Hazardous Waste Interrogator 2006: Summary Movements in England and Wales

2006 summary data of hazardous waste movements in England and Wales, legally monitored by the Environment Agency. The dataset includes high-level waste classification, geographical locations of production and management facilities, and tonnage, but excludes individual producer and site details. Attribution is © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional hazardous waste tonnage flows based on high-level waste classification and tonnage data.
• Map waste movement patterns between production and management locations based on included geographical data.
• Assess regulatory monitoring coverage based on the Environment Agency's legally required collection framework.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the Environment Agency's legally mandated monitoring program.
• Includes geographical locations for waste production and management facilities.
• Includes tonnage data for waste movements.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description warns of potential double counting for waste making multiple movements.

Provenance

Source

Environment Agency

Collection Method

Legally required registration of hazardous waste producers and reporting by waste management facilities.

Time Range

2006

Geography

England and Wales