Municipal Waste Management Survey 2004-05

The Release includes information about the amount of municipal waste collected from household and non-household sources and the levels of recycling in Wales in 2004-05. Some data for 1996-97 to 2003-04 are also included.

Some of the main results of the 2004-05 survey are:

• The total amount of municipal waste arising in Wales in 2004-05 was 1.94 million tonnes, up from 1.83 million tonnes in 2003-04. This represents an increase of 6 per cent.
• Waste from household sources in Wales (1.58 million tonnes) accounted for 82 per cent of municipal waste in 2004-05.
• Excluding abandoned vehicles, the proportion of municipal waste being recycled or composted increased from 17.7 per cent in 2003-04 to 21.7 per cent in 2004-05.
• Excluding abandoned vehicles, the amount of municipal waste which was recycled or composted increased by 29 per cent from around 323,000 tonnes in 2003-04 to 418,000 tonnes in 2004-05. In particular the amount of municipal waste being recycled increased by 38 per cent from around 212,000 tonnes in 2003-04 to 291,000 tonnes in 2004-05.
• Excluding abandoned vehicles, the amount of municipal waste which was landfilled increased by 1 per cent from 1.50 million tonnes in 2003-04 to 1.51 million tonnes in 2004-05.

Contact

Tel: 029 2080 1257
E-mail: stats.environment@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

December 2006 (exact date will appear on the Due Out Soon page)