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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Annual waste collected for reuse/recycling/composting (tonnes) by material and source
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[Collapse]Total Municipal Waste Collected/GeneratedClick here to sortTotal Municipal Waste Collected/Generated
[Collapse]Municipal Waste Reused/RecycledClick here to sortMunicipal Waste Reused/Recycled[Collapse]Municipal Waste CompostedClick here to sortMunicipal Waste Composted[Expand]Click here to sortResidual Household Waste[Expand]Click here to sortResidual Non-Household Waste
[Expand]Click here to sortHousehold Waste Reused/RecycledRubble and plasterboard are counted as non-household waste in recycling totals, even if they were collected from household sources.[Expand]Click here to sortNon-Household Waste Reused/RecycledRubble and plasterboard are counted as non-household waste in recycling totals, even if they were collected from household sources.[Expand]Click here to sortHousehold Waste Composted[Expand]Click here to sortNon-Household Waste Composted
All materials(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2,286,539(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.607,707(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.2,894,2461,419,50751,0201,470,5282,788,046298,218(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.7,451,037
Green glass1320132000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Brown glass79079000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Clear glass1,89701,897000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Mixed glass305,45114,840320,291000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Paper76,46812,72589,193000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Card189,48221,661211,143000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Books1,57501,575000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Mixed paper and card91,7392,40394,142000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Steel cans13,36418313,547000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Aluminium cans8,6171378,754000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Mixed cans17,47157618,047000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Mixed Plastics94,18439194,576000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Textiles and footwear27,07114727,218000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Co-mingled materials765,37251,547816,919000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Other compostable waste0001,1992,0813,280.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Wood280,9376,658287,595000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Furniture21,4917,24428,735000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
RubbleRubble is counted as non-household waste in recycling totals, even if collected from household sources.(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.329(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.442,855(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.443,184000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Other Scrap metal80,2092,84883,057000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Aluminium foil48048000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Automotive batteries1,63041,634000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Post consumer, non automotive batteries4198427000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Vegetable Oil2960296000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Mineral Oil1,53021,533000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Paint6,21206,212000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Other materials4,9861,9746,960000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Mixed Plastic Bottles40,14517440,319000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)1,9772642,242000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)3,2617454,006000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)2,6331192,752000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)9435128000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Polypropylene (PP)75159000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Polystyrene (PS)2320232000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Other plastics (mixed or unspecified)13,77217113,944000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Green garden waste only000738,58325,349763,931.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Waste food only000673,48623,590697,077.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Mixed garden and food waste0006,23906,239.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Wood for composting000000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Chipboard and mdf000000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Composite wood materials31,89034332,233000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
WEEE - Large Domestic Appliances13,059413,063000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
WEEE - Small Domestic Appliances42,23950142,740000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
WEEE - Cathode Ray Tubes9,252479,299000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
WEEE - Flourescent tubes and other light bulbs17986265000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
WEEE - Fridges and Freezers23,22242223,643000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Car tyres7914794000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Van tyres000000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Large vehicle tyres101000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Mixed tyres2,551672,618000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Soil15,98112,66828,649000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
PlasterboardPlasterboard is counted as non-household waste, even if collected from household sources. Because of this, plasterboard collected for recycling from household sources is counted in the non-household recycling total.025,62125,621000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Aerosols1790179000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Bric-a-brac3,43303,433000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Composite food and beverage cartons3480348000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Fire extinguishers12012000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Gas bottles1,10041,104000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Ink and toner cartridges20020000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Mattresses13,05714313,199000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Video tapes, DVDs and CDs1,07701,077000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Yellow Pages000000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Bicycles404000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Textiles only3,92203,922000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Footwear only19019000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Carpets36,2811636,297000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Absorbent Hygiene Products (AHP)34,8142034,834000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable

Metadata

Title

Local Authority Municipal Waste Management Materials data, 2012-13 onwards

Last update

December 2023 December 2023

Next update

October 2024 (provisional)

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

WasteDataFlow, Natural Resources Wales

Contact email

stats.environment@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

General description

Household waste includes regular household collections, civic amenity site waste, waste collected for recycling/composting and waste from special collections, such as collections of bulky household waste. Where local authorities collect non-household waste (i.e. from a business, school etc.) in the same collection round as household waste, it may not be possible for them to provide an accurate split between the household and non-household waste collected. Non-household waste prepared for reuse/recycled/composted includes local authority collected materials from commercial sources. This includes waste collected by private and voluntary organisations. Local authority municipal waste includes waste collected from household and non-household sources, but excludes abandoned vehicles.

Data collection and calculation

Data on municipal waste was collected using an online reporting system for waste data called 'WasteDataFlow'. In Wales, this is managed by Natural Resources Wales. From 2009-10, an expanded breakdown of materials by type was collected by WDF and this is shown here. There may be some discrepancies in the tables, where the components do not sum up to the totals. These discrepancies are due to rounding.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

2012-13 onwards

Keywords

Local Authority Municipal Waste