Local authorities in England collected roughly 9.2 million metric tons of household recycling waste in the financial year ended March 2023. The volume of recycling waste collected in England has increased considerably since the turn of the century, but has seen little change in recent years.
Household recycling waste collected by local authorities in England from financial year 2001 to 2023
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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Defra. (January 31, 2024). Household recycling waste collected by local authorities in England from financial year 2001 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/321822/household-waste-from-household-recycling-in-england-united-kingdom-uk/
Defra. "Household recycling waste collected by local authorities in England from financial year 2001 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/321822/household-waste-from-household-recycling-in-england-united-kingdom-uk/
Defra. (2024). Household recycling waste collected by local authorities in England from financial year 2001 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/321822/household-waste-from-household-recycling-in-england-united-kingdom-uk/
Defra. "Household Recycling Waste Collected by Local Authorities in England from Financial Year 2001 to 2023 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/321822/household-waste-from-household-recycling-in-england-united-kingdom-uk/
Defra, Household recycling waste collected by local authorities in England from financial year 2001 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/321822/household-waste-from-household-recycling-in-england-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited January 05, 2025)
Household recycling waste collected by local authorities in England from financial year 2001 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Defra, January 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/321822/household-waste-from-household-recycling-in-england-united-kingdom-uk/