Hazardous Waste Interrogator: Movements in England and Wales

England and Wales Environment Agency data summarizes all legally monitored hazardous waste movements. It includes high-level waste classification, geographical locations of production and management facilities, and tonnage, but excludes commercially confidential producer and site details. The data is a high-level summary and may involve double counting of waste making multiple movements.

Use Cases

• Analyzing regional hazardous waste generation based on production location data.
• Mapping waste flow patterns between origin and disposal/recovery facilities using geographical data.
• Assessing compliance with hazardous waste movement regulations using summary movement data.
• Estimating total hazardous waste tonnage managed by the waste sector.

Strengths

• Data is legally mandated and collected by the national Environment Agency.
• Covers all monitored hazardous waste movements across England and Wales.
• Provides high-level geographical and tonnage information for waste flows.

Limitations

• Metadata completeness is low: column names, row counts, and specific license terms are unknown.
• Data is a high-level summary; individual producer and site details are excluded for commercial confidentiality.
• Potential for double counting exists as the same waste may be recorded for multiple movements.

Provenance

Source

Environment Agency (UK)

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated dates conflict between sources, ranging from 2015 to 2026-04-17.

Geography

England and Wales