Other key Somerset waste statistics include:

• 269,271 tonnes of household waste was created during 2007/08. 50.9% of household waste was recycled.

• 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.

Household Waste Recycling Centres

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%.

What we recycled in Somerset in 2007/08*:

Of the 50.9% recycled during 2007/08, the following materials made up this figure:

• 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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