UK Statistics On Waste

This release contains statistics on waste produced at a UK level. The topics covered in this publication are:

-Waste from Households - 2010 to 2023. UK and country breakdown.
-BMW (Biodegradable Municipal Waste) to landfill - 2010 to 2023. UK and country breakdown.
-Packaging waste recycling and recovery - 2012 to 2024. UK only.
-C&D (Construction and Demolition) recovery - UK 2010 to 2020, England 2010 to 2022. UK and England breakdown but not DAs.
-C&I (Commercial and Industrial) waste generation - UK 2010 to 2020, England 2010 to 2023. UK and England breakdown but not DAs.
-Total waste generated breakdown - UK 2010 to 2020, England 2010 to 2022. UK and England breakdown but not DAs.
-Total waste treated breakdown - UK 2010 to 2020, England 2010 to 2022. UK and England breakdown but not DAs.
-Infrastructure breakdown - UK 2012 to 2020, England 2012 to 2022. UK and England breakdown but not DAs.

If you require the datasets in a more accessible format, please contact Waste Statistics (RAS) at WasteStatistics@defra.gov.uk .

Publisher name: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Last updated: 2026-01-20T04:00:13Z