Municipal waste management estimates
Series: DEFRA News Release ; (161/04) 29 April 2004 (4)Publication details: 2004Subject(s): Summary: DEFRA has released provisional estimates from its latest municipal waste management survey. The estimates are based on returns from local authorities in England for the financial year 2002/03. Total municipal waste is up 1.8% to 28.8m tonnes, of which 24.8% had value (recycling, composting energy from waste). Municipal waste disposed of in landfill has decreased to 22m tonnes. Household waste accounted for 88% of all municipal waste with 14.5% recycled. A summary is available at http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/statistics/was tats/bulletin/index.htm. http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/2004/040429a.htm| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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DEFRA has released provisional estimates from its latest municipal waste management survey. The estimates are based on returns from local authorities in England for the financial year 2002/03. Total municipal waste is up 1.8% to 28.8m tonnes, of which 24.8% had value (recycling, composting energy from waste). Municipal waste disposed of in landfill has decreased to 22m tonnes. Household waste accounted for 88% of all municipal waste with 14.5% recycled. A summary is available at http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/statistics/was tats/bulletin/index.htm. http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/2004/040429a.htm