Residual waste makes up the majority of household waste amassed in England. In 2018, local authority services collected 12.2 million tons of such waste. By comparison, recycling waste volumes reached 9.8 million tons that year, of which dry recycling accounted for 5.9 metric tons.
Composition of household waste in England from 2010 to 2018
(in million metric tons)
Residual waste includes waste from households’ regular collections e.g. black bags, bulky waste, household civic amenity waste, ‘other household waste’ and rejects from recycling. Dry recycling includes paper and card, glass, plastic, waste electrical and electronic equipment, scrap metals as well as other materials. Other organics includes green garden waste, mixed garden and food waste, wood for composting and other compostable waste.
Profit from additional features by authenticating your Admin account
Please authenticate by going to "My account" → "Administration".
Then you will be able to mark statistics as favourites and use personal statistics alerts.
This feature is limited to our corporate solutions.
Please contact us to get started with full access to dossiers, forecasts, studies and international data.
Corporate Account
Statista Accounts:
Access All Statistics. Starting from $468 / Year
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account.
Single Account
Your perfect start with Statista
Instant access to 1m statistics
Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
Detailed references
$59$39 / Month *
in the first 12 months
Corporate Account
Full access
Corporate solution including all features.
* All products require an annual contract; Prices do not include sales tax.
Statista Accounts:
Access All Statistics. Starting from $468 / Year
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
GOV.UK. (November 28, 2019). Composition of household waste in England from 2010 to 2018 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 31, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/476775/composition-of-household-waste-in-england-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. "Composition of household waste in England from 2010 to 2018 (in million metric tons)." Chart. November 28, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 31, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/476775/composition-of-household-waste-in-england-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. (2019). Composition of household waste in England from 2010 to 2018 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 31, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/476775/composition-of-household-waste-in-england-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. "Composition of Household Waste in England from 2010 to 2018 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/476775/composition-of-household-waste-in-england-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK, Composition of household waste in England from 2010 to 2018 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/476775/composition-of-household-waste-in-england-united-kingdom/ (last visited May 31, 2020)
We use cookies to personalize contents and ads, offer social media features, and analyze access to our website. In your browser settings you can configure or disable this, respectively, and can delete any already placed cookies. For details, please see your browser’s Help section (by pressing F1). Please see our privacy statement for details about how we use data.
