Performance
The council work towards recycling more every year and increasing the amount of green waste that is composted. Over time we are looking to try reduce the percentage of waste put in landfill.
| 2003 to 2004 | 2004 to 2005 | ||
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Waste recycled | % | tonnes | % | tonnes |
Household waste recycled | 18.1% | 5730.2 | 18.7% | 6164.4 |
Household waste composted | N/A | N/A | 0.7% | 224.5 |
% of household waste landfilled | 81.3% | - | 80.5% | - |
% waste composted and recycled | 18.7% | - | 19.5% | - |
| April 2005 to | April 2006 to | ||
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Waste recycled | % | tonnes | % | tonnes |
% of household waste recycled | 17.2% | 6,535 | 17.8% | 7,020 |
% of household waste composted | 19.8% | 7,586 | 23.1% | 9,156 |
% of household waste landfilled | 63% | 24,238 | 59.1% | 23,603 |
% waste composted and recycled | 37% | 14,121 | 40.9% | 16,176 |
| April 2007 to | April 2008 to | ||
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Waste recycled | % | tonnes | % | tonnes |
% of household waste recycled | 19.9% | 7,709 |
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% of household waste composted | 23.4% | 9,180 |
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% of household waste landfilled | 56.7% | 22,310 |
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% waste composted and recycled | 43.3% | 16,889 |
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