In the year 2007/08, 114, 134 tonnes of Warwickshire’s biodegradable municipal waste was landfilled, which is 80,725 tonnes less than our annual allocated allowance of 194,859 tonnes of MBW for the year.
What currently happens to waste produced in Warwickshire?
In 2007/08 58% of waste was sent to landfill, 17% was recycled, 18% was composted and 7% was sent to an energy from waste facility.
Reduce
Waste prevention and reuse is critical to the development of sustainable waste management practices and was highlighted as one of the key objectives in Waste Strategy for England 2007. Figures for 2007/08 show that the annual kg of waste produced per head was 539kg.
Recycling and Composting
The five district Councils are leading on enhancing kerbside collection services for recyclable materials and have made significant investments and improvements to their kerbside collection schemes.
Warwickshire County Council have started a series of improvements to the nine household waste recycling centres (HWRC) in Warwickshire, increasing the types of material it is possible to recycle and generally improving overall facilities. The recycling rates achieved at the household waste recycling centres in 2007/08 are listed below.
- Burton Farm - 53%
- Cherry Orchard - 55%
- Princes Drive - 71%
- Hunters Lane - 47%
- Shipston - 53%
- Grendon - 48%
- Wellesbourne - 51%
- Stockton - 50%
- Judkins - 40%
The following table shows the recycling and composting rates achieved in 2007/2008.
| District or Borough | Recycling and Composting |
| North Warwickshire Borough Council | 28% |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | 27% |
| Rugby Borough Council | 26% |
| Warwick District Council | 31% |
| Stratford-on-Avon District Council | 43% |
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