Municipal Waste Management, April-June 2011

This release covers provisional quarterly results from the WasteDataFlow system for April - June 2011 (Quarter 1, 2011-12).

The key points from the latest release are:

• The percentage of local authority municipal waste reused, recycled, and composted in Wales increased, from 44 per cent in April to June 2010 to 48 per cent in April to June 2011.
• The combined reuse/recycling/composting rate for Wales increased from 40 per cent for the 12 months to June 2010 to 45 per cent for the 12 months to June 2011, based on provisional data.
• The total amount of municipal waste produced in Wales has continued to decrease, from 413 thousand tonnes in April to June 2010 to 393 thousand tonnes in April to June 2011.
• The residual household waste produced per person in Wales has also continued to decrease, falling from 70 kilograms per person in April to June 2010 to 62 kilograms per person in April to June 2011.

Further information

StatsWales website.

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 5616
E-mail: stats.environment@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

January 2012 (provisional – to be confirmed on the Due Out Soon page)