Waste statistics

How much waste do we produce in Warwickshire?

In 2009/2010, 292,062 tonnes of municipal waste was produced in Warwickshire. The majority of this was household waste, which made up 268,867 tonnes.

In the year 2009/10, 77,084 tonnes of Warwickshire’s biodegradable municipal waste was landfilled, which is 36,411 tonnes less than our original allocated allowance of 113,495 tonnes of MBW for the year.

What currently happens to waste produced in Warwickshire?

In 2009/10 42% of household waste was sent to landfill, 24% was recycled, 24% was composted and 10% was sent to an energy from waste facility.

Recycling and Composting

We 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 2008/09 are listed below.

Burton Farm - 59%
Cherry Orchard - 58%
Princes Drive - 79%
Hunters Lane - 56%
Shipston - 56%
Grendon - 60%
Wellesbourne - 59%
Stockton - 57%
Judkins - 41%

The table below shows the recycling and composting rates achieved in 2008/2009.

District or Borough	Recycling and composting rate
North Warwickshire Borough Council	27%
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council	34%
Rugby Borough Council	51%
Warwick District Council	49%
Stratford-on-Avon District Council	59%