Household Waste Tonnage for Reuse, Recycling, and Composting in UK Local Authorities

Tonnages of household waste sent for reuse, recycling, and composting, reported by UK local authorities. Data originates from WasteDataFlow, the statutory reporting system for municipal waste to the UK government. The dataset is managed by the London Borough of Barnet.

Use Cases

• Analyze tonnage trends for waste sent to reuse, recycling, and composting across UK local authorities.
• Compare municipal waste management performance between different local authorities using reported tonnage figures.
• Model the relationship between waste tonnage data and local authority waste policies or service provisions.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from WasteDataFlow, the official UK government system for statutory municipal waste reporting.
• The dataset covers waste management activities across multiple UK local authorities.
• Managed by a specific local government organization, the London Borough of Barnet.

Limitations

• The specific number of records, columns, and file formats are unknown.
• The description references data from 2014/15, indicating the primary temporal coverage may be outdated.
• Public access requires registration on the source platform, which may limit immediate usability.

Provenance

Source

WasteDataFlow, UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP).

Collection Method

Statutory reporting of municipal waste data by UK local authorities via the web-based WasteDataFlow system.

Time Range

2014/15

Freshness

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Geography

United Kingdom, specifically local authorities.