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Waste Statistics and Overall Recycling
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Waste Statistics and Recycling Rate for 2009 |
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Waste Type |
Waste Disposed of (tonne) |
Total Waste Recycled (tonne) |
Total Waste Output
(tonne) |
Recycling Rate
(%) |
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Food waste |
529,400 |
76,700 |
606,100 |
13 |
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Paper/Cardboard |
626,800 |
574,200 |
1,201,000 |
48 |
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Plastics |
628,600 |
60,300 |
688,900 |
9 |
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Construction Debris |
25,100 |
1,150,700 |
1,175,800 |
98 |
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Wood/Timber* |
80,200 |
207,400 |
287,600 |
72 |
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Horticultural* Waste |
144,600 |
93,500 |
238,100 |
39 |
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Ferrous Metal |
65,800 |
806,200 |
872,000 |
92 |
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Non-ferrous Metals |
10,100 |
47,500 |
57,600 |
82 |
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Used Slag |
3,800 |
418,600 |
422,400 |
99 |
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Sludge |
88,900 |
0 |
88,900 |
0 |
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Glass |
57,500 |
15,600 |
73,100 |
21 |
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Textile/Leather |
96,500 |
12,600 |
109,100 |
12 |
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Scrap Tyres |
3,900 |
18,700 |
22,600 |
83 |
| Others (stones, ceramics & rubber |
267,700 |
3,200 |
270,900 |
1 |
| Total: |
2,628,900 |
3,485,200 |
6,114,100 |
57 |
* Includes 90,000 tonnes used as fuel in cogen plants
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