Request for information on how waste is disposed of

Nature of Request
Miscellaneous
Case id
2022-185

Request

Date received

what percentage of non-recyclable waste collected by the constituent boroughs of nwla as part of regular recycling collections is incinerated and what percentage will end up in landfill or be disposed of in other ways?

Response

Response date

You requested the following information:

  • the ‘percentage of non-recyclable waste collected by the constituent boroughs of nwla as part of regular recycling collections [that] is incinerated’
  • the ‘percentage [that] will end up in landfill or be disposed of in other ways’.

You clarified that you are interested in information about all household waste collected by the constituent boroughs for the past three years. A breakdown showing the percentages for how this waste is disposed of is below.

Year Disposed of by energy-from-waste (%) Disposed of by landfill (%) Reused, recycled or composted (%)
2019-20 64.6% 7.0% 28.4%
2020-21 66.4% 5.1% 28.5%
2021-22 66.8% 4.5% 28.7%


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