Hazardous Waste Interrogator 2008: England and Wales Waste Movements

The Environment Agency legally monitors all movements of hazardous waste in England and Wales. This high-level summary includes waste classification, geographical locations of production and management facilities, and tonnage, but excludes individual producer details. The data is part of the Approval for Access product AfA229.

Use Cases

• Analyze hazardous waste tonnage flows between regions based on high-level geographical locations
• Study waste classification patterns based on the summary waste classification data
• Monitor compliance and movement trends in hazardous waste management based on legally required movement records

Strengths

• Data is legally required and monitored by the Environment Agency, suggesting official provenance
• Includes high-level waste classification, geographical locations, and tonnage as stated in the description

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Environment Agency

Collection Method

Legally required monitoring of hazardous waste movements from registered producers and management facilities.

Time Range

2008

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 13:05:44.587062; freshness should be verified

Geography

England and Wales