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Waste Statistics
How much waste do we produce in Warwickshire? In 2008/2009, 296,447 tonnes of municipal waste was produced in Warwickshire. The majority of this was household waste, which made up 275,226 tonnes.
In the year 2008/09, 95,107 tonnes of Warwickshire’s biodegradable municipal waste was landfilled, which is 34,258 tonnes less than our original allocated allowance of 129,365 tonnes of MBW for the year. What currently happens to waste produced in Warwickshire? In 2008/09 50% of household waste was sent to landfill, 21% was recycled, 22% 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 521kg. 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 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 29% Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council 34% Rugby Borough Council 32% Warwick District Council 54% Stratford-on-Avon District Council 47% Want to know more? The latest waste management statistics report (PDF - 608 KB) and waste strategy annual progress report (PDF - 318 KB) presented to the Warwickshire Waste Partnership provide more information on waste statistics in Warwickshire. Further waste related public papers for Council and Committee meetings are available on the Council and Democracy webpages.