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Estimates of Residual Waste and Municipal Residual Waste in England

Statistics estimating the amount of Residual Waste and Municipal Residual Waste generated in England.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published:
4 April 2024
Last updated:
29 April 2026
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  1. Annual update.

  2. Both datasets updated to correct an error in the 2015 total of all treatment methods for residual waste excluding major mineral waste.

  3. methodological document swapped out for HTML version - more accessible.

  4. Annual update.

  5. Contact details updated.

  6. Link to methodology document amended.

  7. Two datasets updated with link to main publication added.

  8. First published.

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Documents

Estimates of Residual Waste and Municipal Residual Waste in England

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Estimates of residual waste in England 2019-2024

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Estimates of residual waste in England 2019-2024: Figures and tables

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Estimates of residual waste in England: Methodology

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Details

This release presents estimates of residual waste and municipal residual waste generated in England. The measures included in this publication are:

  • Residual waste
  • Residual waste excluding major mineral wastes
  • Municipal residual waste
  • Residual municipal food, plastic, paper and card, metal, and glass waste

These figures are published as official statistics in development (formerly known as experimental statistics).

Historic Releases

Estimates of Residual Waste and Municipal Residual Waste in England, 2019 to 2023

Estimates of Residual Waste and Municipal Residual Waste in England, 2019 to 2022

The next release see statistics release calendar

Defra statistics: Waste and Recycling

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