Waste management share in the United Kingdom 2010-2020, by method

Published by Bruna Alves, Jan 16, 2025

Recycling and recovery was the leading method of waste treatment in the United Kindgom in 2020, with a share of 52.4 percent. This represents an increase of nearly six percentage points in comparison to 2010, and the largest figure recorded in the displayed period. Landfilling was the second most used waste treatment method, with a share of 24.2 percent.

Distribution of waste management in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2020, by method

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September 2024

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

2010 to 2020

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* Excluding energy recovery and backfilling

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Figures were calculated by Statista based on the values provided by the source.

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

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