Request
what percentage of non-recyclable waste collected by the constituent boroughs of nwla as part of regular recycling collections is incinerated and what percentage will end up in landfill or be disposed of in other ways?
Response
You requested the following information:
- the ‘percentage of non-recyclable waste collected by the constituent boroughs of nwla as part of regular recycling collections [that] is incinerated’
- the ‘percentage [that] will end up in landfill or be disposed of in other ways’.
You clarified that you are interested in information about all household waste collected by the constituent boroughs for the past three years. A breakdown showing the percentages for how this waste is disposed of is below.
Year | Disposed of by energy-from-waste (%) | Disposed of by landfill (%) | Reused, recycled or composted (%) |
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2019-20 | 64.6% | 7.0% | 28.4% |
2020-21 | 66.4% | 5.1% | 28.5% |
2021-22 | 66.8% | 4.5% | 28.7% |
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