This statistic indicates the amount of hazardous and non-hazardous waste treated for energy recovery in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2016. In the measured time period, the amount of hazardous and non-hazardous waste incinerated for energy recovery fluctuated greatly in the UK, amounting to approximately 7.33 million tons in 2016 and accounting for 5.7 percent of all waste treated in the European Union.
Hazardous and non-hazardous waste treated for energy recovery in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2016
(in tons)
The source adds the following information: "On the basis of the Regulation on waste statistics (EC) No. 2150/2002, amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 849/2010, data on the generation and treatment of waste is collected from the Member States. The information on waste generation has a breakdown in sources (19 business activities according to the NACE classification and household activities) and in waste categories (according to the European Waste Classification for statistical purposes). The information on waste treatment is broken down to five treatment types (recovery, incineration with energy recovery, other incineration, disposal on land and land treatment) and in waste categories."
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Eurostat. (September 18, 2018). Hazardous and non-hazardous waste treated for energy recovery in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2016 (in tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/935757/all-waste-treated-for-energy-recovery-united-kingdom-uk/
Eurostat. "Hazardous and non-hazardous waste treated for energy recovery in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2016 (in tons)." Chart. September 18, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935757/all-waste-treated-for-energy-recovery-united-kingdom-uk/
Eurostat. (2018). Hazardous and non-hazardous waste treated for energy recovery in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2016 (in tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935757/all-waste-treated-for-energy-recovery-united-kingdom-uk/
Eurostat. "Hazardous and Non-hazardous Waste Treated for Energy Recovery in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2004 to 2016 (in Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935757/all-waste-treated-for-energy-recovery-united-kingdom-uk/
Eurostat, Hazardous and non-hazardous waste treated for energy recovery in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2016 (in tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935757/all-waste-treated-for-energy-recovery-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Hazardous and non-hazardous waste treated for energy recovery in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2016 (in tons) [Graph], Eurostat, September 18, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/935757/all-waste-treated-for-energy-recovery-united-kingdom-uk/
