UK Waste Facility Receipts and Removals for 2022

Waste data from around 6,000 regulated waste management facilities in England for the 2022 calendar year. The Environment Agency compiled this data from mandatory operator returns, which detail quantities and types of waste received at and removed from permitted sites. The dataset has been updated with corrections through July 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional waste flows by comparing waste origins and destinations between former planning regions.
• Model waste facility capacity and utilization using aggregated figures for waste received and removed.
• Identify trends in waste types and quantities handled by regulated sites to support policy monitoring.
• Assess the impact of commercial confidentiality claims on public data availability for specific sites.

Strengths

• Covers approximately 6,000 regulated waste management sites.
• Provides separate extracts for waste received and waste removed, enabling flow analysis.
• Data has been corrected and updated multiple times, with the latest updates in July 2024.

Limitations

• Specific column names and row counts are not provided, limiting precise technical assessment.
• Data excludes details of waste producers and the identities of operators who claimed commercial confidentiality.
• Geographic coverage is limited to England and its former planning regions.

Provenance

Source

Environment Agency (UK)

Collection Method

Mandatory annual returns from operators of regulated waste management facilities.

Time Range

2022 calendar year

Freshness

Data is for calendar year 2022, with metadata and corrections updated through 2024.

Geography

England, aggregated to former planning regions.