Recycling rate of Household Waste

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Percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting
Year Value Series
2010-11 37.4 Proportion of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting
2011-12 41.0 Proportion of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting
2012-13 45.3 Proportion of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting
2013-14 41.5 Proportion of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting
2014-15 43.5 Proportion of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting
2015-16 43.6 Proportion of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting
2016-17 43.4 Proportion of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting
2017-18 44.9 Proportion of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting
2018-19 47.4 Proportion of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting
2019-20 47.1 Proportion of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting
2010-11 57.7 Proportion of Municipal Waste sent to landfill
2011-12 38.7 Proportion of Municipal Waste sent to landfill
2012-13 25.8 Proportion of Municipal Waste sent to landfill
2013-14 31.2 Proportion of Municipal Waste sent to landfill
2014-15 29.2 Proportion of Municipal Waste sent to landfill
2015-16 28.0 Proportion of Municipal Waste sent to landfill
2016-17 27.7 Proportion of Municipal Waste sent to landfill
2017-18 19.9 Proportion of Municipal Waste sent to landfill
2018-19 14.4 Proportion of Municipal Waste sent to landfill
2019-20 18.5 Proportion of Municipal Waste sent to landfill

Source: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Unit of Measurement: Percentage

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Bristol statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Bristol statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Bristol-specific metadata information.

Indicator available

Recycling rate of Household Waste
Indicator description
Geographical coverage
Unit of measurement

Percentage
Definitions

Percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting and percentage of muncipal waste sent to landfill
Calculations
Other information
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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

National recycling rate, tons of material recycled
Target name

By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse
UN designated tier

3
UN custodian agency

United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), UN Environment (UNEP)
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Organisation

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Periodicity

Annual
Earliest available data

2010/11
Geographical coverage

Bristol, City of
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Release date 2021
Next release

TBA
Statistical classification

Official Statistic
Contact details

enviro.statistics@defra.gov.uk
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