Waste generation split in England 2018, by source

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Bruna Alves,
Oct 11, 2023
The largest source of waste generation in England is the construction, demolition and excavation (CD&E) segment, which accounted for 64 percent of total waste generation in 2018. This amounted to some 119 million metric tons of waste materials. Households accounted for 12 percent of total waste generation in England that year. The split of waste generation in England is similar to the waste generation split in the UK, the share of CD&E was higher in England. England accounts for roughly 85 percent of total waste generation in the UK.

Distribution of waste generation in England 2018, by economic activity

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May 2022

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United Kingdom (England)

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2018

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Based on total waste generation of 187.3 million metric tons

Supplementary notes

Includes waste that may go for export, but excludes waste imported from outside the UK. ‘Other’ consists of waste from mining, agriculture, forestry and fishing.Percentages calculated from unrounded figures
This statistic is using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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