This statistic shows the amount of mercury emissions attributable to waste collection, treatment and disposal services and material recovery services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016, in metric tons emitted. Mercury emissions have decreased over the period, falling from 7.6 metric tons in 1990 to 398 kilograms of mercury emitted in 2016. Emissions dropped notably over the first ten years.
Mercury emissions from waste collection, treatment and disposal* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016
(weight in metric tons)
Sector classification is based on the NACE code, which is the industry standard classification system for economic activities in the European Community.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 12, 2018). Mercury emissions from waste collection, treatment and disposal* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/490048/mercury-emission-from-waste-collection-and-treatment-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Mercury emissions from waste collection, treatment and disposal* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons)." Chart. July 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/490048/mercury-emission-from-waste-collection-and-treatment-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2018). Mercury emissions from waste collection, treatment and disposal* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/490048/mercury-emission-from-waste-collection-and-treatment-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Mercury Emissions from Waste Collection, Treatment and Disposal* in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2016 (Weight in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/490048/mercury-emission-from-waste-collection-and-treatment-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Mercury emissions from waste collection, treatment and disposal* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/490048/mercury-emission-from-waste-collection-and-treatment-uk/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Mercury emissions from waste collection, treatment and disposal* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), July 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/490048/mercury-emission-from-waste-collection-and-treatment-uk/
