UK statistics on waste updated

The purpose of this release is to announce UK waste estimates which provide an overview of the waste sector.

It includes data on:

• the recycling rate from waste from households (WfH), with new provisional 2023 data
• the amount of biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) sent to landfill, with new 2023 data
• packaging waste, with new provisional 2024 data
• the recovery rate from construction and demolition (C&D), which has not been updated
• commercial and industrial (C&I) waste, with new 2023 England data
• the total waste generation and final treatment of all waste, which has not been updated
• waste infrastructure, which has not been updated

You can find the full overview on the government website.