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Share of local authority collected waste sent to landfills in England 2010-2018
Share of local authority collected waste sent to landfills in England 2010-2018
Regional percentage of Local Authority collected waste sent to landfill 2010/11 to 2017/18

Regional percentage of Local Authority collected waste sent to landfill 2010/11 to 2017/18
North East | North West | Yorkshire and the Humber | East Midlands | West Midlands | Eastern | London | South East | South West | |
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2017/18 | 7% | 18.9% | 9% | 15.4% | 7.3% | 11.7% | 9.7% | 9% | 21.9% |
2016/17 | 7.9% | 25% | 14.6% | 15% | 10.8% | 14.6% | 12.5% | 11.7% | 28.1% |
2015/16 | 11.3% | 24.2% | 21.8% | 16% | 14.2% | 23.4% | 20.3% | 13.8% | 30% |
2014/15 | 8.8% | 31.8% | 30% | 25.2% | 14.1% | 34.8% | 20.6% | 16.4% | 36.1% |
2013/14 | 19.8% | 40.3% | 34.7% | 32.9% | 21.9% | 42.2% | 24.4% | 20.9% | 40.9% |
2012/13 | 30.5% | 46% | 38.2% | 38.4% | 23.2% | 43.6% | 25.5% | 21.8% | 42.8% |
2011/12 | 37.4% | 51.7% | 43% | 39.8% | 24.7% | 44.8% | 30.6% | 25.1% | 44.4% |
2010/11 | 41.5% | 55.5% | 48% | 44.5% | 26.7% | 47.3% | 44.7% | 32.7% | 49.6% |
North East | North West | Yorkshire and the Humber | East Midlands | West Midlands | Eastern | London | South East | South West | |
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2017/18 | 7% | 18.9% | 9% | 15.4% | 7.3% | 11.7% | 9.7% | 9% | 21.9% |
2016/17 | 7.9% | 25% | 14.6% | 15% | 10.8% | 14.6% | 12.5% | 11.7% | 28.1% |
2015/16 | 11.3% | 24.2% | 21.8% | 16% | 14.2% | 23.4% | 20.3% | 13.8% | 30% |
2014/15 | 8.8% | 31.8% | 30% | 25.2% | 14.1% | 34.8% | 20.6% | 16.4% | 36.1% |
2013/14 | 19.8% | 40.3% | 34.7% | 32.9% | 21.9% | 42.2% | 24.4% | 20.9% | 40.9% |
2012/13 | 30.5% | 46% | 38.2% | 38.4% | 23.2% | 43.6% | 25.5% | 21.8% | 42.8% |
2011/12 | 37.4% | 51.7% | 43% | 39.8% | 24.7% | 44.8% | 30.6% | 25.1% | 44.4% |
2010/11 | 41.5% | 55.5% | 48% | 44.5% | 26.7% | 47.3% | 44.7% | 32.7% | 49.6% |
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In the 2010/11 year, Local Authorities in the North West sent the highest percentage of waste sent to landfills, at 55.5 percent. By 2017/18 however, this share had fallen to 18.9 percent.
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