UK Materials Facility Waste Returns and Sampling Data for 2020

UK waste data from Materials Facility sites for January to December 2020. The dataset is an Excel extract detailing wastes received and removed, including sampling data for mixed waste above 125 tonnes and specified output materials. It is provided by the Government Digital Service under the Environment Agency Conditional Licence.

Use Cases

• Monitoring compliance with Materials Facility regulations based on reported waste flows.
• Analyzing waste composition and recovery rates based on sampling data for mixed waste above 125 tonnes.
• Tracking the production of target materials (glass, metal, paper, plastic) based on specified output material sampling.

Strengths

• Data covers a full calendar year (January to December 2020).
• Includes sampling data for mixed waste received above a specific threshold (125 tonnes).
• Sampling frequency is defined for specified output materials (glass, metal, paper, plastic).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the 2020 reporting period.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Excel data extract from Materials Facility sites under Environmental Permitting Regulations.

Time Range

January to December 2020

Geography

United Kingdom