Hazardous Waste Interrogator: 2024 Movements in England

The 2024 Hazardous Waste Interrogator is a high-level summary dataset published by the Environment Agency. It contains aggregated information on hazardous waste movements in England and Wales, including waste classification, geographical locations of production and management, and tonnage. Individual producer and site details are excluded for commercial confidentiality.

Use Cases

• Analyzing regional waste flow patterns based on high-level geographical locations.
• Estimating total hazardous waste tonnage managed in specific areas.
• Monitoring compliance with national waste movement regulations.
• Identifying trends in waste classification types over time.

Strengths

• Published by the authoritative Environment Agency under legal mandate.
• Covers all monitored hazardous waste movements in England and Wales for 2024.
• Available on multiple government data platforms, indicating official status.

Limitations

• Metadata is sparse; exact column names, row counts, and file size are unknown.
• Contains a double-counting warning for waste making multiple movements.
• Is a high-level summary that excludes individual site and producer details.

Provenance

Source

Environment Agency (UK)

Collection Method

Legally mandated reporting from hazardous waste producers and waste management facilities.

Time Range

2024

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-04-07 according to two platform records.

Geography

England and Wales