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Within Somerset we recycled 50.9% of our household waste in 2007/08. |
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Other key Somerset waste statistics include: |
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269,271 tonnes of household waste was created during 2007/08. 50.9% of household waste was recycled.
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274,800 tonnes of household waste was created during 2006/07. Of that figure, 47.3% was recycled, well above the national average of 30% in 2006/07.
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Household Waste Recycling Centres |
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Within Somerset there are 18 Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC). :
- 72% of the waste entering the Centres in 2007/08 was recycled.
- 69% of the waste entering the Centres was recycled during 2006/07.
- The highest performing HWRC in 2007/08 was the one at Middlezoy, which on average recycled 81%.
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What we recycled in Somerset in 2007/08*:
Of the 50.9% recycled during 2007/08, the following materials made up this figure: |
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- Garden waste – 17.3%
- Paper (and card) – 12.5%
- Glass - 6.0%
- Metal – 3.7%
- Timber – 2.6%
- Food – 5.5%
- Textiles – 0.7%
- Plastic bottles – 0.6%
- Misc – 2.0%
What we recycled in 2006/07:
- Garden waste – 14.6%
- Paper (and card) – 11.8%
- Glass - 5.4%
- Metal – 4.6%
- Timber – 2.7%
- Food – 4.5%
- Textiles – 0.8%
- Plastic bottles – 0.5%
- Misc – 2.4%
*These figures include Kerbside Recycling, Household Waste Recycling Centres and Recycling Bring Banks. |
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