Mercury emissions from waste collection, disposal & treatment in the UK 1990-2016

Published by Ian Tiseo, Feb 6, 2023
This statistic shows the amount of mercury emissions attributable to waste collection, treatment and disposal services and material recovery services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016, in metric tons emitted. Mercury emissions have decreased over the period, falling from 7.6 metric tons in 1990 to 398 kilograms of mercury emitted in 2016. Emissions dropped notably over the first ten years.

Mercury emissions from waste collection, treatment and disposal* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons)

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Release date

July 2018

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

1990 to 2016

Supplementary notes

*Includes material recovery services.

Sector classification is based on the NACE code, which is the industry standard classification system for economic activities in the European Community.

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