About
145 million tonnes of solid waste are
produced in the UK each year by households,
commerce and industry, including construction
and demolition. Landfill sites receive
over 60%
of this waste for disposal
(approximately 20%
of this is household
waste, 40% industrial & commercial
waste and 40% construction & demolition
waste).England and Wales produce
400 million tonnes of waste every
year. By
2020 we will only be able to send
10 million tonnes of this waste direct
to landfill, an additional 15 million
tonnes will have to be recycled, composted,
incinerated or treated
in some way. |
