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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 materials425,337107,820533,157275,19511,931287,126531,83956,3881,408,509
Green glass000000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Brown glass000000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Clear glass4170417000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Mixed glass58,0493,38761,436000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Paper8,6802,18610,866000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Card40,0084,71844,726000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Books2860286000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Mixed paper and card21,86683822,704000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Steel cans2,764702,833000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Aluminium cans1,973622,035000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Mixed cans2,113662,178000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Mixed Plastics20,38431920,702000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Textiles and footwear5,25405,254000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Co-mingled materials133,6489,216142,864000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Other compostable waste0000159159.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Wood52,3851,26153,646000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Furniture4,1721,1055,277000.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.076,81476,814000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Other Scrap metal14,98064715,627000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Aluminium foil12012000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Automotive batteries3401341000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Post consumer, non automotive batteries1173120000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Vegetable Oil65065000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Mineral Oil3490349000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Paint1,38401,384000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Other materials1601,0861,246000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Mixed Plastic Bottles8,540488,588000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)000000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)492877000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)62221643000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)367493860000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Polypropylene (PP)000000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Polystyrene (PS)32032000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Other plastics (mixed or unspecified)2,524182,542000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Green garden waste only000143,4585,164148,622.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Waste food only000131,6116,608138,219.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Mixed garden and food waste0001260126.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 materials7,3351017,436000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
WEEE - Large Domestic Appliances1,67601,676000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
WEEE - Small Domestic Appliances8,807998,906000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
WEEE - Cathode Ray Tubes1,750111,761000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
WEEE - Flourescent tubes and other light bulbs32032000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
WEEE - Fridges and Freezers4,512554,567000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Car tyres1339141000.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 tyres000000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Mixed tyres3486355000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Soil1,4774051,882000.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.04,6894,689000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Aerosols42042000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Bric-a-brac1,46501,465000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Composite food and beverage cartons55055000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Fire extinguishers101000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Gas bottles1750175000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Ink and toner cartridges808000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Mattresses2,595582,653000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Video tapes, DVDs and CDs3080308000.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
Bicycles303000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Textiles only5280528000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Footwear only000000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Carpets4,77224,774000.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Absorbent Hygiene Products (AHP)7,77507,775000.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

October 2024 October 2024

Next update

October 2025 (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