Collected waste totals- In 2022/23, in the seven local authority areas within the North East LEP area:
- Total local authority collected waste was just over 924,000 tonnes
- this was 6.7% lower than in the previous year and 2.0% lower than five years earlier
- about 89% was household waste. The amount of this had also decreased by 6.7% in the latest year and by 2.0% since 2017/18
- total non-household waste was 6.6% lower than in 2021/22 and 1.8% lower than five years earlier
- recycled waste made up 32.6% of all waste
- the total tonnage of recycled waste was 11.7% lower than in 2021/22 and 12.0% lower than in 2017/18
- the total weight of non-recycled waste had also decreased in the latest year, but only by 4.0%. It was 3.7% higher than five years earlier.
- Among the seven local authority areas:
- Over 27% of North East waste was from County Durham, with the next highest percentage (almost 18%) from Northumberland
- collected waste totals decreased in all seven areas in the latest year
- compared to five years earlier, the latest totals were higher in County Durham and Northumberland and lower in the five other areas.
- A longer time series is available for the North East region (including Tees Valley):
- In 2022/23, total collected waste in the North East region was almost 25% lower than 20 years earlier
- the majority of the 20 year decrease took place in the first ten years of the period, when the total had decreased by just over 22%
- it decreased by only 3.4% in the most recent ten years
- household waste in the region decreased by 19% in the latest two decades, with non-recycled household waste decreasing by 40% as the amount of recycled household waste almost quadrupled.
Waste collected, household and non-household totals, North East trendsSource: Local authority collected waste management - annual results (DEFRA), last updated 31 Jan 2024 About the data: Statistics on local authority collected waste generation and management in England.
Recycled waste totals includes waste sent for recycling, composting and reuse. Totals shown in 1,000s of tonnes. Geography: North East LEP area, based on aggregated local authority area level data.
Read MoreWaste collected, household and non-household indexed totals (2014/15 = 100), North East trendsSource: Local authority collected waste management - annual results (DEFRA), last updated 31 Jan 2024 About the data: Statistics on local authority collected waste generation and management in England. Recycled waste totals includes waste sent for recycling, composting and reuse. Indices calculated by North East LEP. Geography: North East LEP area, based on aggregated local authority area level data.
Read MoreWaste collected, North East trends by local authority areaSource: Local authority collected waste management - annual results (DEFRA, last updated 31 Jan 2024) About the data: Statistics on local authority collected waste generation and management in England.
Totals shown in 1,000s of tonnes. Geography: North East local authority areas
Read MoreWaste collected, household and non-household totals, North East region long-term trendsSource: Local authority collected waste management - annual results (DEFRA), last updated 31 Jan 2024 About the data: Statistics on local authority collected waste generation and management in England.
Recycled waste totals includes waste sent for recycling, composting and reuse. Totals shown in 1,000s of tonnes. Geography: North East region, consisting of the North East and Tees Valley LEP areas
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Household waste recycling rates- In the North East LEP area in 2022/23:
- Just under 33% of household waste was recycled, composted or reused
- this was lower than the England rate (just under 42%)
- at a local level, the rate was highest in County Durham (about 37%) and lowest in Newcastle (less than 26%).
- There is a longer time series for the North East region (including Tees Valley):
- In 2022/23, the North East region's recycling rate was 31.2%,
- this was the lowest rate among the nine English regions
- in the latest 20 years, the North East region's rate increased by almost 25 percentage points
- however, it decreased by almost 6 percentage points in the second decade of that period.
Household waste recycling rates, North East local authority areasSource: Local authority collected waste management - annual results (DEFRA), last updated 31 Jan 2024 About the data: Statistics on local authority collected waste generation and management in England. Recycling rates include waste sent for recycling, composting and reuse. Geography: North East local authority areas
Read MoreHousehold waste recycling rates, English regionsSource: Local authority collected waste management - annual results (DEFRA), last updated 31 Jan 2024 About the data: Statistics on local authority collected waste generation and management in England. Recycling rates include waste sent for recycling, composting and reuse. Geography: English regions, the nine former Government Office regions. The North East region includes the North East and Tees Valley LEP areas
Read MoreHousehold waste recycling rates, North East long-term trendsSource: Local authority collected waste management - annual results (DEFRA), last updated 31 Jan 2024 About the data: Statistics on local authority collected waste generation and management in England. Recycling rates include waste sent for recycling, composting and reuse. Geography: North East region, consisting of the North East and Tees Valley LEP areas. North East LEP data from 2014/15 onwards
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