Local authority collected waste sent to landfill  decreased by 11 per cent to 10.1 million tonnes between the financial year 2010/11 and the rolling year January  to December 2011.

Provisional Quarterly Estimates

Provisional quarterly estimates for 2011/12 of local authority collected waste generation and management for England and the regions are published below.

These statistics are based on data submitted by all local authorities in England to WasteDataFlow on the waste they collect and manage.  Final estimates for 2011/12 will be published in November 2012.

 Headline results

In this statistical release comparisons are made between the financial year April 2010 to March 2011 and the 12 month period January to December 2011, to minimise the effects of seasonal fluctuations.

•  Household recycling has increased  The proportion of household waste sent for recycling, composting or reuse between January to December 2011 in England was 42.9 per cent, increasing from 41.5 per cent in the financial year April 2010 and March 2011.
• Household waste production has decreased  The generation of household waste continued to decrease between the financial year 2010/11 and the rolling year January to December 2011, with a 0.9 per cent reduction to 23.2 million tonnes. 
• Waste generation per person has decreased  The weight of household waste generated in the year January to December 2011 in England, in kilograms per person, was 445 kg per person.  Of this total, 191 kg was recycled, composted or reused whilst 254 kg was not.
• Local authority collected waste sent to landfill has declined The tonnage of local authority collected waste being sent to landfill by local authorities has decreased by 11 per cent to 10.1 million tonnes between the financial year 2010/11 and the rolling year January to December 2011.

Further Information

Statistical releases – 2011/12 – Quarter 1 (v2) (PDF) Quarter 2 (PDF) Quarter 3 (PDF)

The commentary in the Quarter 1 statistical release has been revised slightly to make its  interpretation clearer.  No data has changed.

Quarterly England and the regions data downloads – Apr-Jun 2005 to Oct-Dec 2011

Statistical summary for quarterly data  2011-12

Definition of local authority collected waste

Government policy on waste and recycling

Downloads

2 August 2012

• 2011-12 Quarter 3 publication_WITHOUTLINKS (xls, 484 KB)
• mwb201112_stats_summary (pdf, 127 KB)
• mwb201112Q3_statsrelease (pdf, 258 KB)

3 May 2012

• mwb201112_stats_summary (pdf, 45 KB)
• 2011-12 Quarter 2 publication_WITHOUTLINKS (xls, 476 KB)
• mwb201112Q2_statsrelease (pdf, 205 KB)

15 February 2012

• mwb201112Q1_statsrelease_v2 (pdf, 431 KB)

2 February 2012

• mwb201112_stats_summary (pdf, 45 KB)
• 2011-12 Quarter 1 publication_WITHOUTLINKS_v2 (xls, 462 KB)

4 August 2011

• 2010-11 Quarter 3 publication_WITHOUTLINKS (xls, 424 KB)
• mwb201011Q3_statsrelease (pdf, 452 KB)
• mwb201011_stats_summary (pdf, 122 KB)