Provisional quarterly estimates for Quarter 1 2012/13 of local authority collected waste generation and management for England and the regions. 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 2012/13 will be published in November 2013.

In  this statistical release  quarterly data have been  presented and comparisons are mostly made between Quarter 1 2012/13 and  the same quarter in 2011/12.  Reference has  also been made in some instances to the 12 months rolling year to end of June 2012.

Stastistical Release

   Headline results

• 43 per cent of household waste was recycled (including composted and reused), in the 12 months to the end of June 2012. This is similar to the 2011/12 financial year, but an increase, compared to 2007/8.
• Household waste generation was almost 6 million tonnes in Quarter 1 2012/13 (April to June 2012), a reduction of 2 per cent in the same quarter in 2011/12. This amounts to 113kg per person. The combined amount for the 12 months to the end of June 2012 was 428kg per person.
• Local Authorities recycled, composted or reused 45 percent of the waste they collected in Quarter 1 2012/13.  This amounted to more than was landfilled. The use of incineration with energy recovery increased by over 20 per cent to 1.3 million tonnes, which reflects the annual trends in increased incineration seen in the last couple of years.

See the National Statistics Release for more detailed information.

 Further Information

Statistical release – 2012/13 – Quarter 1

Quarterly England and the regions data downloads – 2006/7 to 2012/13 Quarter 1

Data quality assurance  process: Statistical summary for  Quarter 1 2012-13

Definition of local authority collected waste

Government policy on waste and recycling

Downloads

7 February 2013

• mwb201213Q1_statsrelease_V3 (pdf, 226 KB)
• mwb201213_stats_summary (pdf, 128 KB)
• 2012-13 Quarter 1 publicationWITHOUTLINKS (xls, 746 KB)

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)