UK Materials Facility Quarterly Waste Returns for 2024

Quarterly reporting data submitted by all UK materials facilities under the EPR 2016 Schedule 9 regulations. The dataset covers returns filed between January 2024 and September 2024. It is published by the UK Environment Agency.

Use Cases

• Analyze quarterly trends in reported tonnages of received, sorted, and rejected waste materials.
• Benchmark facility performance using metrics like recycling efficiency or contamination rates.
• Monitor compliance with the EPR 2016 regulations by checking submission timeliness and data completeness.

Strengths

• Covers all notified materials facilities in the UK, providing a complete regulatory picture.
• Data is reported quarterly, enabling trend analysis over three reporting periods in 2024.

Limitations

• Specific column names, data fields, and total row counts are not provided for assessment.
• The raw description lacks detail on the exact metrics reported (e.g., tonnage by material type).

Provenance

Source

Environment Agency (UK)

Collection Method

Mandatory quarterly returns submitted by regulated materials facilities.

Time Range

January 2024 to September 2024

Freshness

Data current through September 2024, with metadata updated in April 2026.

Geography

United Kingdom