Research and analysis
J5bi: The proportion of persistent organic pollutant hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) sent for destruction (incinerated) versus other waste treatment and disposal options, UK, 2000 to 2023
Updated 1 December 2025
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| year | variable | value |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Incinerated (tonnes) | 47.82634204883796 |
| 2001 | Incinerated (tonnes) | 49.62570276233883 |
| 2002 | Incinerated (tonnes) | 51.56916465975356 |
| 2003 | Incinerated (tonnes) | 67.15238927831555 |
| 2004 | Incinerated (tonnes) | 72.0391283267405 |
| 2005 | Incinerated (tonnes) | 90.1399152734092 |
| 2006 | Incinerated (tonnes) | 97.65240815573554 |
| 2007 | Incinerated (tonnes) | 102.70359345690306 |
| 2008 | Incinerated (tonnes) | 131.82841244302003 |
| 2009 | Incinerated (tonnes) | 137.0203123997231 |
| 2010 | Incinerated (tonnes) | 146.52284667127367 |
| 2011 | Incinerated (tonnes) | 173.70642793677644 |
| 2012 | Incinerated (tonnes) | 186.57264177081288 |
| 2013 | Incinerated (tonnes) | 153.67586319837443 |
| 2014 | Incinerated (tonnes) | 174.32567977720495 |
| 2015 | Incinerated (tonnes) | 178.51764805330384 |
| 2016 | Incinerated (tonnes) | 187.746770762085 |
| 2017 | Incinerated (tonnes) | 194.26552686110816 |
| 2018 | Incinerated (tonnes) | 224.9365767289754 |
| 2019 | Incinerated (tonnes) | 247.1889024284129 |
| 2020 | Incinerated (tonnes) | 273.3308741292784 |
| 2021 | Incinerated (tonnes) | 295.7514576706968 |
| 2022 | Incinerated (tonnes) | 321.9104166661099 |
| 2023 | Incinerated (tonnes) | 339.4296822483988 |
| 2000 | Landfill (tonnes) | 209.5956814535474 |
| 2001 | Landfill (tonnes) | 218.96140032289992 |
| 2002 | Landfill (tonnes) | 228.6878679643132 |
| 2003 | Landfill (tonnes) | 221.78284035221785 |
| 2004 | Landfill (tonnes) | 229.3345183502934 |
| 2005 | Landfill (tonnes) | 224.14802932967865 |
| 2006 | Landfill (tonnes) | 230.5312911808853 |
| 2007 | Landfill (tonnes) | 240.96584706981287 |
| 2008 | Landfill (tonnes) | 233.6389346666737 |
| 2009 | Landfill (tonnes) | 241.67586690807312 |
| 2010 | Landfill (tonnes) | 246.4828766508504 |
| 2011 | Landfill (tonnes) | 234.96972663948787 |
| 2012 | Landfill (tonnes) | 240.54979669368777 |
| 2013 | Landfill (tonnes) | 211.4206168285214 |
| 2014 | Landfill (tonnes) | 189.748577576394 |
| 2015 | Landfill (tonnes) | 193.6054746097768 |
| 2016 | Landfill (tonnes) | 193.3437013121521 |
| 2017 | Landfill (tonnes) | 198.05745064889987 |
| 2018 | Landfill (tonnes) | 177.0289554799529 |
| 2019 | Landfill (tonnes) | 187.09615190788688 |
| 2020 | Landfill (tonnes) | 191.62231911185216 |
| 2021 | Landfill (tonnes) | 199.3927602640659 |
| 2022 | Landfill (tonnes) | 201.3060500333548 |
| 2023 | Landfill (tonnes) | 181.84487611986816 |
| 2000 | Recycled (tonnes) | 10.082875748727767 |
| 2001 | Recycled (tonnes) | 10.617848396409777 |
| 2002 | Recycled (tonnes) | 11.146059640186492 |
| 2003 | Recycled (tonnes) | 14.97377284622921 |
| 2004 | Recycled (tonnes) | 16.371410831952044 |
| 2005 | Recycled (tonnes) | 17.800992327111196 |
| 2006 | Recycled (tonnes) | 19.34845224811263 |
| 2007 | Recycled (tonnes) | 20.238990864237834 |
| 2008 | Recycled (tonnes) | 22.740668019762023 |
| 2009 | Recycled (tonnes) | 23.538610953304577 |
| 2010 | Recycled (tonnes) | 25.11850541387624 |
| 2011 | Recycled (tonnes) | 26.790271657185496 |
| 2012 | Recycled (tonnes) | 28.51110142086011 |
| 2013 | Recycled (tonnes) | 27.429020216902984 |
| 2014 | Recycled (tonnes) | 29.472840991303144 |
| 2015 | Recycled (tonnes) | 30.09430368970665 |
| 2016 | Recycled (tonnes) | 31.592534056481853 |
| 2017 | Recycled (tonnes) | 32.91627345441093 |
| 2018 | Recycled (tonnes) | 34.15380709346426 |
| 2019 | Recycled (tonnes) | 34.73944510933046 |
| 2020 | Recycled (tonnes) | 35.61630640688459 |
| 2021 | Recycled (tonnes) | 34.95348642396171 |
| 2022 | Recycled (tonnes) | 34.289660162443184 |
| 2023 | Recycled (tonnes) | 61.13755495065719 |
| 2000 | Total (tonnes) | 267.5048992511131 |
| 2001 | Total (tonnes) | 279.2049514816485 |
| 2002 | Total (tonnes) | 291.4030922642532 |
| 2003 | Total (tonnes) | 303.9090024767626 |
| 2004 | Total (tonnes) | 317.74505750898595 |
| 2005 | Total (tonnes) | 332.088936930199 |
| 2006 | Total (tonnes) | 347.5321515847335 |
| 2007 | Total (tonnes) | 363.90843139095387 |
| 2008 | Total (tonnes) | 388.20801512945576 |
| 2009 | Total (tonnes) | 402.2347902611008 |
| 2010 | Total (tonnes) | 418.12422873600025 |
| 2011 | Total (tonnes) | 435.4664262334498 |
| 2012 | Total (tonnes) | 455.63353988536073 |
| 2013 | Total (tonnes) | 392.5255002437988 |
| 2014 | Total (tonnes) | 393.54709834490205 |
| 2015 | Total (tonnes) | 402.2174263527872 |
| 2016 | Total (tonnes) | 412.683006130719 |
| 2017 | Total (tonnes) | 425.239250964419 |
| 2018 | Total (tonnes) | 436.1193393023926 |
| 2019 | Total (tonnes) | 469.0244994456303 |
| 2020 | Total (tonnes) | 500.5694996480152 |
| 2021 | Total (tonnes) | 530.0977043587244 |
| 2022 | Total (tonnes) | 557.5061268619079 |
| 2023 | Total (tonnes) | 582.4121133189242 |
| 2000 | Incinerated (%) | 17.878678926153892 |
| 2001 | Incinerated (%) | 17.773933627964546 |
| 2002 | Incinerated (%) | 17.69684880796978 |
| 2003 | Incinerated (%) | 22.0962158840458 |
| 2004 | Incinerated (%) | 22.671990208597723 |
| 2005 | Incinerated (%) | 27.14330567788697 |
| 2006 | Incinerated (%) | 28.09881264523131 |
| 2007 | Incinerated (%) | 28.22237260740096 |
| 2008 | Incinerated (%) | 33.95818924528366 |
| 2009 | Incinerated (%) | 34.06475912010986 |
| 2010 | Incinerated (%) | 35.04289792395332 |
| 2011 | Incinerated (%) | 39.88974062575697 |
| 2012 | Incinerated (%) | 40.94796046352411 |
| 2013 | Incinerated (%) | 39.15054260243624 |
| 2014 | Incinerated (%) | 44.29601450762752 |
| 2015 | Incinerated (%) | 44.38336987834162 |
| 2016 | Incinerated (%) | 45.494185118593286 |
| 2017 | Incinerated (%) | 45.68381832592471 |
| 2018 | Incinerated (%) | 51.57684066218648 |
| 2019 | Incinerated (%) | 52.702769838373285 |
| 2020 | Incinerated (%) | 54.603980930015936 |
| 2021 | Incinerated (%) | 55.791876712327294 |
| 2022 | Incinerated (%) | 57.74114420554984 |
| 2023 | Incinerated (%) | 58.27998327749921 |
| 2000 | Recycled (%) | 3.769230312026075 |
| 2001 | Recycled (%) | 3.8028868542854832 |
| 2002 | Recycled (%) | 3.824962718679356 |
| 2003 | Recycled (%) | 4.927058008876894 |
| 2004 | Recycled (%) | 5.152373088128697 |
| 2005 | Recycled (%) | 5.360308744898884 |
| 2006 | Recycled (%) | 5.567384818896444 |
| 2007 | Recycled (%) | 5.561561403476991 |
| 2008 | Recycled (%) | 5.857856389744732 |
| 2009 | Recycled (%) | 5.851957991506669 |
| 2010 | Recycled (%) | 6.007426426784714 |
| 2011 | Recycled (%) | 6.152086600316568 |
| 2012 | Recycled (%) | 6.25746327367244 |
| 2013 | Recycled (%) | 6.987831414740375 |
| 2014 | Recycled (%) | 7.489025104048244 |
| 2015 | Recycled (%) | 7.482098416917111 |
| 2016 | Recycled (%) | 7.655399807394732 |
| 2017 | Recycled (%) | 7.74064797164388 |
| 2018 | Recycled (%) | 7.831298457916583 |
| 2019 | Recycled (%) | 7.406744242654958 |
| 2020 | Recycled (%) | 7.115157122423332 |
| 2021 | Recycled (%) | 6.593781888990827 |
| 2022 | Recycled (%) | 6.150544094547072 |
| 2023 | Recycled (%) | 10.497301404371504 |
| 2000 | Landfill (%) | 78.35209076182004 |
| 2001 | Landfill (%) | 78.42317951774996 |
| 2002 | Landfill (%) | 78.47818847335087 |
| 2003 | Landfill (%) | 72.9767261070773 |
| 2004 | Landfill (%) | 72.17563670327357 |
| 2005 | Landfill (%) | 67.49638557721414 |
| 2006 | Landfill (%) | 66.33380253587225 |
| 2007 | Landfill (%) | 66.21606598912206 |
| 2008 | Landfill (%) | 60.18395436497159 |
| 2009 | Landfill (%) | 60.08328288838347 |
| 2010 | Landfill (%) | 58.94967564926197 |
| 2011 | Landfill (%) | 53.958172773926464 |
| 2012 | Landfill (%) | 52.79457626280345 |
| 2013 | Landfill (%) | 53.86162598282338 |
| 2014 | Landfill (%) | 48.21496038832424 |
| 2015 | Landfill (%) | 48.13453170474127 |
| 2016 | Landfill (%) | 46.850415074011984 |
| 2017 | Landfill (%) | 46.57553370243141 |
| 2018 | Landfill (%) | 40.59186087989695 |
| 2019 | Landfill (%) | 39.89048591897175 |
| 2020 | Landfill (%) | 38.28086194756073 |
| 2021 | Landfill (%) | 37.61434139868187 |
| 2022 | Landfill (%) | 36.10831169990308 |
| 2023 | Landfill (%) | 31.222715318129275 |