Each year, DEFRA publishes statistics on local authority collected waste generation and management in England. The published results include information about the amount of household and non-household waste collected and the methods used to manage this waste.
The published data is available for LA (local authority) areas and for the nine English ITL1 regions. LA statistics are available for each year from 2014-15 onwards, while the time series of regional statistics starts much earlier, in 2000-01.
Totals and rates for CA (combined authority) areas are calculated from LA area statistics and, therefore, the time series only starts in 2014-15.
Total collected waste
940,000
tonnes, LA collected waste
2023-24, North East LAs.
50,000 below 2021-22 total,
but up by 16,000 in latest year.
836,000
tonnes, household waste
89% of the total.
309,000 tonnes was recycled,
89% of that was household waste.
27%
from County Durham
of total waste collected 2023-24.
18% from Northumberland,
15% from Newcastle,
13% from Sunderland.
-23%
20 year change in total waste collected
in the wider North East region,
2003-04 to 2023-24.
18% decrease in household waste,
48% decrease in non-household waste.
Source: Local authority collected waste management - annual results (DEFRA), last updated 27 Mar 2025. About the data: Statistics on local authority collected waste generation and management in England.
Recycled waste totals includes waste sent for recycling, composting and reuse. Totals shown in 1,000s of tonnes. Geography: North East CA (combined authority) area, based on aggregated local authority area data.
Source: Local authority collected waste management - annual results (DEFRA), last updated 27 Mar 2025. About the data: Statistics on local authority collected waste generation and management in England. Totals shown in 1,000s of tonnes. Geography: North East local authority areas.
Source: Local authority collected waste management - annual results (DEFRA), last updated 27 Mar 2025. About the data: Statistics on local authority collected waste generation and management in England.
Recycled waste totals includes waste sent for recycling, composting and reuse. Totals shown in 1,000s of tonnes. Geography: North East region, consisting of the North East and Tees Valley CA (combined authority) areas.
Source: Local authority collected waste management - annual results (DEFRA), last updated 27 Mar 2025. About the data: Statistics on local authority collected waste generation and management in England. Rates show the percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting. Geography: NLocal authority (LA) areas in the North East CA (combined authority) area. Comparison areas include the North East region, which contains the North East and Tees Valley CA areas.
Source: Local authority collected waste management - annual results (DEFRA), last updated 27 Mar 2025. About the data: Statistics on local authority collected waste generation and management in England. Rates show the percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting. Geography: English regions (ITL1 areas). The North East region includes the North East and Tees Valley CA (combined authority) areas.
Source: Local authority collected waste management - annual results (DEFRA), last updated 27 Mar 2025. About the data: Statistics on local authority collected waste generation and management in England. Rates show the percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting. Geography: North East CA (combined authority) area, North East region, consisting of the North East and Tees Valley CA areas, England. North East CA data based on aggregated local authority area data and available from 2014/15 only.
Local authority collected waste management statistics
Annual statistical release from DEFRA, covering the collection and management of waste under the possession or control of local authorities in England.
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