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How much waste did the UK produce in 2019?
In 2019, the total weight of ‘waste from households’ in England was 22.1 million tonnes, up from 22.0 million tonnes in 2018. The weight of waste sent for recycling was 10.1 million tonnes in 2019, a 2.2 per cent increase from 9.8 million tonnes in 2018.
How much waste goes to landfill in the UK each year?
The State of The Nation: Recycling in The UK This means that the average person in the UK throws away around 400kg of waste each year; 7 times their body weight. Of the 26m tonnes of waste produced in the UK, 12m tonnes are recycled, and 14m tonnes are sent to landfill sites.
Which country produces the most rubbish 2020?
1. Canada. Canada’s estimated total waste generation is the largest in the entire world. It has an estimated annual waste total is 1,325,480,289 metric tons.
How much rubbish is recycled in the UK 2020?
Provisional figures for 2020 show that 67.2% of UK packaging waste was either recycled or recovered, the same as in 2019.
What is the biggest landfill in the UK?
Packington Landfill
The Packington Landfill outside Birmingham is one of the UK’s biggest landfill sites. It’s technically a ‘land raise’, as it forms a towering hill of waste in the countryside, rather than being hidden underground.
What country wastes the most food?
Although China and India produce the most household food waste every year, the average volume produced per capita in these countries is less than 70 kilograms. In comparison, people in Australia produce 102 kilograms of food waste every year on average.
Does the UK still landfill?
In 2018, England had a landfill capacity of 405 million m3, whereas in 2019 this fell to 365 million m3. In 1998/99, the landfill void was 724 million m3, nearly twice as much as it is now. Of the remaining landfill capacity in the UK, 36% is listed as being for non-hazardous waste and 33% for inert waste.
Which country manages waste best?
Germany has the best recycling rate in the world. Austria comes in second, followed by South Korea and Wales. All four countries manage to recycle between 52% and 56% of their municipal waste. Switzerland, in fifth place, recycles almost half of its municipal waste.
Which country wastes the most food 2021?
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the two countries with the largest populations generate the highest food waste totals, according to the report. China came first with an estimated 91.6 million tonnes of discarded food annually, followed by India’s 68.8 million tonnes.
What country wastes the most?
Worldwide, the biggest producer of waste per capita is Canada. At an estimated 36.1 metric tons per year, this was 10 metric tons more per capita than the United States. Canada produces an estimated 1.33 billion metric tons of waste per year, with 1.12 billion metric tons of this generated by industrial waste.