Research and analysis
Goal 5: Waste (summary)
Updated 1 December 2025
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| Indicator component assessed | Long term | Medium term | Short term |
|---|---|---|---|
| C1a Items of litter per 100m of beach, England | Not assessed | Not assessed | Improvement |
| C1b Percentage of sampled fulmars having more than 0.1 g of plastic in their stomach, Greater North Sea | Improvement | Improvement | Improvement |
| C1c Mean probability that benthic trawl surveys contain a litter item, Celtic Seas | Not assessed | Not assessed | Improvement |
| C1c Mean probability that benthic trawl surveys contain a litter item, Greater North Sea | Not assessed | Not assessed | Deterioration |
| J1 Consumption based greenhouse gas emissions in England (total) | Improvement | Improvement | Improvement |
| J3 ‘Household waste’ and ‘waste from households’ recycling rates in England | Improvement | Little or no change | Deterioration |
| J4i Residual waste (excluding major mineral wastes) in England (kilograms per capita) | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| J6a Illegal waste sites in England (total active sites) | Improvement | Improvement | Improvement |
| J6b Fly-tipping incidents in England (new methodology) | Not assessed | Not assessed | Deterioration |