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Waste Statistics and Overall Recycling
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Waste Statistics and Recycling Rate for 2010 |
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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 |
538,100 |
102,400 |
640,500 |
16% |
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Paper/Cardboard |
645,700 |
738,200 |
1,383,900 |
53% |
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Plastics |
662,300 |
78,100 |
740,400 |
11% |
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Construction Debris |
9,400 |
912,400 |
921,800 |
99% |
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Wood/Timber* |
80,000 |
190,000 |
270,000 |
70% |
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Horticultural* Waste |
151,800 |
99,200 |
251,000 |
40% |
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Ferrous Metal |
67,100 |
1,127,500 |
1,194,600 |
94% |
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Non-ferrous Metals |
12,400 |
73,100 |
85,500 |
85% |
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Used Slag |
3,800 |
378,900 |
382,700 |
99% |
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Sludge |
114,400 |
0 |
114,400 |
0% |
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Glass |
60,700 |
19,200 |
79,900 |
24% |
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Textile/Leather |
106,200 |
14,700 |
120,900 |
12% |
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Scrap Tyres |
4,000 |
20,000 |
24,000 |
83% |
| Others (stones, ceramics & rubber etc) |
303,600 |
3,800 |
307,400 |
1% |
| Total: |
2,759,500 |
3,757,500 |
6,517,000 |
58% |
* Includes 71,600 tonnes used as fuel in biomass power plants
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