Household waste recycled in the United Kingdom 2010-2022, by country

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Bruna Alves,
Nov 13, 2024

Approximately 11 million metric tons of waste from households in the United Kingdom was recycled in 2022, down 8.3 percent from the previous year. While England accounts for more than 80 percent of the volume of waste recycled in the UK each year, Wales has consistently reported the highest recycling rate for household waste in the UK.

Waste from households (WfH) recycled in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2022, by country (in 1,000 metric tons)

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September 2024

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2010 to 2022

Special properties

Incineration bottom ash metal excluded

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This statistic is using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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