Data & Insights

UK statistics on waste

Figures compiled on the total waste generated for the whole of the UK.

This release contains statistics on waste produced at a UK level. The topics covered in this publication are:

Waste from Households - 2010 to 2024. UK and country breakdown.
BMW (Biodegradable Municipal Waste) to landfill - 2010 to 2024. UK and country breakdown.
Packaging waste recycling and recovery - 2012 to 2025. UK only. Figures for 2025 are provisional.
C&D (Construction and Demolition) recovery - UK 2010 to 2020, England 2010 to 2024. UK and England breakdown but not DAs. Figures for 2024 are provisional.
C&I (Commercial and Industrial) waste generation - UK 2010 to 2020, England 2010 to 2024. UK and England breakdown but not DAs.
Total waste generated breakdown - UK 2010 to 2020, England 2010 to 2024. UK and England breakdown but not DAs. Figures for 2024 are provisional.
Total waste treated breakdown - UK 2010 to 2020, England 2010 to 2024. UK and England breakdown but not DAs. Figures for 2024 are provisional.
Infrastructure breakdown - UK 2012 to 2020, England 2012 to 2024. UK and England breakdown but not DAs.

The files for this dataset can be found in CSV format on Data.Gov.UK (DGUK).

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