Waste in the United Kingdom

Rubbish in a farm
Spoiled footpath in Brede, East Sussex
Man scavenging food in London
Loading garbage in Maida Vale

It is estimated that 290 million tonnes of waste was produced in the United Kingdom in 2008 but volumes are declining.[1] In 2012 municipal solid waste generation was almost 30 million tonnes, according to Waste Atlas Platform.[2]

The National Waste Strategy is a policy of the government, and in particular the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), intended to foster a move to sustainability in waste management within.[3]

  1. ^ "Waste Data Overview" (PDF). Defra. June 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  2. ^ Waste Atlas (2012). Country Data: UNITED KINGDOM
  3. ^ "Local authority collected waste management - annual results 2022/23". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2024-10-07.