.1 |
340.9 |
322.1 |
282.1 |
267.1 |
265.8 |
294.4 |
294.5 |
301.7 |
303.1 |
251.7 |
97.9 |
93.9 |
92.3 |
94.3 |
119.1 |
94.2 |
94.0 |
101.9 |
105.0 |
120.5 |
167.7 |
165.5 |
171.9 |
177.0 |
Total degradable |
1127.9 |
1032.9 |
937.8 |
842.8 |
747.7 |
752.8 |
734.7 |
621.1 |
650.3 |
601.3 |
607.9 |
387.5 |
305.3 |
231.6 |
207.0 |
208.5 |
228.9 |
220.8 |
171.3 |
131.6 |
87.5 |
176.3 |
159.8 |
122.0 |
118.9 |
102.1 |
125.9 |
132.2 |
134.9 |
136.4 |
114.3 |
108.8 |
115.4 |
116.5 |
Total inert* |
2441.0 |
2356.6 |
2272.2 |
2187.9 |
2103.5 |
1447.0 |
2114.8 |
1747.2 |
1488.8 |
1219.4 |
1173.1 |
1157.4 |
1030.6 |
941.9 |
924.7 |
886.8 |
884.8 |
934.5 |
1110.1 |
823.1 |
1768.0 |
2113.1 |
2172.2 |
2307.2 |
2775.4 |
2759.6 |
3302.3 |
2727.7 |
2969.1 |
3234.3 |
2977.0 |
2549.6 |
2946.1 |
1843.0 |
Total |
3568.9 |
3389.5 |
3210.0 |
3030.6 |
2851.2 |
2199.8 |
2849.6 |
2368.3 |
2139.1 |
1820.7 |
1781.0 |
1544.8 |
1335.9 |
1173.5 |
1131.7 |
1095.3 |
1113.8 |
1155.3 |
1281.3 |
954.7 |
1855.5 |
2289.4 |
2332.0 |
2429.3 |
2894.4 |
2861.7 |
3428.2 |
2859.9 |
3104.0 |
3370.7 |
3091.3 |
2658.4 |
3061.5 |
1959.5 |
*Waste types characterised
as inert, i.e. DOCi =
0 |
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Updated: 27/2-2025 |