In 2022, the waste collection, treatment, and disposal sector in the United Kingdom employed roughly 123,400 people, a year-over-year decrease of 5.2 percent. The previous year had seen the highest employment in the sector across the indicated period. Waste collection was the largest waste management segment in the UK, based on number of jobs.
Employment in the waste collection, treatment, and disposal sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022
Does not include remediation and other waste management services.
Figures were calculated by Statista based on the number of jobs by country of birth provided by the source.
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