Construction and demolition waste recovery rate in the UK 2010-2020

Published by Bruna Alves, Feb 3, 2025

The recovery rate of construction and demolition (C&D) waste in the United Kingdom (UK) broke a four-year trend of continuous growth in 2020, having fallen to 92.6 percent. The previous year had seen a decade high, with C&D waste recovery rates reaching 93.3 percent. Under the EU Waste Framework Directive, the UK had a target of recovering at least 70 percent of non-hazardous C&D waste by 2020.

Recovery rate of non-hazardous construction and demolition (C&D) waste in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2020

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September 2024

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

2010 to 2020

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This statistic is using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.

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