Official Statistics

UK statistics on waste

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

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
25 September 2014
Last updated
23 July 2025 — See all updates

Documents

UK statistics on waste

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UK statistics on waste 2025 dataset

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UK statistics on waste release figures and tables dataset

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Commercial and industrial waste arisings methodology revisions for England

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Biodegradable municipal waste to landfill methodology

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Details

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

  • Waste from Households - 2010 to 2023. UK and country breakdown.
  • BMW (Biodegradable Municipal Waste) to landfill - 2010 to 2023. UK and country breakdown.
  • Packaging waste recycling and recovery - 2012 to 2024. UK only.
  • C&D (Construction and Demolition) recovery - UK 2010 to 2020, England 2010 to 2022. UK and England breakdown but not DAs.
  • C&I (Commercial and Industrial) waste generation - UK 2010 to 2020, England 2010 to 2023. UK and England breakdown but not DAs.
  • Total waste generated breakdown - UK 2010 to 2020, England 2010 to 2022. UK and England breakdown but not DAs.
  • Total waste treated breakdown - UK 2010 to 2020, England 2010 to 2022. UK and England breakdown but not DAs.
  • Infrastructure breakdown - UK 2012 to 2020, England 2012 to 2022. UK and England breakdown but not DAs.

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

Historic Releases:

UK statistics on waste – September 2024 update

UK statistics on waste – June 2023 update

UK statistics on waste – May 2022 update

UK statistics on waste – July 2021 update

UK statistics on waste – March 2020 update

Defra statistics: Waste and Recycling

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Updates to this page

Published 25 September 2014
Last updated 23 July 2025 show all updates

  1. Annual update.

  2. Annual Update.

  3. Annual publication update for 2023.

  4. 2022 update.

  5. Annual publication with updated data.

  6. Paragraph added to details section explaining the putting back of the publication date of this statistical release from 14 July 2021 to 15 July 2021.

  7. Amendments made to statistical release to meet accessibility requirements.

  8. Amendment to figure 4.

  9. Annual update.

  10. Minor revisions to figures.

  11. Correction to minor error in the Commercial & Industrial methodology document.

  12. Annual update.

  13. Revisions to release and associated datasets.

  14. Annual update.

  15. Minor amendments to the data and text slightly revised.

  16. Previous statistical notice already on web page deleted as per instructions of responsible statistician.

  17. New UK statistics on waste published.

  18. To publish 2014 biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) to landfill figures.

  19. New UK waste figures published.

  20. This update is to add 2010-12 UK estimates that were intended for inclusion in the original release on 25 September 2014, but were withdrawn in order to allow further quality assurance.

  21. New publication released

  22. First published.

  23. Information on new release updated

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